Will my light support an anemone?
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Chrisl6069
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iDream
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Actually not the case. Though they do need a very established tank (1+ year) they also need intense lighting as well.
I'm gonna say that if it chooses to stay near the top you'll be fine, but 6 lamps would be better for it since that's not always the case.
Chrisl6069 - What kind of anemone do you have?
I'm gonna say that if it chooses to stay near the top you'll be fine, but 6 lamps would be better for it since that's not always the case.
Chrisl6069 - What kind of anemone do you have?
Chrisl6069
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Iv had my one in my tank from 4 months+ and it has bin fine I started of with T5 which just had a blue and a white. And my tank is about 9 months old and still going well.
iDream
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4+ months isn't that long for a nem. What type is he? I ask because in the picture he looks bleached and not so good
Chrisl6069
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It's a mowie I think that's how it spelt and it's ment to be White.
iDream
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Are you sure? A google search for mowie and Maui (which is what I thought it might be) returns nothing.
All I saw were anemones from the Maui Ocean Center, which is not a species of anemone
All I saw were anemones from the Maui Ocean Center, which is not a species of anemone
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ccCapt
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No anemone should be white. That is a bleached heteractis malu a.k.a. sebae anemone.
This is what a sebae should look like.
This is what a sebae should look like.
Chrisl6069
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So y is it White then when there is many varieties of anneoms I have seen them like that last pic posted. But yet my one is doing well.
ccCapt
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It's white because it doesn't have enough light to support the symbiotic zooxanthellae algae that live inside it and give it it's color.
Coral Reefs: Zooxanthellae
"Any of these animals can bleach and turn white. As with corals, bleaching occurs when environmental stress adversely affects the mutually beneficial relationship between the host organism and its zooxanthellae."
Coral Reefs: Zooxanthellae
"Any of these animals can bleach and turn white. As with corals, bleaching occurs when environmental stress adversely affects the mutually beneficial relationship between the host organism and its zooxanthellae."
cmor1701d
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An anemone lives for decades in the wild and generally less than 2 years in our tanks. Most die within a year.
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My suggestion is 1) unless you know that an anemone is fragged from another already in captivity, or split from one in captivity, don't buy it; 2) unless you know exactly what #1 needs in terms of light, and care, and your tank can provide for it, don't buy it; 3) unless the person selling it knows the answers to #2, don't buy it.
LTA's can get BIG, well over a foot wide given proper conditions. They can live for 80+ years in the ocean. These creatures do not belong in captive tanks.
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My suggestion is 1) unless you know that an anemone is fragged from another already in captivity, or split from one in captivity, don't buy it; 2) unless you know exactly what #1 needs in terms of light, and care, and your tank can provide for it, don't buy it; 3) unless the person selling it knows the answers to #2, don't buy it.
LTA's can get BIG, well over a foot wide given proper conditions. They can live for 80+ years in the ocean. These creatures do not belong in captive tanks.
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Gregcoyote
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I completely agree. There are some things we should not try to keep as it is a slow trip to the trash can. There are exceptions to every rule...but not many when it comes to anemones.
