issit hard to keep a sea anemone

[five for fighting]

issit hard to keep a sea anemone?my fish shop guy says its each..people donno how to keep say difficult lor..but need oxygen.so issit harD?what r the requirements to keep an anemone?

[Gouldian]

The problem with Anemone is not because it is difficult to keep but it is difficult to "keep it still".

Anemones will move around searching for the best place to get food + light and sometimes, they might be suck into your filter and causes your tank to crash.

However, I have some friends who "Wu Ta Wu Zhuang" still manage to heave them in they reef.

[ah^siao]

u have to feed the anemone with meaty food also and the lighting must be strong

[penyu]

The problem with Anemone is not because it is difficult to keep but it is difficult to "keep it still".

Anemones will move around searching for the best place to get food + light and sometimes, they might be suck into your filter and causes your tank to crash.

However, I have some friends who "Wu Ta Wu Zhuang" still manage to heave them in they reef.

I think its better if we can actually give the english meaning when we use words or phrases other than english so that others will be able to understand. Thats just my opinion.

[ben]

LOL then why u state ur nick "penyu"?

Most Fish shops words can never be trusted. most businessman in asia only wants to sell.

I personally have 2 anemones and both of them are in bad shape when I got them back. The ownder and LFS never knows how to handle them. One of the first condition was very very bad when first took home.

If u want to take it as a pet, check out everything about them first and when u are very very ready and understand, u buy them. Its not easy to handle them permanently. They need very strong light (depends too as some even immense stronger light) and current flow must just to the right one. water quality is a must to be good. If it dies, ur whole tank will be wiped out from toxics, .......

I surveyed through an institution in USA, they said only 1% of ppl managed to get their anemone alive for more than 2 yrs. The rest %, will have the anemones alived only till max one year. Anemone are very long life living invertebrate but ended so short life in pet tank. Some anemones will be dead even just within 1 month!

[penyu]

Huh? Wats wrong with my nick?

Anyway, I dont think its a necessity for someone to know the meaning of my Nick. But when posting messages, I think its more thoughtful to give english translations when someone is posting with chinese words and phrases.

[Gouldian]

I think its better if we can actually give the english meaning when we use words or phrases other than english so that others will be able to understand. Thats just my opinion.

Sorry bro,

Wanted to make a quick reply and thus forgotten to take it into consideration.

Anyway "Wu Ta Wu Zhuang" means something like "Doing something without understanding / knowledge". For those with better Mandarin you may correct me if I am wrong.

[Marine Dreamer]

Yup, anemone like to move about to find a suitable place, usually when the anemone keep moving about, it a bad sign. It means that the water parameters is not ideal for them.

marine Dreamer.

[yus75]

Huh? Wats wrong with my nick?

Anyway, I dont think its a necessity for someone to know the meaning of my Nick. But when posting messages, I think its more thoughtful to give english translations when someone is posting with chinese words and phrases.

yea i agree w him......and anyway FYI in malay penyu means turtle.... penyu hope u du mind ya me translate tis.....

[Domino]

Hi,

This document could be helpful to you. It was in a thread posted las month.

I find it very rich in information. I don't have anemone in my thank yet.

Best of luck!

Anemone_FAQ.pdf

[Gouldian]

yea i agree w him......and anyway FYI in malay penyu means turtle.... penyu hope u du mind ya me translate tis.....

Dear bro,

In Mandarin, if you add a G after N, it will be PengYu which means "friends".

Cheers,

[maKo]

Sorry bro,

Wanted to make a quick reply and thus forgotten to take it into consideration.

Anyway "Wu Ta Wu Zhuang" means something like "Doing something without understanding / knowledge". For those with better Mandarin you may correct me if I am wrong.

Literally 'wu ta wu zhuang' means "anyhow whack, anyhow knock" - means sth like "trial and error".

[AquaRa]

lol i thot penyu is the person's name.

[Golden Tooth]

issit hard to keep a sea anemone?my fish shop guy says its each..people donno how to keep say difficult lor..but need oxygen.so issit harD?what r the requirements to keep an anemone?

In short it needs good water quality n strong lighting. But l wouldn't recommend anemones to newbie.