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06-22-2006, 10:58 PM
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the one that is sick is a long tentacle anemone, the one that is well is a purple tip. the tank is a 35gal and is about a year old and has the origional lighting that came with it. He looks worse than he did this morning and I think it is too late.... which sucks!
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06-22-2006, 11:12 PM
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Original lighting, as in fluorescent light strip? If so, then you should definitely not have any corals or anemones under that lighting setup. However, if it is MH lights, after one year, it's probably time to buy a new bulb. I've kept corals & anemones in a 33g under 96w PC & 2 T5s before, but you need to be clearer about what exactly is your "original lighting."
Anthony
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06-22-2006, 11:32 PM
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Yeah a long tenticle anemone needs stong lighting for survival. Most tanks dont come with adequate lighting, you need specialized lighting
Trouble with anemones is, they look perfectly healthy, then they just die off, not much of a "slowly dieing" phase.
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06-29-2006, 05:45 PM
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You never did say what your lighting is.
Unfortunately for anemonies so many people buy them without having the lighting to keep them alive, a long tentacle anemone required metal halide lighting. Your other anemone may very well suffer the same fate if you don't upgrade your lighting.
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06-29-2006, 11:46 PM
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If that's a FTS in your avatar, then I can see your super bleached anemone. This is due to starvation and not having the proper lighting. It's very sad to see so many anemones die because people do not research the care requirements. In the end, it's another animal lost, and a chunk of change down the toilet. I strongly recommend you first research anemones and upgrade to their requirements. Otherwise, you just won't be able to keep one alive and thriving. Sorry for the loss..
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06-30-2006, 01:13 PM
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The anemone that you can see in that pic is my purple tip, and he is doing very well. He has not moved sense I put him in the tank, he spends most of the day big and full and actively grabs anything that he can get his tentacles on that isn't swimming. He is showing no signs of distress, and doing very well. However I am going to upgrade the lighting as a precaution asap.
Last edited by Angel; 06-30-2006 at 01:17 PM.
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thanks everyone! Unfortunatly the little guy didn't make it. I miss having it in the tank. He was really cool
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