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Originally Posted by aussiefishy
oh! those anemones....
something to think about is that, it is a shop, not a zoo... i totally agree that a shop should provide suitable environment for livestock, but to what extent?? proper salinity, lighting, currents, protein skimming i think,
we are not importing them to put into a tank for 5-6 years... things have to remember is the rate they are selling at, and also available space for anemones in a shop. from our experience, the amount of time each anemone in our shop is between 1-7 days. IMO, the stinging do not take long enough to harm anemones. (we have not seen anemones dying in our store in that system).. and if you ever take up diving into the tropics, anemones are somehow aggregates together as well.
something to think about
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Here is the thing ... anemones typically dont react to unsuitable environments in a really negative way for awhhile ( awile can be defined in hours or days or weeks or even months ) ... as a result if you only have them in your tanks for 1 to 7 days then who knows what adverse effects happen after they leave your care ? ... as to anemones living in a communal setting ... they are more than likely clones and of the same species ... clones will easily cohabitate with their own but react negatively with other species especially in a closed system.
So the whole point is
not to rake you over the coals for some anemones ... as Quinn has so eloquently pointed out some of the shortfalls of the industry and you have also pointed out the challenges you face and hopefully we can do whats best for everyone even if it means that we ( collectively ) have to pay a little more to ensure that these animals have a good chance at survival when they reach your stores and beyond to our marine habitats.
We look forward to improved displays and quality of selection
Cheers