Preparing tank for haddoni?

unbreakable · 03/02/2010, 04:18 PM

I have a 75g and am getting a striped haddoni anemone from my lfs for my saddlebacks. I've been hoping these two would pair up already, but the little male likes to swim on his own away from the big female. The female has tried luring him to her side to her zoanthids but he doesnt care-- hoping this brings them together, if not, at least the female will be better off in it than the zoanthids. I have some fish who are nosy and clumsy.. will they be goners or will they avoid the anemone (bangai, flame hawk, wrasse, tang)?

what do i need to do in order for it to stay on the sand?

unbreakable · 03/02/2010, 07:51 PM

well good news is the male was excited when he saw it, he didnt know what to do so he swam over to the female and kept trying to get her attention. when she followed him she got excited too.. so now theyre all over the place. he still doesnt want to leave the brain coral hes been in though. theyre not in the anemone yet, just checking it out

Toddrtrex · 03/02/2010, 09:24 PM

One thing that has always caused my Haddonis to move was too much flow. If the oral disc is being lifted up over 50% of the time, you have too much flow.

unbreakable · 03/03/2010, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Toddrtrex

One thing that has always caused my Haddonis to move was too much flow. If the oral disc is being lifted up over 50% of the time, you have too much flow.

it looks like that might be the case, but hes stuck against the bottom glass on the back where my overflow is. hes in between the glass/overflow box and live rock

Toddrtrex · 03/03/2010, 12:56 PM

Do you have a sandbed?

unbreakable · 03/04/2010, 08:05 AM

i've got 3 to 4 inches of sand, hes in the back where i placed it and hasnt moved. it's a lot larger than i thought when it's expanded. So far ALL of the fish are avoiding it

03/02/2010, 04:18 PM	#1
unbreakable D: Join Date: May 2007 Location: ? Posts: 3,019	Preparing tank for haddoni? I have a 75g and am getting a striped haddoni anemone from my lfs for my saddlebacks. I've been hoping these two would pair up already, but the little male likes to swim on his own away from the big female. The female has tried luring him to her side to her zoanthids but he doesnt care-- hoping this brings them together, if not, at least the female will be better off in it than the zoanthids. I have some fish who are nosy and clumsy.. will they be goners or will they avoid the anemone (bangai, flame hawk, wrasse, tang)? what do i need to do in order for it to stay on the sand? __________________ INTERNET= Serious Business!

03/02/2010, 07:51 PM	#2
unbreakable D: Join Date: May 2007 Location: ? Posts: 3,019	well good news is the male was excited when he saw it, he didnt know what to do so he swam over to the female and kept trying to get her attention. when she followed him she got excited too.. so now theyre all over the place. he still doesnt want to leave the brain coral hes been in though. theyre not in the anemone yet, just checking it out __________________ INTERNET= Serious Business!

03/02/2010, 09:24 PM	#3
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 22,727	One thing that has always caused my Haddonis to move was too much flow. If the oral disc is being lifted up over 50% of the time, you have too much flow. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 75g reef, 65g reef and 40 breeder

03/03/2010, 12:56 PM	#5
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 22,727	Do you have a sandbed? __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 75g reef, 65g reef and 40 breeder

03/04/2010, 08:05 AM	#6
unbreakable D: Join Date: May 2007 Location: ? Posts: 3,019	i've got 3 to 4 inches of sand, hes in the back where i placed it and hasnt moved. it's a lot larger than i thought when it's expanded. So far ALL of the fish are avoiding it __________________ INTERNET= Serious Business!