teach106
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Part 1 - Bubble Tip Aneomone Purchased, looked great, for two days till it roamed the depths and got stuck on the powerhead, pieces everywhere. Too bad they dont regenerate...
Part 2 - I know better, but still love anemones, always wanted one for the reef tank, purchased a Pink Tip Haitian Anemone this time. This time I was prepared, I had made a screen cap over the powerhead, to prevent any mishaps.
The new anomone ate some shrimp the first day, looked amazing, was doing well. Day two, wake up, he is stuck to the filter, dead.
Not nearly the number pieces in the tank, the screen on the powerhead prevented that much at least.
Geez people how do you keep them away. I have rocks around the powerhead, its down out of the way, so if its light its after, it isnt finding it down there. The screen I thought was going to do the job. These things roam that much? Its like russian roulette with these guys in the tank.
Its a 25 gallon, PC lighting (yeah its not MH, but I've read plenty of PC-er's that have the aneomones in their cube), water coniditons are proving to be great, everything else seems to do well. What can I say?
What gives, how do you people do it? how do you keep anemones from suicide? Am I missing something here? I did see the one thread that showed the giant foam block over the powerhead. Is that the only answer? I can't locate those, nor can I say I really would like to have a bouy like that floating in my tank.
Part 2 - I know better, but still love anemones, always wanted one for the reef tank, purchased a Pink Tip Haitian Anemone this time. This time I was prepared, I had made a screen cap over the powerhead, to prevent any mishaps.
The new anomone ate some shrimp the first day, looked amazing, was doing well. Day two, wake up, he is stuck to the filter, dead.
Not nearly the number pieces in the tank, the screen on the powerhead prevented that much at least.
Geez people how do you keep them away. I have rocks around the powerhead, its down out of the way, so if its light its after, it isnt finding it down there. The screen I thought was going to do the job. These things roam that much? Its like russian roulette with these guys in the tank.
Its a 25 gallon, PC lighting (yeah its not MH, but I've read plenty of PC-er's that have the aneomones in their cube), water coniditons are proving to be great, everything else seems to do well. What can I say?
What gives, how do you people do it? how do you keep anemones from suicide? Am I missing something here? I did see the one thread that showed the giant foam block over the powerhead. Is that the only answer? I can't locate those, nor can I say I really would like to have a bouy like that floating in my tank.
