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05-16-2008, 11:03 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Age: 25
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 |  3 anemones followed me home - no joke! Info??
A friend of mine hasn't touched his docked sailboat in months. He decided to sell it, so we went and put it in the trailer, and took it to his house. During the unload process, we found 3 aggregate anemones attached to the bottom, and they had miraculously not been smashed by the trailer.
I ran down to my house, snatched my gear, and acclimated those babies!! I put them in my tank, and they've been looking GREAT for a week now. They're each about 2.5" in diameter (mostly green w/ red tips), and they MOVE FAST!! One is already in the process of splitting (fission based reproduction), and another is climbing over a patch of button polyps... now we're gonna have problems anemone!
Though I've done extensive research, I'd like to know more from field experiences. Has anyone heard about keeping these anemones in tanks??
I've lived along Cali's coast from San Francisco to San Diego, and I've seen patches of these guys everywhere, especially in La Jolla. I know they are in the polyp family with all other anemones, but are the stings strong enough to take out some coral?? And what corals would they harm if any??
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60g: Kole Tang, Royal Gramma, Fire Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Paired Ocellaris Clowns (Frogspawn Host), Lawnmower Blenny, Blue Linckia, Xenia, Leather, Brain, Green Star Poly, Various Button Poly & Shrooms
20g: 4-Stripe Damsel, Ruby Scat, Kenya Tree
10g: Yellow Tail Damsel & Aptaisia(LOL) | 
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05-16-2008, 03:01 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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Cool story
Anemones have a potent enough sting to take out any coral.
Stick some pics up so that they can be identified and people will be able to give you better advice  _________ | |
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05-16-2008, 03:02 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by phoenixhieghts  Cool story
Anemones have a potent enough sting to take out any coral.
Stick some pics up so that they can be identified and people will be able to give you better advice |
Just realised what i wrote - ignore me - im tired! | |
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05-16-2008, 05:07 PM
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| | Banned
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: rocklin
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sounds cool, but i would like to see some pics, dont no much. lol. | |
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05-17-2008, 03:42 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Nov 2007
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If I remember correctly, they are in the genus Anthopleura. Depending on which species it is, some can get over 10"s and consume anything that touches them even clownfish. They will harm most corals. | |
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05-17-2008, 05:55 AM
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| | PICTURE POLICE
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Any pics? _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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05-17-2008, 06:12 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Pics.......
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120g, 3 niger triggers, 2 tomato's, 2 puffers, 2 anglers,
eel, lrg black lion
5g, 4 baby black ociis, haitian, rock and bubble tip anemone, frogspawn, hammers, candycanes, blue ricordia, zenia, leather, plate coral, peppermint shrimp, yellow jawfish, porcelain anemone crab, lrg ass. bristle worms | |
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05-17-2008, 07:05 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Coral Springs Florida Age: 16
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pics | |
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05-17-2008, 07:29 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
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pics please???? _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, rainford goby, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | |
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05-19-2008, 01:06 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Age: 25
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ok ok ok.. you guys are relentless!! These are pics of one of the aggregates that took to a snail!! It's funny watchin him go up and down the glass. The one that trampled my button polyps did no damage to them, luckily.   | |
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