Can i have an Anenome under these conditions?
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regina13
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not enough light for any anemone...
nigerbang
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Originally Posted by parker171
I have a 20G FOWLR tank, 20W florescent lights,the LFS that was very helpful(shes a marine biologist) says that i can have anenomes but no corals with these lights,is it tru?
She is either a liar about the MB part, or just dont care and wants your money..Anems. for the most part need more light then coral (except SPS)
I have a 20G FOWLR tank, 20W florescent lights,the LFS that was very helpful(shes a marine biologist) says that i can have anenomes but no corals with these lights,is it tru?
She is either a liar about the MB part, or just dont care and wants your money..Anems. for the most part need more light then coral (except SPS)
grumpygils
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Originally Posted by parker171
I have a 20G FOWLR tank, 20W florescent lights,the LFS that was very helpful(shes a marine biologist) says that i can have anenomes but no corals with these lights,is it tru?
She may be a marine biologist but not a saltwater aquarium keeper nor very knowledgeable about it. Sorry, it will die under those conditions.
Mc
I have a 20G FOWLR tank, 20W florescent lights,the LFS that was very helpful(shes a marine biologist) says that i can have anenomes but no corals with these lights,is it tru?
She may be a marine biologist but not a saltwater aquarium keeper nor very knowledgeable about it. Sorry, it will die under those conditions.
Mc
perfectdark
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Out of curiosity what kind of anemone is it? And add another to the list that thinks your MB needs to be re-educated. Your lighting is far below what is necessary for any anem. Unless its a tube anemone...
petjunkie
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Do some research into anemones, they are an expert only animal and most get huge, need metal halide lighting, feeding, and perfect water conditions. The only anemone I would recommend for a tank that size would be a rock anemone and even then you would need at least power compacts. Even low light corals like mushrooms will die under your lighting, I've seen it happen. Please don't take advice from this person ever again and keep in mind that most animals in saltwater are taken from the ocean for you and aren't replaceable, you should be concerned about that and not your $15, IMO.
perfectdark
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LMAO... I had a feeling it might of been. They are completly non photosynthetic, actually they are nocturnal and will do fine in your tank. Their only requirements are frequent feedings meaty raw seafood, clam, shrimp, silver sides.. and a sand bed min of 2". In actuallity they are not really anemones but are called anems because of how much they look like one.
perfectdark
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Originally Posted by petjunkie
Tube anemones get rather large and will eat any fish that comes in contact with their tentacles, which in a 20 would be your entire tank pretty much. You could make it a species only tank. They are very pretty.
Although I agree partially with this statment you should use caution with any anemone in a reef as they are all not considered reef safe. Tube anemones have the least potent sting of all other anemones even aptasia, which has been proven to have one of the worse stings in anemones. Although I agree they will capitalize on a meal should it happen by, the good part about them is they cannot move. The bad part is for the most part they are nocturnal and where most issues arise is while most fish are sleeping this animal is out wanting to feed. So a slower more passive fish like dragonetts and small angels are prone to fall victim to them from lazyness. FYI they are not true anemones either... completly different species.
Tube anemones get rather large and will eat any fish that comes in contact with their tentacles, which in a 20 would be your entire tank pretty much. You could make it a species only tank. They are very pretty.
Although I agree partially with this statment you should use caution with any anemone in a reef as they are all not considered reef safe. Tube anemones have the least potent sting of all other anemones even aptasia, which has been proven to have one of the worse stings in anemones. Although I agree they will capitalize on a meal should it happen by, the good part about them is they cannot move. The bad part is for the most part they are nocturnal and where most issues arise is while most fish are sleeping this animal is out wanting to feed. So a slower more passive fish like dragonetts and small angels are prone to fall victim to them from lazyness. FYI they are not true anemones either... completly different species.