Shane,
Thanks for the detailed response. Yes, I did rsearch it prior to
sale. It was described as "hardy", "easily kept" and "reef friendly". It
likes crevasses vs sand for it's base and medium light. Tried to make the
spot fit the animal and not the other way around, but it really isn't doing
well. My LFS *seems* to only carry varieties that word of mouth tells me do
well in reef tanks and they are VERY sensitive about not messing with the
global marine ecology just to make a buck.
Having said all that, I may well have to return the poor critter,
as it had been doing well in their tank (at least for the 2 weeks that I'd
watched it there).
Thanks for the advice,
Larry
At 08:52 AM 9/19/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Larry,
>
>Have you done any research on the specific type of anemone that you bought
>to make sure your tank is properly set up for its needs? Is is a sand
>burrowing anemone or the type that generally finds a crevace in the rock?
>Does it like really bright light, or not so bright light? Is this the type
>of anemone that has a somewhat decent survival rate in captivity or is it
>one of those species that pretty much has a 100% death rate in captivity?
>
>Sorry for the barriage of questions, but anemones DO NOT do well in
>captivity, unless the tanks they are in are specifically suited to their
>needs. The fact that it is wandering around is not the best sign either, but
>sometimes they do that until they find a spot they like. I would recommend
>you immediatly do some reasearch on the animal and find out if it is even a
>species people have success with. If not, take it back and tell the store
>you found out that those type of anemones dont do well in captivity and that
>you arent going to support the sales of them. If it is one people do better
>with than others, then you may need to do some things with the tank to suit
>its needs (example, deep sand if it likes that).
>
>Again, anemones do not do well in captivity. There are a couple of species
>that do better than others. Bubble Tip anemones seem to have the highest
>rate of success, but even more of them die than thrive. If an anemone is
>really something you want in your tank, maybe try and find a captive raised
>bubble tip.
>
>I have a couple of emails that floated around a while ago on keeping
>anemones, and they both have some interesting information on them. If you
>would like, I can send them to you.
>
>IMO,
>Shane C.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Larry J. Geguzis [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 7:47 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Wandering anemone
> >
> > Thanks, Ken and Gary for the input. Gary, won't it die if I just let it
> > laying there on a bare glass bottom? I'd hate to see it give up the ghost
> > from neglect. I know this sounds stupid, but how would it go about
> > climbing
> > to higher ground?
> > Thanks again,
> > Larry
> >
> >
> > At 09:59 PM 9/18/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> > >once it is adjusted to your water and lighting it will climb up most
> > likely
> > >find a place front center for you to enjoy
> > >leave it alone it will adjust in a week or 2
> > >
> > >
> > >Gary
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