to anemone or not to anemone. that is the question.

well they have a sale at the lafs and a condy anemone is for sale at 10.00. ive been reading about them and know what to do for it but just cant find wether the condy is an easier (non are easy but anemone wise) anemone to keep alive or a harder one. all i can get is -moderate- on liveaquaria. are they harder to keep alive or easier? well just wondering i thought for ten dollars i should try one but just wanted to see what you say.

 

Condies have lower light demands and are easier to take care of. But they still can be a challenge.

Heres a good site for info...
http://www.fishlore.com/profile-condyanemone.htm

 

hmmm interesting. would it fair well in my 29 with 150W MH lighting? i mean, i dont want it to get burned or anything.

 

I had a few Condy's before, but in my experience they were way too aggressive of an anemone, mine actually ate my 1 1/2" cleaner shrimp, and was one of the only anems i've ever had actually kill a fish in my tank too (chromis)...they are super cheap in florida because they are native to the waters ($5 at the LFS) but IMO they are that way for a reason....mine ALWAYS was on the move almost everyday...and then they moved right back to the LFS because i wasnt going to lose anything else..lol

 

wow so that might be a no go. anybody have any positive experience with them? are you sure it was a condy and not a LT?

 

Yeh positive...i had 2 of them..after one of them ate the cleaner, i took them back...they don't let clowns host them either..at least not in my experience.

 

so it might eat my shrimp, blenny, and emerald crab/possibly my clownfish.

 

I cant guarentee anything about a clown because they are supposed to be able to withstand stings, but if your shrimp, crab, or blenny stumbles upon it, in my experience it wasnt good for my shrimp and chromis

 

i can move the shrimp to the 10 gal is necessary. they lfs has emerald crabs and they are always under the anemones almost like for protection. i can move the blenny and shrimp if need be later. is this a good plan? and thank you for helping me. K+ to yea. thanks.

 

its ultimately up to you if you buy one, but IMO its just not really worth it, they dont get colorful, they don't host clowns, they move around quite a bit (imagine one gettin caught in a powerhead), and they don't require high light because they are quite carnivorous....why not save up an extra $20 and buy a BTA instead?