How Much Is Too Much Anemone?

[survivor]

Hey everyone,

First off I'd like to say thanks to everyone for the advice on getting my tank setup and running. I would've already throw my fish in the tank and would've been scratching my head wondering why they went belly up. Things appearing to be going well and according to plan. My ammonia levels are starting to drop, bacteria is growing which also tells me I need to add liquid ammonia.

On the live rock I have in the tank, there are approx 10 anemone plants growing on the rock. They range in sizes from a few mm to about an inch. They keep moving all over the rock which is fine. RE my title, how much is to much anemone? I'm not an expert but I'm pretty sure the anemone feed off the bacteria in the tank right? Obviously once I run out of bacteria in the tank to sustain the anemone, they'd die off right? Something I don't want. So at what point should I start getting rid of anemone in the tank and how many should I have in the tank?

Thanks - hope that wasn't too confusing.

Jason

 

[rabbut]

Hi Jason and to TFF

This is a marine tank right?

What type of Anemomy do you have?

What have you got in the tank ATM, equipment and livestock wise?

What are you adding/planning to add/thinking about adding, to the tank, chemical wise and livestock wise?

This section is predominantly freshwater, so you are unlikely to get many replies to the thread here if it is marine The mods will be along to move it into a section where you get more marine traffic soon I suspect This said, you need to be validated to post in the marine section I believe, so you need to get your validation e-mail re-sent if you haven't recived it to complete your validation before you can get more specialist help

All the best
Rabbut

 

[Colin_T]

Anemones are simple animals that have a symbiotic algae living in their cells. The algae uses light to produce food for the anemone. The anemones also have tentacles with stinging cells in the end tips. The stinging cells are called nematocysts and are discharged into things when something touches the end of the tentacle. The tentacles will often catch small fish and shrimp that brush past them. Anemones can be fed on small pieces of meat (like raw prawn and fish) every few days.

Depending on what species of anemone they are will determine how big they get. Some species are small and don't get any bigger than an inch or so, other species can get to several feet in diameter. A photo can help identify the organism but if they are small they can be difficult to id.

 

[survivor]

Hi Jason and to TFF

This is a marine tank right?

What type of Anemomy do you have?

What have you got in the tank ATM, equipment and livestock wise?

What are you adding/planning to add/thinking about adding, to the tank, chemical wise and livestock wise?

This section is predominantly freshwater, so you are unlikely to get many replies to the thread here if it is marine The mods will be along to move it into a section where you get more marine traffic soon I suspect This said, you need to be validated to post in the marine section I believe, so you need to get your validation e-mail re-sent if you haven't recived it to complete your validation before you can get more specialist help

All the best
Rabbut

Thanks for the Welcome Rabbut.

Yes it is a Marine Tank and the anemome could be either Snakelocks Anemone or something that looks very similar.

At the moment I have 15lbs of live rock, crushed rock for a substrate, and two 20gl filters with an added filter on one. For chemicals I will soon be adding ammonia to feed the bacteria during the fishless cycling phase.

For plants and animals, I plan on adding two clowns, two cleaner shrimp, maybe a EmeraldCrab or two and a feather duster. As for other fish, I haven't thought about it yet.

Thanks,


jason

 

[humpy_the_humphead_wrasse]

uhh sure their anemone's? just read this and thinking maybe its somehting else u got?

anemone in an uncycled tank would be freaking out right? maybe its something else and im taking it as anemone. they'd be moving round because theres either no flow in the water + a reaction to the water possibly???

 

[JJ1234567]

Glass anemomes anyone? Most likely these are "pests" Joes juice takes care of them.

 

[shibby]

glass or aiptasia anemones is what they probably are, very common hitchhikers, i would try and eradicate them asap before they spread too quickly.

anything acidic will do, vinegar, lemon juice, joes juice even boiling water. grab a syringe and blast them