Haitian Reef Anemone

[OfishUL]

they just gave me one of these and i just wanted to know how hard is it to keep em. i have a nova 324 watt fixture.and also want to know whats best to feed em

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[Awibrandy]

Welcome to the MR family OfishUL!

That is a very pretty Hatian Anemone you've got there. The most important thing in keep it is an established tank.
Please tell us a little about your tank! Such as; how long has your tank been running? What are your parameters?
As to the care of the anemone, it needs very good water quality, and good lighting. I feed all my anemonies pieces of silversides & fresh prawns once to twice a week.

BTW, don't even think of putting a dog face puffer fish in the same tank with it.

 

[BILBO913]

+1 on the silver sides thats what i feed mine, and welcome to mr

 

[nycdominicanreef]

you need an established tank? a yr and a half ago when i FIRST had my 37 gal (AND WAS NOT A MR MEMBER), the guy said they are hardy and all they need is lights. my tank was 2 months in. by far NOT ESTABLISHED...
The things petco ppl say for a sale

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Pretty easy anemone as far as anemone's go. The only fish I ever got to host in one was tomato clowns. Potent sting and likes to move alot

 

[OfishUL]

Welcome to the MR family OfishUL!

That is a very pretty Hatian Anemone you've got there. The most important thing in keep it is an established tank.
Please tell us a little about your tank! Such as; how long has your tank been running? What are your parameters?
As to the care of the anemone, it needs very good water quality, and good lighting. I feed all my anemonies pieces of silversides & fresh prawns once to twice a week.

BTW, don't even think of putting a dog face puffer fish in the same tank with it.

well i have my tank running for about 9 months..
ph-8.0
ammo-o
phos-o
nitrate-0
calcium-400
salinity-1.024

to me everything seems find unless u guys want to give me a thing or two on how to take care of this thing.it is my first one, so just want to go about the right way of feeding this. and you said silversides,but the ones in my nearest lfs(petland) there silversides look pretty big, idk if he's gonna eat that

 

[OfishUL]

Pretty easy anemone as far as anemone's go. The only fish I ever got to host in one was tomato clowns. Potent sting and likes to move alot

my maroon clown is not even looking at it lol

 

[OfishUL]

you need an established tank? a yr and a half ago when i FIRST had my 37 gal (AND WAS NOT A MR MEMBER), the guy said they are hardy and all they need is lights. my tank was 2 months in. by far NOT ESTABLISHED...
The things petco ppl say for a sale

thats my last resort for advice lol

 

[OfishUL]

+1 on the silver sides thats what i feed mine, and welcome to mr

thanks for welcome. hopefully mines could be as healthy as yours, really like this one

 

[albano]

Pretty easy anemone as far as anemone's go. The only fish I ever got to host in one was tomato clowns. Potent sting and likes to move alot

+1...have 1 that is 6 yrs. old...has gone thru a couple of color and size changes (up to about 12"), only hosted by tomato clown.



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[mandown123]

those are cool. good luck with it

 

[Awibrandy]

OfishUL, sounds to me like your tank should be able to handle it. You do not have a brand new tank.
You can chop the silverside down to size, and you can also feed it prawns. Be ready to move other corals out of it's path as it moves around.lol

 

[Imbarrie]

I have heard some different stories about clowns hosting condylactus anemone. Pacific ocean fish and Atlantic ocean nem. Haitian nems don't need host fish so they react differently than Pacific ocean nems.
It should be interesting to watch.


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[mandown123]

It is my understanding as well that sometimes the clowns will host them as well. Not always, but it has definitely happened. I believe them to be a more aggressive anemone.
Let us know what ends up happening behavior-wise, if you can.
Thanks!

 

[Imbarrie]

They are more aggressive nems. Sometimes if the nem is large enough the clownfish dissapears. Sometimes if the nem is too small the clownfish stresses it to death. Sometimes the clownfish never takes to it.


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