want anemone

jav'sreef · 05-18-2006, 11:19 AM

i went to the lfs and saw a green BTA that looked really nice at a good price ...yesterday i went back to get the anemone and it didnt look the same ...here are some pics

P.S. what is this its really colorful and the lfs said its esy to keep

Snelly40 · 05-18-2006, 11:25 AM

The top is a BTA (Bubble tip anemone) and the bottom is a sun coral (Tubastrea faulkneri). yellow polyps will come out of the openings. Great looking coral.
-J

jav'sreef · 05-18-2006, 11:29 AM

great thank for the id on the sun polyps ....are they easy to care for ? does the anemone look ok ?

blue_eyes53813 · 05-18-2006, 11:35 AM

The anemone may just be reacting to the transfer and water change at the lfs. They need to be acclimated very slow(drip acclimate is best). Need ALOT of light . How much lighting and what spectrum do you have?

The sun coral is kinda easy, but time consuming for the owner. They need to be fed. They dont live on lighting. They mostly open at night. To feed them and get them to open they need to be spot fed once or twice a week. If you dont feed them ,they will die a slow death. I will post pictures of my sun coral being fed. I made a cap for it out of the bottom of a 2 liter pop bottle. I cut a whole in the plastic and I shoot food onto the sun coral.

R.yumaDaddy? · 05-18-2006, 11:35 AM

Sun polyps IMO are a pain in the a$$ to feed and not worth the time, but thats just my opinion. Not sure about the anemone, but it doesn't look at its best.

Snelly40 · 05-18-2006, 11:36 AM

i think the anemone looks good, they do spread out like that.
I dont have a sun coral, however i have heard they are not too bad to care for. I have heard they should be kept out of lighting that is too strong and lower in the tank.

jav'sreef · 05-18-2006, 11:43 AM

the anemone would be going into a 29 gallon with 130 watts of PC lighting (9 hrs a day due to algae prob) is this enough light for it if i place it near the top of my LR

blue_eyes53813 · 05-18-2006, 11:46 AM

Here is another thread on sun corals and pictures,

Important (sun coral question)

I really think the anemone would suffer under those lights... Sorry.

Witfull · 05-18-2006, 11:51 AM

not enough light for an anemone

roadrunner1659 · 05-18-2006, 11:53 AM

blue eyes, i just looked at your link and i have read of people doing that for feeding the sun coral...i was wondering though, is there a hole somewhere in the cup to allow you to squirt in the food? and also are there any other holes for small amount of flow or no?

Thanks!

blue_eyes53813 · 05-18-2006, 11:57 AM

Yes actually there are several wholes about the size of the turkey baster end to squirt food in. I usually took it off after about 20-30 minutes to let other fish consume the left overs.

Witfull · 05-18-2006, 11:58 AM

i cut the bottle in half...used the top half....

punched holes in the bottom circumference,,,,

then squirted the food into the twist off cap part,,,worked good enough to revive a half orange/half black to life and resell it....but it was a painin tha @$$,,,,i wont keep them again

roadrunner1659 · 05-18-2006, 12:51 PM

really dave...was it a pain b/c it was alot of work to save them or just in general? jav's reef your anemone looks cool...i wish i had enough light to get one myself! good luck with it!

Vanquish · 05-18-2006, 12:53 PM

About sun corals not opening under strong lights is a myth, the same why as why many corals have their tentacles fully extended at night is because a sun coral opens up only when there's food.... or it when it senses food in its surrounding...

If you're patient enough, take time to train sun corals to open up when the lights are on by using a transparent plastic bottle cut into half and inverted. so that the original bottle opening faces up and pump food into the water inside the bottle.

When the sun coral detects food in its surrounding, it would open up, this might take several days and keep doing till the open up instantly when there's food in the water column....

Den have the sun coral placed in a position whereby it recieves flow, so that when you feed foods like cyclopeeze, it gets carried to the sun coral...

Walahhh... you now have a sun coral that opens up big under the lights...

Still, its recommended that you target feed them individually (every polyp) as that would ensure their long term survivability and health...

Charlie97L · 05-18-2006, 12:59 PM

isn't there another normal polyp coral taht looks very similar to the sun coral but is much easier to care for?

05-18-2006, 11:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
jav'sreef Midas Blenny Join Date: May 2006 Location: DUBLIN CA Posts: 118 View Gallery Karma Komment	want anemone i went to the lfs and saw a green BTA that looked really nice at a good price ...yesterday i went back to get the anemone and it didnt look the same ...here are some pics P.S. what is this its really colorful and the lfs said its esy to keep

05-18-2006, 11:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,376 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: want anemone The top is a BTA (Bubble tip anemone) and the bottom is a sun coral (Tubastrea faulkneri). yellow polyps will come out of the openings. Great looking coral. -J __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

05-18-2006, 11:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
jav'sreef Midas Blenny Join Date: May 2006 Location: DUBLIN CA Posts: 118 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: want anemone great thank for the id on the sun polyps ....are they easy to care for ? does the anemone look ok ?

05-18-2006, 11:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,097 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: want anemone The anemone may just be reacting to the transfer and water change at the lfs. They need to be acclimated very slow(drip acclimate is best). Need ALOT of light . How much lighting and what spectrum do you have? The sun coral is kinda easy, but time consuming for the owner. They need to be fed. They dont live on lighting. They mostly open at night. To feed them and get them to open they need to be spot fed once or twice a week. If you dont feed them ,they will die a slow death. I will post pictures of my sun coral being fed. I made a cap for it out of the bottom of a 2 liter pop bottle. I cut a whole in the plastic and I shoot food onto the sun coral. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

05-18-2006, 11:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
R.yumaDaddy? Torch coral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Easton, PA Posts: 513 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: want anemone Sun polyps IMO are a pain in the a$$ to feed and not worth the time, but thats just my opinion. Not sure about the anemone, but it doesn't look at its best. __________________ The early bird gets the worm, but what about the early worm?

05-18-2006, 11:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,376 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: want anemone i think the anemone looks good, they do spread out like that. I dont have a sun coral, however i have heard they are not too bad to care for. I have heard they should be kept out of lighting that is too strong and lower in the tank. __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

05-18-2006, 11:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
jav'sreef Midas Blenny Join Date: May 2006 Location: DUBLIN CA Posts: 118 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: want anemone the anemone would be going into a 29 gallon with 130 watts of PC lighting (9 hrs a day due to algae prob) is this enough light for it if i place it near the top of my LR

05-18-2006, 11:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,097 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: want anemone Here is another thread on sun corals and pictures, Important (sun coral question) I really think the anemone would suffer under those lights... Sorry. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html Last edited by blue_eyes53813 : 05-18-2006 at 11:47 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

05-18-2006, 11:53 AM	#10 (permalink)
roadrunner1659 Plate Coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Medford, NJ Posts: 734 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: want anemone blue eyes, i just looked at your link and i have read of people doing that for feeding the sun coral...i was wondering though, is there a hole somewhere in the cup to allow you to squirt in the food? and also are there any other holes for small amount of flow or no? Thanks!

05-18-2006, 11:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,097 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: want anemone Yes actually there are several wholes about the size of the turkey baster end to squirt food in. I usually took it off after about 20-30 minutes to let other fish consume the left overs. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

05-18-2006, 12:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
roadrunner1659 Plate Coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Medford, NJ Posts: 734 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: want anemone really dave...was it a pain b/c it was alot of work to save them or just in general? jav's reef your anemone looks cool...i wish i had enough light to get one myself! good luck with it!

05-18-2006, 12:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
Vanquish Neon dottyback Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 645 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: want anemone About sun corals not opening under strong lights is a myth, the same why as why many corals have their tentacles fully extended at night is because a sun coral opens up only when there's food.... or it when it senses food in its surrounding... If you're patient enough, take time to train sun corals to open up when the lights are on by using a transparent plastic bottle cut into half and inverted. so that the original bottle opening faces up and pump food into the water inside the bottle. When the sun coral detects food in its surrounding, it would open up, this might take several days and keep doing till the open up instantly when there's food in the water column.... Den have the sun coral placed in a position whereby it recieves flow, so that when you feed foods like cyclopeeze, it gets carried to the sun coral... Walahhh... you now have a sun coral that opens up big under the lights... Still, its recommended that you target feed them individually (every polyp) as that would ensure their long term survivability and health... __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My love affair with reef-gardening...

05-18-2006, 12:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
Charlie97L Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Bethesda, MD Posts: 1,288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: want anemone isn't there another normal polyp coral taht looks very similar to the sun coral but is much easier to care for? __________________ 40 Breeder, 20H Frag Aquactinics T5s, CPR Fuge, Deltec AP600, AC Jr, WavySea

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