jamescameron1
Member
I was just wondering... how long should I wait before I start buying anemones or corals? My tank is about 2 months old now and I have the lighting to support them. I hear they don't put up with bad water conditions.
Corals/Anemones
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wangotango
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As long as all of your parameters are stable you could start out with some of the easier things like soft corals (mushrooms, leathers, zoas). If those are doing well then you can try some of the easier hard corals like brains.
Anemones require a little more skill to keep.
-Justin
Anemones require a little more skill to keep.
-Justin
xcali1985
Active Member
I added a Sebae 2 months into mine. Now 3 months later hes still looking great. Lighting is most important, if it maintains its color its doing good. If your water is ok, I say go for it, what is 3-4 more months going to do. The reason most wait is to get use to taking care of their tanks, if your comfortable monitoring your water and WCs should have no problem keeping an anemone.
marchingbandjs
Member
Soooo... I just got a bubble tip anemone for my almost 2 month tank. And i have been scolded by everyone on here. But i have done the work to keep it. I do 5g water changes once a week. Water parameters are PERFECT. I give him a lil shrimp, he nibbles (or so i think) but doesn't eat much. My fish don't really host, but i have seen them feed him.
My set up though has 65 gallons of filtration for a 38 gallon tank with maybe 29 gallons after displacement, and then a 65 gallon Protein skimmer. But i keep my tank perfect, or as much as i can. It basically has 130 gallons of filtration for 29 gallons of water. I think its to much but ya.
Mine is thriving. Be careful with lighting. I get 4.5 watts with my lunar aqualights, and i run 10ks for around 10 hours. He likes it but near the end it seems like he is getting burned out and starts to shrivel then i flip on actinic and then moonlights and 1 hour later he is spread out again. I'm going to change it to 8 hours a day for 10ks.
I would urge you to .... to... not get him. If your tank is a couple months old and you have the load, and the protection i would say get him. (prob gonna get yelled at for saying that). Mine hasn't really done bad at all. For the first 2 days he was terrible. This was because of stress. He was kept in Low lighting at the fish store, and when i put him in the 10ks he hated it and crawled UNDER the rock. but now he is high on the rock and loving life.
My experience was good, but i would have waiting a little longer for mine. So if your tank doesn't have the qualifications, and you don't wanna do the work, then hold off for a few months.
That was a quote of what i said for another user.
Basically you can get an anemone when you want to take teh responsibilty to care for it. Mine now has doubled in size, eats a full sized krill every other day, and its always fully extended and happy. Its now been 3.5 months (wow didnt realize that long) sense the tank was set up...
I wish you luck on ur decision i say get it
My set up though has 65 gallons of filtration for a 38 gallon tank with maybe 29 gallons after displacement, and then a 65 gallon Protein skimmer. But i keep my tank perfect, or as much as i can. It basically has 130 gallons of filtration for 29 gallons of water. I think its to much but ya.
Mine is thriving. Be careful with lighting. I get 4.5 watts with my lunar aqualights, and i run 10ks for around 10 hours. He likes it but near the end it seems like he is getting burned out and starts to shrivel then i flip on actinic and then moonlights and 1 hour later he is spread out again. I'm going to change it to 8 hours a day for 10ks.
I would urge you to .... to... not get him. If your tank is a couple months old and you have the load, and the protection i would say get him. (prob gonna get yelled at for saying that). Mine hasn't really done bad at all. For the first 2 days he was terrible. This was because of stress. He was kept in Low lighting at the fish store, and when i put him in the 10ks he hated it and crawled UNDER the rock. but now he is high on the rock and loving life.
My experience was good, but i would have waiting a little longer for mine. So if your tank doesn't have the qualifications, and you don't wanna do the work, then hold off for a few months.
That was a quote of what i said for another user.
Basically you can get an anemone when you want to take teh responsibilty to care for it. Mine now has doubled in size, eats a full sized krill every other day, and its always fully extended and happy. Its now been 3.5 months (wow didnt realize that long) sense the tank was set up...
I wish you luck on ur decision i say get it
marchingbandjs
Member
Strangly My mushrooms dont do so good, but the anemone does... weird
jamescameron1
Member
I was thinking about getting some zoos next month maybe... I want to start with the easy stuff
Pretty soon I'm gonna be gone for weeks at a time for work so I have to make sure my wife knows how to take care of things
