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04-10-2006, 11:33 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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|  Question on anemone and my fish.
I am looking at getting a anemone for my tank, but my question is that will my puffer bother him. Also if I were to get a dwarf lion would he bother it? This is after I get a new light. _________ Senior Noob Setting my 75 back up soon Main SW Tank:
55gal, 70LBS of Tonga/LFSDIY, 50lbs LS, 1x250watt MH(20k), AquaC Remora Skimmer Live stock: Velvet Damsel, (12)Blue legged crab, lawnmower blenny, (1)cleaner shrimp, Yellow Tang, Featherduster CoralsRandom Zoo's(like 10), more zoo's,red mushrooms and hairy mushrooms, Sinularia | 
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04-13-2006, 08:51 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 49
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A large anemone can be a threat to weak swimming or slower fish. A smaller anemone wouldn't be as much of a danger. I know large anemones will eat seahorses and the smaller dwarf anglefish.
I don't have any experience with Lion Fish vs. anemones (I haven't had a Lion for 20 years, and only got an anemone 8 months ago).
Vice versa, neither fish will bother the anemone. They won't like getting attacked by the tentacles. _________ -- SAW39 45 gal modified hex. Started and cycled August 2005.
2 Serpent Stars, Ocelaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Green Chromis damsel, Condalactis & Macrodactyla dorensis anemones, 1 big bristleworm, 1 small Banded Coral shrimp.
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04-13-2006, 09:31 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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I DEFINITELY wouldn't put an anemone in with a puffer. Puffers are for fish only tanks. Check out this link: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...pcatid=244&N=0
Especially the part where it says "It will eat invertebrates found in a reef aquarium."
And Lions are generally FO tanks as well. Actually they're kind of for species only tanks if you ask me, although I have seen them in with other types of fish too. But they're poisonous. _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | 
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04-14-2006, 06:08 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Anemone's require alot of light as well. I would also increase your filtration. It seems your filtration is not strong enough for what you have in your tank, or the size of your tank. Possibly go with a cannister filter and add carbon and phosphate remover. Plus do you have powerheads to increase water movement?I would also add more cleaner inverts/snails/hermits. Just a suggestion. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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04-14-2006, 08:02 AM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Oh wow I didn't even notice your filtration is an undergravel filter. Those do nothing for saltwater tanks. They are useless. I dont even like them for freshwater tanks. You definitely need to change your filtration. Also with only 17W of light, an anemone would be dead in less then a month. I know from experience. You need more like 180W at least. | |
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04-14-2006, 10:36 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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anemones do well in high watt flourescent setups or metal halide only.
I have read that lionfish are reef safe and will only eat fish. I guess it will defeat the purpose of having one in a reef if it will bother fish within it? The puffer is more of a curious fellow, so that one I'd stay away from. They are both aggressive and wouldn't add with an anemone just to play it safe.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
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