Things You Wish You Never Bought

mastergunsg · #1 03-05-2008, 08:11 PM

I bought a purple tube anemone about 6 months ago. When i first got it I dug a depression in the sand and placed him into it and covered it over with sand I then placed a rock on either side of it to make a "cave" so he cannot move around the tank. When fully extended his tentacles can reach about a 6-7 inch radius. I did understand that it could sting and kill corals and possibly kill fish but so far I have lost nothing.. I turn off my water flow when feeding the fish and target the anemone with food, he readily takes flake food, arcti pods, brine shrimp etc and is amazing to watch when feeding. So far I am happy with my purchase because he is a beautiful addition to my tank.

tang daddy · #2 03-05-2008, 08:24 PM

For me it was a file fish not knowing they eat sps, before that it was a purple dotty before that a coral beauty after all those a striped rabbit fish that went apeshiets on my zoas and donuts sigh.

Live and learn..... If the whip of death reigned havoc on your reef why not get rid of it sometimes it's better to remove 1 thing than letting it stay to kill off many things IMO.

Whatigot · #3 03-05-2008, 08:30 PM

sometimes i think I do too much research before I buy anything...

I would say though that I'd never by compact fluorescents again and wish I'd just gone with MH from the word go.

BC564 · #4 03-05-2008, 08:33 PM

I do alot of research before I buy things too...except this one time...I took the LFS opinion and well....wish I hadnt. Now I research the living things too....as well as equipment, supplements, food etc..

Whatigot · #5 03-05-2008, 08:37 PM

haha...
I'm sure that like me, a lot of the members here enjoy the research as much as the application.

Pier Pressure · #6 03-05-2008, 08:55 PM

It took me a while to catch on that it was the tube anemone killing the corals. By the time I did and moved him away from the corals - the damage had already been done. As stated now he is in his happy spot and leaving everything alone.

Lets just say he is on his last chance. He is so very pretty and I have become attached to him. After all he is only doing what nature intended. My stupid - not his.

Snappy · #7 03-05-2008, 09:13 PM

I wish I never bought damsels.

BC564 · #8 03-05-2008, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Pier Pressure

It took me a while to catch on that it was the tube anemone killing the corals. By the time I did and moved him away from the corals - the damage had already been done. As stated now he is in his happy spot and leaving everything alone.

Lets just say he is on his last chance. He is so very pretty and I have become attached to him. After all he is only doing what nature intended. My stupid - not his.

If the last chance is blown....I can always put him in the other corner of my death tank.....

Skimmer Juice · #9 03-05-2008, 10:18 PM

When we first set up our tank,the older fellow at Riverfront sold us an AIPTASIA for $6.00. Way to get taken advantage of. This is also a great way to build up your business.That tube anemone needs sand,we had ours barried under about 8 inches.We feed ours shrimp,krill etc,every 3 or 4 days. The one we had was purple with a lime green center,it was beautiful,got to big for our 125 gallon tank.

Phanman · #10 03-05-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by stinky

When we first set up our tank,the older fellow at Riverfront sold us an AIPTASIA for $6.00.

lol sorry i couldnt help but laugh a little. That is seriously horrible thou... I would have been sooo ****ed.