charred salad
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I want a low cost, anenome that can survive on 30 watts of light. thanks (if there is one, of course)
Any anenome that survives at low light?
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chano
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in 20 tall with 30 watts i would say no for two reasons.
1 tank is entirely to small for an anemone while it might be ok at first soon as it got healthy it would out grow the tank really fast. (Stack a bunch of boxes up in your closet to resemble your LR, put a 30w light bulb in the fixture and close the door. this is how the anemone would be living)
2 even if you have 30w t'5s (i dont even know that they make them) 30w isnt enough for an anemone. They feed off of light they would not get nearly enough off of that. You would see it turn whiter and whiter all the time and eventually die of starvation. Probably fairly fast as most anemones i see at LFS's are already bleached to some extent.
1 tank is entirely to small for an anemone while it might be ok at first soon as it got healthy it would out grow the tank really fast. (Stack a bunch of boxes up in your closet to resemble your LR, put a 30w light bulb in the fixture and close the door. this is how the anemone would be living)
2 even if you have 30w t'5s (i dont even know that they make them) 30w isnt enough for an anemone. They feed off of light they would not get nearly enough off of that. You would see it turn whiter and whiter all the time and eventually die of starvation. Probably fairly fast as most anemones i see at LFS's are already bleached to some extent.
perfectdark
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Tube anemone... actually not really an anemone they are cerianthids, however they resemble one. They are not mobile, non photosynthetic, absolutly stunning colors, and its only requirements are spot feeding 2 to 3 times a week, good water chemistry and a decent sand bed depth. They are nocturnal however mine is seen quite frequently during the day. And contrary to popular belief they are not the fish eaters that people think they are. In fact their sting is the least toxic of all anemones. Aptasia has a more potent poision.
perfectdark
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Originally Posted by bigarn
Are they yours? The second pic is beautiful ...
No unfortunatly I am looking for a purple one right now. I have the generic "tube anemone" where its not given a color. But its outter tenticles are brown and white striped the tips are purple and their base is green. The inner labial tenticles are white.
Here is mine..
Are they yours? The second pic is beautiful ...
No unfortunatly I am looking for a purple one right now. I have the generic "tube anemone" where its not given a color. But its outter tenticles are brown and white striped the tips are purple and their base is green. The inner labial tenticles are white.
Here is mine..