Rock Anemone picts. - (bad?)

[l and l]

Hey,
Thanks for the "welcomes" to my first post. I've got plenty of questions...but, I'm going to search and read this board first and try to answer them.
I saw on my first post that Rock Anemome was "bad" for a tank. We have two (4" and 2" diameter). They really are cool looking and it would be a shame to get rid of them.
What does this cause problems or limit my tank?
Here are a few pictures of them:
Rock Anemone pictures and a 30g tank picture I did take out some of the LR and put it in the 100g for the cycle. So, it's looks empty =)
Thanks,
L&L

 

[ebeckels]

y don't u want this?
-Eric
p.s. Welcome!!

 

[l and l]

Got me?
When I joined here and said hello, someone said that Rock Anemone was "bad" and I'm just trying to find out why. =)
Btw, I found that "Slang Assistance" post....but, it doesn't have Hosp and Bow.
I would guess that your 10g is a hospital...but, I don't know what "Bow" is.
Thanks,
L and L

 

[fender]

I think you are confusing rock anenomes with Aiptasia. Aiptasia look very different from what you have, breed quickly and are an easily controllable nuisance.
What you have looks to be a very nice addition to a tank and I would keep them were I you.

 

[fender]

Some people refer to aiptasia as 'rock', 'glass' or 'pest' anenomes. They are different however.

 

[tomato clown]

Technically Aiptasia is classified as an anenome (in the same family). 99% of the people who are into this hobby are against them because they are known to sting corals and fish witch has fatal capabilities, and the well known fact that they spread like wildfire. I had 3 aiptasia in my tank 5 months ago and thought they were neat, Now my tank looks like a brown carpet of these things that just looks ugly. Hence my recent 4 Peppermint Shrimp purchase.
The rock anenome is neat looking I haven't heard a lot of negatives about them, the only bad thing I have heard is that they can trap and eat smaller fish, I don't have one myself, but anyone who does can tell you alot more detailed info.
Dan

 

[ebeckels]

definitely keep that...it's nice...also, a bow is a type of tank. it has curved glass in the front...It's bowed in the front...that's all that is.
-Eric

 

[kimmisue]

That is really beautiful keep it just don't get any small fish like gobies...it will love them as snacks.
Kim

 

[devante]

Those close up pic's are nice. Some of the best I've seen. BTW Weclome.

 

[kelly]

L and L,
You should have no problems with them. I have had one in may tank for about 6 months. I love your pictures, what kind of camera did you use? Including model # if you do not mind.
Thanks,
Kelly

 

[big dave]

Nice rock anemone! MIne is green. Ive never seen a brownish/orange one like yours! BTW the tank it is in contains no fish and never has. How big is yours? mine is about 4 inches around when it is opened up.

 

[l and l]

Thanks. Those pictures were taken by my Sony F-505 digital camera (macro and auto-focus on a tripod). This camera is around 2 years old and I'm pretty sure they have several versions past this one. I love it. I has a great lens (Carl Zeiss 5x optical zoom lens), sony memory stick technology (have 3 64MB sticks), and can take 15 second movies (MPEG).
I've got two salt tanks right now:
30 gallon and 100 gallon.
This 3.5-4" dia rock anemone is in the 30 gallon. Also, in there is: 1 yellow tang, 1 damsel electric blue, 1 mandrin, 1 purple psuedochromis, 1 red/white feather duster, 20 lbs Fiji LR, 10 lbs LS, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 cleaner shrimp, 2 sand-sifting starfish, 10 blue hermits, and 10 astrea snails. 3 months old.
The 100 gallon that is cycling right now (day 5) has 40 lbs Fiji LR, 4 damsels, 25 blue hermits, and 1 rock anenome (2" dia).
I wouldn't have put the rock anemone in there...but, it's a huge piece of LR (26 lbs).
L and L
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