cornstar Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hi Guys I would just like to share some pics of my new Anemone, it is a Heteractis crispa ( often confused with a Heteractis magnifica). My two Perculas love it! Cheers Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 My lord that thing is ginormous! Link to comment
Kogut Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 Wow. Wherever did you find such an amazing thing? Link to comment
Cesar Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 FREAKING HUGE. That's too big dude. Haha, You better pray that the thing is satisfied there and not ever move. That thing is awsome looking but damn. Hahaha. I would get something like that for like my 60 gallon FOWLR tank. Link to comment
cornstar Posted December 20, 2004 Author Share Posted December 20, 2004 Huge i know. haha. Where i am in Western Australia, there is a barrier reef about 5 hours north, this is where the LFS can get all this cool stuff. I got this bad boy for A$99 (about $75 US). This species, if happy, will tend not to walk too much. Link to comment
ozadars Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 I believe Heteractis crispa should have longer tentacles as they are the host anemones with longest tentacles. This anemone might be H. malu or aurora Link to comment
cornstar Posted December 21, 2004 Author Share Posted December 21, 2004 mmmmm... The LFS i got it from are usually good with their IDs but i am always open to suggestions... Anyone else agree? Link to comment
SaltyDawg Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Looks like a "Crispa" to me? Just newly aclimating is all. I bet in a few weeks its tenticles will be longer. Link to comment
DarkXerox Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Thats pretty awesome no matter what species it is! That is gonna look great if it stays in that corner there too. Link to comment
Kelpie Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Too bad it was collected from the wild. I've heard they can live for hundreds of years in the wild but usually only a few in captivity. Moreover juveniles are less and less common in the wild. Link to comment
cornstar Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 I hate to break this to you be nearly every marine species that we attempt to keep lives longer and grows larger in the wild. Those types of anemones are very common and abundant off the shores of Western Australia. Link to comment
Jade5051 Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 I understand that alot of our pets for our reef tanks are wild caught. IMHO you should not directly support companies that catch things in the wild. Wild caught is a big NO NO in my book. I avoid all species that are wild caught not because of fear of dieases but because of the concept. The damage we inflict on our enviroment is overwelming. The last thing we need to do is take more things away from it. Please, when it is available, try to get you pets "tank raised" even if they cost more. Oh yeah, that anemone looks great. It's huge. Are you concerned about the anemone running over corals? Won't the anemone sting near by corals? Has anyone observed this behavior of anemone vs. coral? Link to comment
Kelpie Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 It is a beautiful animal cornstar. I hope you can care for it well and enjoy it a long time. Link to comment
cornstar Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 Cheers Kelpie. I take my marine aquarium very seriously and do my best to ensure the water is "perfect" and that i provide the best conditions and requirements for each of my specimens. P. Link to comment
Poseidon Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 its a dead anemonee , simply she doesn't know it yet Link to comment
mik Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 its a dead anemonee , simply she doesn't know it yet ??? Link to comment
Kogut Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Wow, poseidon... Quite the optimist... :| I think it will do great in your tank, cornstar. Probably eats like a pig, though. Link to comment
SaltyDawg Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Peseidon: I know of three anemones off hand, that have been in captivity in the same tank formore than 12 years. One of which can be seen at Monford Aquariums on display on Colraine Avenue for any other Cincinnati reefers on here. (incase there is doubt you can go and see and ask about it for your self ) Every marine specimen taken from our oceans have a reduced life span of more than 50 percent in captivity. This is the ruel of the game we play when we chose to keep them in captivity. But we also have programs inplace as we speak to replenish certain species which dont propogate in the wild as often or as regular as others do. Aside from the raping of the reef for LR there is no way we could ever deplete the ocean of wild ocean life by collecting specimens with such strick and highly enforce guidlines to follow. ( Excluding natural disasters and pollution ofcourse) To make a long story short, how in the hell can you be on a marine REEF KEEPING website, own a reef your self, and be preaching about the depletion of animal life forms in the ocean? Hipo- what????????? LOL!!!!!!1 Link to comment
cornstar Posted January 23, 2005 Author Share Posted January 23, 2005 Thanks for the support Kogut and SaltyDawg The anemone is doing really well, it eats a whole shrimp or small whitebait every secend day. I have received a bit of flack from people here at Nano Reef for having this specimen. I have a question for any of you guys living America. Are most the corals in the LFS over there tank raised from propagation and fraging? It is a genuine question, as this is the impression i get from people like Kelpie, Jade5051 and Poseidon. Link to comment
Travis Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 I try to buy Aquacultured corals as much as I can. Infact, i just bought a FRAG of a Monti from my LFS's Display Reef. But there are corals that where wild caught and I will consider buying them if there is no Aquacultured corals available or if the aquacultured corals are just plain uggly I guess the reason I buy aquacultured is because it won't promote the takeing of corals from beautiful reefs Link to comment
thebrian Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Does the anemone look any different now? Has it stayed put or moved around? That's 1 sweet anemone. ~Brian Link to comment
cornstar Posted January 23, 2005 Author Share Posted January 23, 2005 Cheers He was walking around a little bit when i got him but he has attached himself to the back of the tank and is happy there. I keep him well fed so that he does'nt go looking for a better home . If he went walking during the night he would cover most my other corals! It has not moved for over a month now. Not the best pic, i was taken about an 2 hours after feeding so he is still a little contracted. P. Link to comment
Cesar Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 Originally posted by cornstar If he went walking during the night he would cover most my other corals! See that would worry me too much. Link to comment
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