I was at Absolutely Fish up in Clifton today and bought the coolest anemone I have ever seen. Its called a Japanese deepwater anemone and the color of it is ridiculous. I asked one of the guys in the store about it and he didn't seem like he knew to much. I brought it home and acclimated it for awhile and put it in my tank. So far it seems to be doing ok but only time will tell. I can't seem to find any information on this thing online and was wondering if anyone know anything about them in terms of their likes and dislikes..etc. Here is a picture of it. Let me know if you have any information on it. Thanks
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Japanese Deep Water Anemone
- Thread starter Mr.B
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http://reefbuilders.com/2012/01/19/halcurias-anemones/
There ya go
looks pretty similar to me. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the pic
There ya go
looks pretty similar to me. That's the first thing I thought of when I saw the pic
That does look awesome. From the link Xavier posted, the major problem I see is that it likes colder water than most people keep their tanks. I don't know what you keep yours at. My other concern and strictly opinion, not scientific, is that looking at the pic in reefbuilders it looks to me that it could become a Pest in our tanks.
Keep us posted, I am curious
Keep us posted, I am curious
Taz your concerns are valid and scientific. The waters around japan are colder and these anemones are cooler water anemones.
I also suspect they are very hungry and potent. Be careful with placing corals around. Im suprised they sold it without really knowing anything.
You shouldnt take a chance if they cant even give you any info.
Here is a good description from Live Aquaria http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+10&ddid=142835
I also suspect they are very hungry and potent. Be careful with placing corals around. Im suprised they sold it without really knowing anything.
You shouldnt take a chance if they cant even give you any info.
Here is a good description from Live Aquaria http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+10&ddid=142835
I tend to agree with ReeferNets here. While it is a cool looking specimen, that LFS shouldn't have sold it to you without making sure you had the proper setup to support this creature. Them selling something without even knowing enough about it is also not a good way to do business IMO. Furthermore, I personally wouldn't have purchased and brought something like this home without knowing how to care for it first either.
It is beautiful and now that you have it I wish you all the luck in the world. It's good that you asked about it here right away. At least now you have enough info to give it a fighting chance.
It is beautiful and now that you have it I wish you all the luck in the world. It's good that you asked about it here right away. At least now you have enough info to give it a fighting chance.
