Sea Apple

[juscool]

Hi All,

Need some advise from pros who have kept Sea Apples.

Recently introduced it to the nano tank, its hasnt opened up since.

I initially left it on the sand bed and it attached itself securely to a pieve of rock. I then moved the rockslightly perched on another rock, so that I may get a clearer view of the fella.

Is making sure phytoplanktons is sufficient to keep it 'happy'?

Does it give out poision when it dies like the anemones? If so, how can you tell.

Attached a pic.

[flying carpet]

What you have my friend is a time bomb. When stressed sea apple will give out toxin that may harm other tank inhabitants.

It will also take some time for you to see it open up and show off it tentacles.

Regards.

[Panzz]

Most sea apples(if I am not wrong) will prefer planktonic food so phytoplankton will be one of the best choice. and I also noe that when they die, it is almost the whole tank inhabitants will die with it. so you got to be really careful in keeping these.

[juscool]

What about light & flow ? Does it require lots of both?

Also these guys are stuper stickers! I'm not able to remove them at all.

Tried to ice it, didnt work

I dangled it on another rock, it secured itself on both rocks now..

[Panzz]

try not to move it anymore, just leave it alone, the more you try to move it, the more stress induced and that means the higher chance for it to die and destroy your tank.

as for location, it is easy, if you can just let it choose rather then you choose it and since the place they choose are definitely the place they like best.

but if you really have to, then get a place with high flow and lights, they are not photosynthetic but instead because they feed more on plankton such as phyto, which requires light and can be found at higher concentration where there is more light, it would be better for them to have higher lights.

[bubble_gum]

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2003/invert.htm

heres a gd read up on them. it may give you a clearer picture about them.... this article gt me to reconsider to put an australian sea apple in my tank

hope u noe the risks that you are facing when keeping this... btw sea apples are not the most toxic stuff available in the market. they wont realease all its toxins enuf to wipe out the tank so easily... do read the article up as its very informative

[juscool]

Thanks for the info bubble..Its really good..