As an after thought, i thought i would add this.
It might not be your fault at all, Anemones are very very hard to keep (condys are among the hardiest).
For every anemone that survives transit from the reef to a shop, a further 10 die on the way
) For each 1 that lives more than a month in an aquarium, another 10 die within that month.
I see hobbiests all the time saying how they have successfully kept a nenny for 5 years, 10 years even, however the life expectancy of anemones in the wild is remarkable, 100s if not 1000s of years! In fact it might even be longer, scientists have yet to find an aging process for these remarkable creatures.
Why are these creatures so hard to keep? Well they are bags of water after all and this means that the water quality needs to be perfect in 99% of cases. Light needs to be very strong as they get most of their energy from the sun. They are extremely effienct at converting the tiny bits of nutrients they collect into energy to live upon. They need both light and nutrients to thrive, the light gives the zooanthid algea that lives within the nenny enough energy to break down the particles of food it needs to feed itself. If any of these 3 requirements deteriorate then the anemone will begin to suffer. Very little is still known about these cretures and what makes it so sad is that fish shops sell these highly specialised inverts to people without concern for their welbing or the persons ability to take care of such an animal. Money is made and this is why they will still get ripped out of the oceans in huge numbers and why so many will die and never ever make it more than 1 month furhter into their lives. even less will make it to a year.. and when we consider how many will make 20 years? not many at all.. and even then this is only the equivilant of a newborn baby in their own natural lifespans.
Dont get me wrong, im not having a dig at anyone who has one or wants to own one. But i do want to make people more aware before they make a such a purchase. I have owned an anemone myself and eventually gave it back to the shop due the problems it caused me and the tank.. And even now, i think that if i wnet to a shop and found a nenny that was in poor shape, my instinct would be to try and save it.. this in due course means the shop gets more money and orders more nennys.. a viscious circle i guess
) Anyone who reads this please all i ask is that you be aware of the needs for these creatures before you buy.
Cheers for listening... um reading
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