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jacksonpt
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saddleback... clowns or anemone?
My clowns are great... very personable, very peaceful, will eat anything. My anemone is also great. Beautiful color, has never moved (it anchored right where I put it, and it been there ever since). Very hardy if you can find a healthy one... but that's a big if. Fast grower, and sensitive to high calcium levels, but other than that, pretty hardy. Eats almost anything I feed it, but hasn't bothered any of my fish/shrimp as yet.
My clowns are great... very personable, very peaceful, will eat anything. My anemone is also great. Beautiful color, has never moved (it anchored right where I put it, and it been there ever since). Very hardy if you can find a healthy one... but that's a big if. Fast grower, and sensitive to high calcium levels, but other than that, pretty hardy. Eats almost anything I feed it, but hasn't bothered any of my fish/shrimp as yet.
jacksonpt
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Um, do you know much about these anemones? There are 2 types of anemones commonly found in the trade. S. Haddoni is what I have, and is commonly knows as a saddleback anemone. S. Gigantea is the other. Both can get over 4 feet in diameter, and are very aggressive (will commonly eat fish of all species). S. Haddoni tends to have shorter tentacles and a flatter disk, while S. Gigantea generally has the wavy disk that is commonly pictured as a carpet anemone. The species host different clown species, so be sure you know what you want.
I don't want to rain on your parade, but anemones are not easy creatures to keep. Most people will advise against having them available in the trade. Carpets are very sensative to light intensity and light temperature. They are also senstive to water flow. It is also very difficult to find healthy anemones - anemones do not lend themselves to safe capture/transport. It's not uncommon for an anemone to appear healthy despite the fact that its health is poor. Often times, by the time the anemone shows signs of poor health, it's too late do help it.
Just make sure you do your homework before you buy one of these.
I don't want to rain on your parade, but anemones are not easy creatures to keep. Most people will advise against having them available in the trade. Carpets are very sensative to light intensity and light temperature. They are also senstive to water flow. It is also very difficult to find healthy anemones - anemones do not lend themselves to safe capture/transport. It's not uncommon for an anemone to appear healthy despite the fact that its health is poor. Often times, by the time the anemone shows signs of poor health, it's too late do help it.
Just make sure you do your homework before you buy one of these.