Help with ID and do they all look ok?

[slowburn222]

Pics 2-4 look like condy's to me... Google it...
condy, hatian , pink tip "Condylactis gigantea" These guys also are very easy to take care of and are inexpensive. They don't require metal halides you could probably manage them under p.c. They are very easy to keep and forgiving of water parameters. Their diet is much like the Epicystis. There are some major issues to be considered with these guys. They are very prone to moving around the tank they also can sting corals and other sessile inverts to death. They are also notorious fish eaters. They get BIG as well sometimes larger than a professional league basket ball. I wouldn't recommend these guys to anyone wanting a non gulf origin reef IMO more trouble than they are worth.

 

[shrimpi]

Originally Posted by slowburn222
Pics 2-4 look like condy's to me... Google it...
condy, hatian , pink tip "Condylactis gigantea" These guys also are very easy to take care of and are inexpensive. They don't require metal halides you could probably manage them under p.c. They are very easy to keep and forgiving of water parameters. Their diet is much like the Epicystis. There are some major issues to be considered with these guys. They are very prone to moving around the tank they also can sting corals and other sessile inverts to death. They are also notorious fish eaters. They get BIG as well sometimes larger than a professional league basket ball. I wouldn't recommend these guys to anyone wanting a non gulf origin reef IMO more trouble than they are worth.
How much did you pay for them, thats a pretty easy way to start narrowing down the species
pic one is def a sebae. Its tips are charecteristic with the little purple/darker dots on the tips.- it also has shorter tentacles (not just b/c its not stretched out, but anatomically.) you def have a few condy/hatian tip #3-4.
#2 looks like a LTA MAYBE but most likely also a condy. to me. its tentacles and base look different than a condy, but its hard to tell.
As stated above, you are mixing critters from different oceans, and diff. species. I also have the 44g corner unit(pent) and that is too many chances at a war for all those anemones. Is there any coral in the tank? The anemone will literally 'disentegrate' when it is dead. You wont have to ask yourself, youll be able to tell very easily.

 

[slowburn222]

I've had a condy eat a clownfish before... I'll never keep another anemone. They are at risk to move around, get sucked into a powerhead etc etc. Personal preference really. I'd rather have clowns host in a frogspawn personally.

 

[tecgirl]

Originally Posted by Shrimpi
How much did you pay for them, thats a pretty easy way to start narrowing down the species.
Is there any coral in the tank?
Thank you for your info.
Pics 2-4 cost only $6 each and were sold as LTA.
There is no coral in my tank. 4 stars and 2 perc clowns.
I put the yellow in hospital tank 1 1/2 days ago now(has better lighting on shallower tank) but it is not looking any better. Does not smell but seems maybe getting slim ontop? Im affraid he has not made it

I dont want to pull it out if a chance yet, but dont want to leave in and trash my water, by not

Im still wondering what anemone for clowns and do clowns always pick an anemone??

 

[nigerbang]

The 3 and 4th pics are condi's....They are atlantic so it is rare for clowns to host them..Not likely but it could happen...I dont think your PC's are going to be strong enough to support them either..

 

[tecgirl]

Thank you NigerBang for your info. What might be the anemone(easy level) for the best chances for them to host. My daughter is so hoping to see this(Iam also). DO you think my water as posted above is good for anemone?

 

[perfectdark]

Originally Posted by tecgirl
Thank you NigerBang for your info. What might be the anemone(easy level) for the best chances for them to host. My daughter is so hoping to see this(Iam also). DO you think my water as posted above is good for anemone?

Flordia Condis are the easiest to care for.. the requre the least light of most anenomies.. they are found as deep as 15 to 18 ft below the waters surface and with hardly any light at all. I have had 2 at different times and the only thing I didnt like was that they were very aggressive. One ate one of my clowns, since then i got rid of them.
IMO you water is fine.. and i think a bubble tip would be the one to choose for your clowns. Either that or a carpet, but they grow large and fast.
I have a Bubble tip under my PC's its fine, and i have personally seen BTA's existing under PC's for 2 years so far and they have thrived even split once..Actually thats where i got mine.

 

[puffer32]

PC might work, but it has to be very strong wattage to sustain anenomes.

 

[perfectdark]

"All anemones need stable water conditions in order to survive. Some are more forgiving than others as will be explained in the species accounts. In general you don't want to add an anemone to a tank that is less than eight months old. You should also have a large amount of live rock,pc or halide lights depending on the species."
"condy, hatian , pink tip "Condylactis gigantea" These guys also are very easy to take care of and are inexpensive. They don't require metal halides you could probably manage them under p.c. They are very easy to keep and forgiving of water parameters. Their diet is much like the Epicystis. There are some major issues to be considered with these guys. They are very prone to moving around the tank they also can sting corals and other sessile inverts to death. They are also notorious fish eaters. They get BIG as well sometimes larger than a professional league basket ball. I wouldn't recommend these guys to anyone wanting a non gulf origin reef IMO more trouble than they are worth."
These quotes came directly from a professional resource, educating people about the different species of aneonmes