ugh, those last two make me all

Thanks Prof!



watchu suckin up for??



time to get a chiller?

meh, if I can't find a way around the cyano issues in my NW9 I'll pop a chiller on that, lol.

Pfffft, like I'll get anything out of you. Can't even pry any minis from your grubby little hands.

qft

Great shots D!!

C'mon give poor lanlan a nem. Ya know ya wub her.

Hey, dshnarw...
A reader of this month's coldwater article in advancedaquarist.com questioned (in the comment section) the identification of the stripey anemone (image #22, I think) as A. equina. Was I wrong-- was this the name the retailer used?
Thanks...

Hey Ken, I presume...

Drs. Foster & Smith labeled it as A. equina, and I had stuck to that. Based on the verrucae, I doubt it's the correct naming, and is more likely one of the Phym- species (Phymactis, Phymanthea). I assume it came in with the DFS shipment of equina from Africa as I also got a definite A. equina at the same time, but nailing down an exact species has eluded me.

I knew someone would have to challenge at least one ID. Finding the location of origin will hopefully eliminate some choices.

lol, yeah...not surprised at all, especially with my stuff. i'm not an expert by any means on cw livestock, and all my stuff is of suspect origin, except the strawberries of course.

Beadlet brooding again:



For size ref, half a tic tac is about the right size.

Anyone know if they only make one baby at a time, or do I just need to feed more?

The more you post, the more they grow.
We miss ya Bub, Happy New Year.

I like the nems!

Do you have a FTS available pretty please ?

lol. I'll be around a bit more Weets

HNY to you too




Thanks! You can find a new one here: http://www.wamas.org/forums/index.php?autocom=totm
Sorry about the goofy people in front of it...they make us do that

Omigosh, it's so cute.
I seriously need to clean up my cw tank.. it's messy.
Congrats on the TOTM.

Wow, Daniel posted!

Nice to hear from ya D!

Grats on TOTM and Happy New Year to you guys!

...such a cute couple

Beautiful shots as always.

lol...now I just need to figure out how to get it to spit them out faster...

you should have seen all the algae I pulled out of that thing for the TOTM shoot. I had a piece of hair algae a foot long in there. Thanks Lani



Hey Richie Thanks and HNY!

Tank looks great! Congrats on getting TOTM! I need to get some more nems so I can compete with yours haha

Thanks! Your tank is much fuller than mine though, from what I remember of your tank thread.

Baby nem is cute.

Happy new year - I'm so happy to see this thread back!

And also - I've been having algae problems too. I've left the lights off for the past two months, which has fixed the problem, but makes it difficult to see my fish. I think I'll start back up with a 2 hour photoperiod and see how it goes.

HNY! Not much to talk about with this thing...except for the baby and some algae, not much has changed.

Did yours ever decide to brood? I'm trying to figure out what exactly I'm doing (or not doing) that's causing them to actually put the effort in, but not a lot of info out there about what gets them to do it.

At this point, I think it's time to add a skimmer to the system...just too much food, even though I don't feed nearly as much as maybe Weast would suggest.

Mine has never made babies, but it's soo much happier ever since I stopped lighting the tank. Yeah - skimmer is probably a good idea. I've resorted to feeding every other day! My anemones hate me.

yeah, my tank only gets indirect light from the sun and then light from the floor lamp at night. everything opens up better with minimal light.

i dunno about the other species, but the beadlets don't seem to mind less frequent feeding much, except that they open up longer with more food.

Yeah, the strawberries seem fine with it too, but they don't grow at all. I guess it's enough to sustain them, but not enough for them to reproduce.

Yeah, I haven't seen much growth in mine either with reduced feedings. I do find them in new places though. They're pretty well established all over the tank as single polyps or small groups, just need to find a way to get them to grow faster.

Same problem with the beadlet babies...they live, but they grow REALLY slowly. The oldest one is hardly the size of a strawberry now.

I think you need to feed them like, 5x a day to see any growth. Maybe someday I'll have a tank that has enough filtration for that much food.

I have been tempted to get a skimmer...I run my lights for the macro and feed basically daily...its just a matter of time...

i dunno, i think there's something else at work. there's no way that even just feeding them daily shouldn't be more than sufficient for decent growth. even without photosynthesis, their metabolisms are slowed tremendously by the temperature...it should even out.

Yeah, but I mean I think I am going to start having algae problems soon enough...

those beadlets make me want to join the cold water club...nice tank

i had one that made one baby


THEN DIED.

o hai there!

thats no good. not a trend though - one of the others made a baby and its still kickin a year later.

You just saw those now? You buyin em? I was disappointed last time when shipping cost 30 dollars for a 40 dollar anemone... But I think you should buy them, so we can see them in your tank! Or this:


http://liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDispl...&ddid=73316

or this


http://liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDispl...&ddid=73437

the last two have been on there for quite a while, but the top one was put up today. was waiting for a third or something else we wanted (and could afford) to pop up before we bought since shipping is so expensive for just one. so i got all three as soon as the last one went up. on the bright side, all 3 were listed at the sale price.

those butterflies are NICE. I think you should send me the money to buy them, so we can see them in my tank!

Better idea: you send me money for

-a new tank
-a larger chiller
-the butterflies

and then we see them in my new tank!





just saying....

me being unemployed = you shouldn't hold your breath

Bahahaha

OMG get a job already, We are tired of having to pay for you.

I think I'm the only one paying for him. lol

don't you need to go pick up some poo?

Nope,

living with parents ftw. D, you're not too old for that, are you?

don't think my wife would approve of that

Perhaps, perhaps...

In other news - my mom is headed out to Bethesda sometime this spring, and she said she "might consider" taking Jim with her in her suitcase for you guys. Safer than shipping (and more sporting!) imo.

First class for the fishey!! That would be great if she decides to. We'd be glad to meet her somewhere.

http://suedalyproductions.com/images/Marin...%20wall%204.JPG

*wishes tank looked like THAT*

Holy crap... dats a lotta nems.

ooom.

it's like.... my dreams.