Anenomes dying

[Samw]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Sam, given that most people post successes and keep quite about failures, I'm not sure we can use that as accurate. .

I would say people in general report negative things more frequently than positive things. You seldomly hear from a happy camper. But you sure hear it when something is broken. People who sell livestock and have the most at stake have said the same things as me but they are often brushed off as having a conflict of interest. To me, they are a good source of info because they deal with livestock every day and they hear from customers more than anyone else. If they do something stupid to jeopardize their livestock, it could cost them a lot of money in dead livestock.

10/10 of my goldfish have died within 2 years. Its easy to believe more than 9/10 tangs and more than 9/10 anemones will die within 2 years. Outside Canreef, I know only a few people with saltwater tanks and from what they tell me, no one has kept anything more than 2 years. People on Canreef generally have a higher success than the average reef keeper who aren't online.