Is Anemone difficult to keep

[hwcheong]

As above, is Anemone difficult to keep. Any thing to take note if want to keep.

[surfedelic]

They need strong lighting. Usu MH otherwise they will roam around looking for a bright spot - stinging any coral in their way.

[JustinK]

They are fussy creatures, preferring strong lighting and good water flow plus feeding. Never had luck with them though, they move around too much for my liking.

[shoelevy]

yeah...that's true...neve had luck with them...ALWAES moving round

and they stink when u touch them!!

EEE

if i were u...i wouldn't keep them

[livebait]

Most Anemones will usually not wander around the tank unless they are 'unhappy' withthe conditions.Try the bubble tip and buy a small specimen,cheers!

[Spidey]

I am new to this hobby.

Anyway, I have an anemone (bubble tip) for 1 month plus now so some suggestions:

i. Cover the filter inlets so they wouldn't get suck in (pict attached - mine)

ii. Create rocks with a hole/crevice where they can attach their base to at the location you want and place them there so that there is a higher chance of it staying there.

iii. Make sure you have light shining at that location as well. I am using PL light only but mine moved only once so far.

iv. Feed them.

[liziqi]

hey..

the aboved advice regarding good flow and light are very valid. i have one bubble tip and i placed it quite high and along the path of the water outlet and it hasn't moved since i got it... more than a month... just another advice.. do not place them close to other corals especially those with long polyps as they might accidently be stung by your anemone..

[Achilles Tang]

Moving this from the Reef Fish forum to the Invert forum.

Please be mindful of where u post so as to reduce the workload on mods.

Thanks!

AT

[Reefbum]

They need strong lighting. Usu MH otherwise they will roam around looking for a bright spot - stinging any coral in their way.

Yup.Also depends on what kind of anemone.Some can even adapt to FL lighting.

[luvin]

They need strong lighting. Usu MH otherwise they will roam around looking for a bright spot - stinging any coral in their way.

Eh Bro...

I think I have a moronic anemone then...

My anemone is now under a rock where there is not much lighting and wave fairly weak...

Any advise..?? Leaving it there is not a prob from me... My clowns got other anemones

[limbssg]

How long have u had this anemone? Is it bleaching? Is it becoming smaller and smaller? If it's a new addition, perhaps it's still adapting. But I know a healthy anemone don't hide from the light.

[RAV-65]

Actually they dun like to have their "legs" exposed to light, but the problem we always wan them to be somewhere where they cant hide their "legs"!!

[RAV-65]

Okie, I should have used the word "base" instead of "legs" but if I did, someone might ask where's the "base"?!

[SBS_Transit]

From my own experience, my sebae anemone is very good n obedient when i got him, i placed on the location i wanted n it didnt moved abit till today

using T5s, current not that strong, feed prawns once a week

[SBS_Transit]

Today, this guy has expanded so big

[Fuzz]

My red BTA... feed it once every 2-3 days... it's really a big eater.... once I fed it 2 market prawns, then on another occasion found my cleaner shrimp, harlequin shrimp and purple gramma dead for no reason - water perimeters are ok... so end up feeding my BTA with all the deceased members of my tank...

Then a day after, it grew to 1.5x bigger...

[Bob]

Had this bubble tip anemone for about 11/2 year.Fed it for the first 6 months (at once a week) but stop feeding already for 1 year .It spilt into 2 last 6 months ago.

[manfromsg2004]

My Anemone getting smaller and smaller, this happened only recently. In the past it grew very big. Now getting smaller and smaller.. Why?

[Bob]

Tried this anemone last year. Only lasted less than 2 weeks. Lesson learnt when buying it without making a research first.