Tube Anemone addiction - Page 4

slapshot · 11/18/2011, 10:33 AM

Probably feels safe with him overhead. What better protection is there. Although, live by the sword.....

suta4242 · 11/20/2011, 10:38 PM

So have any of you had a problem losing fish to these guys?

Would like to try them with a small group of ventralis anthias in a shallow 3 x 2. The anthias chase food in the water column...guess I am trying to find out how likely it would be that one would land in the nem during all the excitement????

Finally, a number of you have said the anemone, when open, is about 8".... is that the maximum length of the tentacles or is that the diameter of the crown?

thanks for your time!

slapshot · 11/21/2011, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suta4242

So have any of you had a problem losing fish to these guys?

Would like to try them with a small group of ventralis anthias in a shallow 3 x 2. The anthias chase food in the water column...guess I am trying to find out how likely it would be that one would land in the nem during all the excitement????

Finally, a number of you have said the anemone, when open, is about 8".... is that the maximum length of the tentacles or is that the diameter of the crown?

thanks for your time!

I never have and I have had one for several years on and off. I have seen one sting a fish that swam into it but that was at a store and they were chasing the fish. The fish eating is largely a myth but like any anemone, if a sick or injured fish wondered into it I'm sure he would become dinner. I have 3 bartletts and have never had a problem. I love those anthias! Make sure you start a thread, please!!!!

8 inches it the tentacles. The crown is about an inch and a half.

Hens4Fish · 11/21/2011, 07:58 AM

Agree with slapshot. I now have 6 of them in a garden, and never seen a fish get eaten or caught. If a fish swims into it, they get stung and swim away...like a bee sting for us. They wont eat fish. And the tenacles are that long, not the crown. Super hardy creatures that are very colorful.

slapshot · 11/21/2011, 08:24 AM

Hen, how's that blue one of yours doing? Your garden inspires me. I need a blue one now to complete my garden:

shanebc21 · 03/01/2014, 07:09 PM

Heres mine. Not as nice as those hot pinks but I like it.

GoingPostal · 03/02/2014, 04:57 PM

That blue one is just awesome. I am still considering getting one of these, just picked a tall tank and thinking about how nice it would be for one.

Jessie2406 · 01/22/2017, 07:51 PM

I know no one has posted I'm years but I'd like to restart this thread photos are hard to get with my phone but it is dark purple with green spots on it's tentacles

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jeff1733 · 04/27/2018, 10:42 AM

I bot one yesterday and buried it’s foot it in the sand. It worked it’s way out I thought it was going to move. Went to bed and it was still the same spot this morning. do they move much? Will it probably bury itself again in the sand?

Hens4Fish · 04/27/2018, 11:17 AM

They do not move like a regular anemone. They will stay where you put them unless the water quality is so bad they shed their tube. But that’s water that even fish can’t survive in. Put it where you want and enjoy.

11/20/2011, 10:38 PM	#77
suta4242 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: sydney, australia Posts: 634	So have any of you had a problem losing fish to these guys? Would like to try them with a small group of ventralis anthias in a shallow 3 x 2. The anthias chase food in the water column...guess I am trying to find out how likely it would be that one would land in the nem during all the excitement???? Finally, a number of you have said the anemone, when open, is about 8".... is that the maximum length of the tentacles or is that the diameter of the crown? thanks for your time! Last edited by suta4242; 11/20/2011 at 10:41 PM. Reason: typo

11/21/2011, 08:24 AM	#80
slapshot Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan Posts: 1,791	Hen, how's that blue one of yours doing? Your garden inspires me. I need a blue one now to complete my garden: Last edited by slapshot; 11/21/2011 at 08:48 AM.

03/02/2014, 04:57 PM	#82
GoingPostal Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,517	That blue one is just awesome. I am still considering getting one of these, just picked a tall tank and thinking about how nice it would be for one. __________________ Most people don't realize that large pieces of coral, which have been painted brown and attached to the skull by common wood screws, can make a child look like a deer. *Jack Handey

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11/18/2011, 10:33 AM	#76
slapshot Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan Posts: 1,791	Probably feels safe with him overhead. What better protection is there. Although, live by the sword.....

11/21/2011, 07:58 AM	#79
Hens4Fish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 1,297	Agree with slapshot. I now have 6 of them in a garden, and never seen a fish get eaten or caught. If a fish swims into it, they get stung and swim away...like a bee sting for us. They wont eat fish. And the tenacles are that long, not the crown. Super hardy creatures that are very colorful.

03/01/2014, 07:09 PM	#81
shanebc21 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Honesdale, PA. Posts: 331	Heres mine. Not as nice as those hot pinks but I like it.

01/22/2017, 07:51 PM	#83
Jessie2406 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 103	I know no one has posted I'm years but I'd like to restart this thread photos are hard to get with my phone but it is dark purple with green spots on it's tentacles Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

04/27/2018, 10:42 AM	#84
jeff1733 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 27	I bot one yesterday and buried it’s foot it in the sand. It worked it’s way out I thought it was going to move. Went to bed and it was still the same spot this morning. do they move much? Will it probably bury itself again in the sand?

04/27/2018, 11:17 AM	#85
Hens4Fish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 1,297	They do not move like a regular anemone. They will stay where you put them unless the water quality is so bad they shed their tube. But that’s water that even fish can’t survive in. Put it where you want and enjoy.