soft vs hard corals?

[roggy23]

is a long tentacle anenome considered a soft coral and which requires more lighting hard or soft?

 

[elfdoctors]

Anemones are actually invertebrates. They are not related to corals at all.
To thrive, they need strong lighting similar to hard corals.

 

[roggy23]

hey elf, thanks for the response... woud u say that 4 55 watt compact florecent bulbs is not enough lighting for invertebrates? are they even strong enough for soft corals???

 

[thomas712]

What you thinking about Willis?
The good Dr. is absolutly correct, they are an animal without any bones, much like any other invert that you might put in your tank. However they are not for the inexperienced hobbiest. They require mature tanks, excellent water quality, a reef tank is best not FO or FOWLR, Strong lighting is very important as they are photosynthetic creatures.