kcobain111
Member
Hello i have some Florida Condi Anemone's and 1 green Ricordia i'm about to pick up. How Do i place then in the tank? How to i feed then.. Do i even have to feed the Ricordia? and what do you feed your Anemone's
Anemone and Ricordia...first entry's into my tank
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jobob
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well u really dont have to feed them. but i feed my anemones either cooked shrimp or brine shrimp pellets. the Ricordia maybe if u want to use some zooplankton or photoplankton. thats what i use the zoo. to place them in i would float them for like 5-10 min then place him in the tank not the water. the Ricordia i would just place in, no floating. u could look on the acclimation part of this site. i personally dont like the drip method. the water always seem to get cold before the acclimation is done. and i would rather jump into a pool, rather than take it slow! i think its less stressfull just to add water to the bag and do it that way.
mudplayerx
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The anemones will pretty much move to wherever they want to. I have two condi's in my tank. The 1st ones has stayed where I first placed it and the second one has moved all over the tank before finding a spot it liked.
I've found if you put them in a crevice of the liverock , they are more likely to stay put. You have to delicately hold them in place for about 30 seconds so that the foot has time to attach.
For feeding, I do a small feeding every 3 days. I alternate finely chopped squid, fish, shrimp, or clam. I use 1ml of phytoplex to mix the choppings in, then squirt them at the anemone with a needleless syringe.
I've found if you put them in a crevice of the liverock , they are more likely to stay put. You have to delicately hold them in place for about 30 seconds so that the foot has time to attach.
For feeding, I do a small feeding every 3 days. I alternate finely chopped squid, fish, shrimp, or clam. I use 1ml of phytoplex to mix the choppings in, then squirt them at the anemone with a needleless syringe.
kcobain111
Member
Can i touch the Anemones with my hand?
mudplayerx
Active Member
Yup, condi anemones do not have stinging nematocysts. I found it sort of neat how they tried to wrap around my fingers. I know they were trying to eat me, but still neat lol.
Don't overfeed the anemones, this is very important. Also, make sure that you don't have an abundance of microbubbles in your tank or the anemones can get stressed. You must have good lighting and good water movement as these are the two most important things.
Finally, anemones live only about 2 years in captivity, even when maintained under pristine conditions, so don't feel bad if don't live much longer than this.
Don't overfeed the anemones, this is very important. Also, make sure that you don't have an abundance of microbubbles in your tank or the anemones can get stressed. You must have good lighting and good water movement as these are the two most important things.
Finally, anemones live only about 2 years in captivity, even when maintained under pristine conditions, so don't feel bad if don't live much longer than this.
kcobain111
Member
Haha that's pretty funny i got 2 of them and my eel ate one of my clowns so i guess i just have an extra Anemone now heh.
mudplayerx
Active Member
Don't worry, I don't have any clowns in my tank. The anemones certainly don't need a clown. The clown needs an anemone in the wild, but in a tank they don't need an anemone at all as there are no predators..... well, maybe not in your tank LOL
mudplayerx
Active Member
Here is a nice article on anemones that was done utilizing internet surveys. It shows the short lifespan of anemones in captivity. Although it is dissapointing, I think they are still worth it.
http://www.breedersregistry.org/anem...veyresults.htm
http://www.breedersregistry.org/anem...veyresults.htm