The Travelling Anenomes

I have two Tulip anenomes in my tank and a few nights ago one of them up and disappeared on me. I figured I'd never see him again until the lights came on this morning and I spotted him in a field of green zoos so I snapped a picture.

Enjoy!

NIce pic

Anemones

Is it stinging your zoos?

So far he's not bothering the zoos at all, although those green garden variety zoos seem to be able to withstand about anything.

Hopefully he'll stay put for a while.

That's a good thing.

Isn't that a majano?

Originally posted by john76

Isn't that a majano?

No, it's not a majano. I have had two people who live in the area and own and operate their own LFS ID this for me because I was curious myself. One of them had a majano for me to see.

They were both in agreement, this is clearly not.

I like that pic, your anemone probably finds comfort within your corals because of all the crevices that it can attach itself to...it happens

I've heard everyone preach "No anemones in your nano!!" Now Jeff's doing it? What gives? Are tulips hardier and less prone to crashing? Love anemones and I'd like to throw one in the ten, but everyone (rightfully for most anemones) advises against it. Know you upgraded to a 20g, you just gambling or are these guys safe to keep?

They're pretty hardy, even as hardy as majano's some would say, just prettier and less invasive.

The tulips are very small and haven't given me any trouble at all over the several months I've had them. I also have some mini-carpet anenomes and aside from them stinging me (they are more sticky than fly paper), they are model reef citizens and haven't bothered anything else in my tank at all. I have had the mini-carpets split twice on me and instead of two I have four but again, no trouble. I think size has a whole lot to do with it .

Here's the mini-carpet (more specifically the Stichodactyla Tapetum anemone):

How can I tell the difference between tulips and majanos? Take a look at this pic from my tank. Sorry about the quality.

Any tips on how to get these guys off the rocks? I have quite a few that need some relocating to more visible areas of the tank/for trading.

What about rubbing the foot with ice cubes or aiming a power head at the foot to get them to detach

I gotta say, I'm in love with those tulips. They look like the best idea for people who want anemones in small tanks.

These, and "Flower" anemones (liveaquaria, or etropicals has them) look to be the best bet for me. lol

-Sumbel