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Old 10-03-2008, 11:38 AM
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tube anemones are not meant to be in the display, they should be in there own separate environment. While they are filter feeders, anything that touches them is considered a meal.
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Old 10-03-2008, 01:20 PM
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my tube anemone wont even eat a half inch piece of shrimp only mysis or brine.
do you have a pic of yours mine is the orange with green centre about 7 inch reach at night.
it is the messiest eater in the tank. the only place i get cyano is a 6" circle around the nem

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Old 10-03-2008, 02:24 PM
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My tube anenome ate 3 fish n a week before I could actually get home to get him out of there.....he now has his own tank c/w 3 chocolate chips and a gorilla crab.... this tank is also my dead fish receptacle....thankfully it doesnt get used to much for that...
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Here are my 4 tube anemones in my dsb in the sump.


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Old 10-04-2008, 07:21 AM
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i can't believe a tube anemone eat your dwaft lionfish, sorry for your lost, i love lionfih fish so beautiful! i used to have a dwarf one years ago and i loved it.
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My puffer ate a tube anenome once.

Sorry for your loss
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Tube anemone as killers/hunters of fish is an Urban Myth.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...004/invert.htm
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Old 10-06-2008, 12:26 AM
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My Carpet ate my powder blue last night...witnessed it...No video tho...
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