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mr.clownfish

mr.clownfish

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people come on help me decide show me pics of what anemones look nice. i have a 30gal tank (lots of rocks) and 4x75 power compact lighting.
 
rod buehle

rod buehle

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Well, Seeing that a E.quadricolor (BTA) is a natural host for tomato clowns, and they are probably the easiest anemone to keep, and easy to find. I would recommend a BTA. I think one of the greens with the orange tips would be awesome, but a nice rose would be cool too.
 
jaybroreef

jaybroreef

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thats a perfect idea! keep your nitrates down, and see if u can find one that is tank raised, should work out fine!
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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FYI Condy's are not natural hosts to any anemone fish and are known fish eaters, pretty veracious ones too. They have been known to take in clownfish but dont be surprised if.... well... you know. And I agree the one in the above pic looks very bleached. General rule is there is no such thing as a healthy white anemone. Transparent is definitely an issue...
I also agree with the BTA choice..
 
rod buehle

rod buehle

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I agree with the dark one :) Condys should never be purchased as a host anemone. They are not a natural host to any anemone fish/clownfish. Not always, but often clowns will avoid them.. Sure, you will hear people say that there clown accepts a condy, but you will also hear of people saying that their clown became the meal, even after months of hosting in that anemone.
I am not one to preach getting a natural host for a certain species ( IE a mag or gigantea for a percula or a hadoni for a clarki, BTA for a tomato, etc.. ) However, I do like to see a hosting anemone as a host. Condylactus anemones are not hosting species. A BTA is not a natural host to A percula, but at least the BTA is a hosting species.. With BTAs being the easiest anemone to keep, its usually a good recommendation.
The "bleached condy"
I am guessing that the condylactus anemone posted above just looks bleached from the photo/flash. The giveaway is the brightness in the center of the anemone in the photo. Take that pic to photoshop, slightly lower the saturation and lightness and it will look fine :). ( I could be wrong).
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Originally Posted by Rod Buehle
http:///forum/post/2828207
The "bleached condy"
I am guessing that the condylactus anemone posted above just looks bleached from the photo/flash. The giveaway is the brightness in the center of the anemone in the photo. Take that pic to photoshop, slightly lower the saturation and lightness and it will look fine :). ( I could be wrong).
Ohhhh good call rod I didnt pick up on that... for yours and the anemones sake I hope that is the case too.
 
scottallert

scottallert

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when i first bought it it was bleached very white with a little green now it is bright green with blueish in the center it just looks white because of the camera and the tips are purple, it is getting kinda huge i might have to get rid of it each tentacle is about 8 inches long and stinging my candycane coral.
 
mr.clownfish

mr.clownfish

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ok so a BTA it is. only if i could find one. the 3 LFS that are near me rarely bring in BTAs usual condys and seabae. but ill search around. sadly i found out that i have phosphate in my tank and i bought phosphate remover and it will take about 1 week or 2 to remove it all. good thing i checked.

i had a long tentacle once. and it never ate. i always offered small silver sides and formula 1. it always threw it up.
so i got angry and add like 50 drops of microvert. the next day it had doubled in size.
 
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