today at the zoo

[austin]

Well correct me if Im wrong but today I was at the zoo and they had a few rock anems and a few tube anems in a touch tank in a very dim area so I asked the lady "why arent these under strong light".. and she said "their not plants they dont need light"... so I told her "I thought that she was wrong"and walked away. I have been in this hobby for about 8 months so Im not really the most experinced person out there but I do beleive anenomes need strong light to survive. am I correct

 

[markeo99]

you are correct

 

[alix2.0]

you should write to whoever is in charge of the zoo. youd think theyd know how to take care of their animals.

 

[austin]

alright good. thats disappointing its a zoo their suposed to know how to care for animals. you think they could have somebody that knows what their doing and handle the animals properly

 

[markeo99]

to them its just a job unless it came with instructions they have no idea the lady at my lfs got mad at me for talking a guy out of a 20 gal tank and a tang for his kid he was even gonna buy them at the same time

 

[lsu]

Tube anemones do not require any special lighting they are nocturnal and not photosynthetic. Rock anemones live in low light areas, so intense lighting is not a necessity .

 

[reefmate75]

Originally Posted by LSU
http:///forum/post/2603971
Tube anemones do not require any special lighting they are nocturnal and not photosynthetic. Rock anemones live in low light areas, so intense lighting is not a necessity .
correct TUBE anemones do not need light, all the others do need strong lighting, you can keep tube anemones in a dark tank with no lights at all

 

[markeo99]

huh did not know that