They are my intank test kits, along with my Tuxedo Urchins. I can take one look in the tank, and know if everything is okay, including whether my power heads are all working.
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Both are Gigantea. The green one is about 18 inches and the blue one is about 14 inches. Anemone grow really quickly if you feed them. I grew an 3 inches anemone to 20 inches I. 12-18 months easy.Those are great pictures! How large are the first 2? And how long does it take for them to get that large?
They look freakin awesome in a reef. I love bubble tips and rock anemone's. I wouldn't have a reef without them. They add color, motion, home for clownfish, my rock anemones breed in my tank, as well as add different colors. All in all one of my favorite reef inhabitants!Relatively new to the hobby. Trying to understand different tank inhabitants and styles to develop my taste.
The one thing I can’t wrap my head around is why anemones are so popular. You have to worry about them stinging corals, getting stuck in powerheads, eating inhabitants, etc. I mean butterfly fish are pretty too, but the second they get a taste for coral, you strongly consider getting rid of them.
purposefully trying to sound ignorant here. Help me understand!
Guessing the Gigantea is considered one of the largest anemone species.Both are Gigantea. The green one is about 18 inches and the blue one is about 14 inches. Anemone grow really quickly if you feed them. I grew an 3 inches anemone to 20 inches I. 12-18 months easy.
Ha, your living flow meters. Right now thats my Duncans.They are my intank test kits, along with my Tuxedo Urchins. I can take one look in the tank, and know if everything is okay, including whether my power heads are all working.
Yeah I just noticed my mini maxi has started to crawl a bit away from its spot. Had to move some corals that were placed in sand bed near it. Lucky it’s more away from some blasto’s I had…Everything is based on goals. Some people build a reef around an anemone. Others toss an anemone into a reef. Some pick fish around their coral choices. Others choose fish first then see if any coral options exist later.
At the end of the day, maybe some things should be more or less popular than they are. However, if an anemone is someone's goal in the hobby, they will keep it regardless of the other inhabitants. The only hope should be that everyone does research and understands that an anemone runs the tank.
Weird …Yeah I just noticed my mini maxi has started to crawl a bit away from its spot. Had to move some corals that were placed in sand bed near it. Lucky it’s more away from some blasto’s I had…
It was on the edge of a rock on the sand bed. It’s still on the LR but half on the sand bed. So it’s just moving across LRWeird …
I have 2 maxi mini and they never went for the sand bed .
They have been in the same spot in the rock they’re in for over 2 years
Gigantea is not the largest of the clownfish hosting anemones. S. mertensii is the largest 36+ inches, the H. magnifica is next at about 24+ inches. H. crispa, S. gigantea and S. haddoni is about the same maximum size at about 18-20+ inches. M. doreensis is about the same, but IME, a little smaller but not much at about 16-18+ inches. Some E. quadricolor can reach this size also.Guessing the Gigantea is considered one of the largest anemone species.
I guess this goes back to the idea that everyone has different goals, but for me it seems like keeping smaller species that maintains the scale of the mini ecosystem would be ideal. Granted, I also have a smaller tank (60g cube, 24x24x24). So a 20 inch anemone might not be the most aesthetic choice for my goal of a mixed reef…
We cannot really generalized about anemones like this. Different species required different condition. They are not at all the same. I will post some video of the flow requirement of my anemone later this evening.Acclimation is very important for them as well as introduction. Most anemones will move around the tank until they find a suitable spot in the tank to call home. A moderate amount of flow is recommended as well as moderate light. Too much flow will cause the anemone to stretch out and look stringy. Keeping things moderate will help avoid this from happening. Avoid directing your flow directly at the anemone which stresses them.
Assure your light is moderate and flow is not excessive in your case
this is a for sure with Bubble tips and even LTA. Posting a video of flow is great but if you have a 100 gallon and person has a 45 gallon as example, the flow will differ. While you are a trusted person in my book with anemones, Ive gotten this same rule at many trade shows and dealer conventions ive attended and find it to be true and even when recommended , many have with replied with sudden positive results.We cannot really generalized about anemones like this. Different species required different condition. They are not at all the same. I will post some video of the flow requirement of my anemone later this evening.
Beautiful tank! What do you use to cover your power heads?One thing to remember, is that many of the coral we keep in our tanks, would love nothing better than to eviscerate its neighbor if given the chance. That isn't unique to anemones.
They are Beautiful, Unique, move differently than most other coral, can host clowns in a beautiful relationship.. what's not to love?
Cover your power heads negates making nem soup, most BTA will never eat another inhabitant.
Watch a flowing nem for a bit and you'll see why.