green carpet Anemone - Page 2

lcstorc · 04-07-2008, 04:30 PM

One could easily fill a 65 when full grown. You also need a lot of light and a very well established tank. They are not for the beginner.

CREEPIN · 04-07-2008, 04:32 PM

so not a good idea?

lcstorc · 04-07-2008, 04:33 PM

For most tanks it is not a good idea. Woodstock has a gorgeous one and Witfull has also been successfull with them. I have a friend who has devoted a tank to his. So, it can be done but they are not for the beginner or for a small tank.

CREEPIN · 04-07-2008, 04:39 PM

thanks...

cheeks69 · 04-07-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CREEPIN

how big of a tank do you need to have to have one? i am buildin a 65 and want to kno

Well that depends, do you want a tank completely dedicated to one Anemone ? I don't remember the dimensions of the standard 65 gal but these Anemones can grow up to 3' in diameter so you need to take that into consideration.

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i think i might give it a couple of days keep an eye on it and see what happens.

The key is to have clownfish being hosted by the Anemone that way they would keep the other fish away and using moonlights so there's no accidental contact by other fish.

Snelly40 · 04-07-2008, 05:48 PM

good points everyone,
i have a green carpet too and it is the coolest thing in my tank. Feeding it always makes visitors happy and cheeks has a good point with the clowns, also carpets usually acclimate better with a host as well. I turned my flow off until it found a spot it liked and yours seems to have found one now.
I have had two chromis get eated by it but they were trying to attack my clowns and missed, was kind of funny.

I say keep it, your tank looks great and i think you are ready!!!

framerguy · 04-07-2008, 06:37 PM

I'm with you Snelly, that thing is gorgeous and I would keep it. The clown fish should do the trick I think as they can be aggressive.

cheeks69 · 04-07-2008, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Snelly40

good points everyone,
i have a green carpet too and it is the coolest thing in my tank.

Snelly do you have the carpet and the magnifica together ?

cannon-ian · 04-08-2008, 07:51 AM

well thanks for all the replies but i took it back this morning and swaped it foe a bicolour blennie fan worm and some whith mushrooms couldnot chanse loosing my tangs ive had them for about three years in from babies

BarbMazz · 04-08-2008, 08:31 AM

Thanks for sharing your story with us! You had to do what you were most comfortable with for your tank and tangs. You're a good aquarist, keeping your creatures lives as the most important thing.

I hope you'll post more pictures because your tank is wonderful! I'd love to see your new additions.

cannon-ian · 04-08-2008, 01:05 PM

found a new fish today think it came in hiding in the mushroom rock i think its some sort of dottyback but i cant get a propper look at it yet keeps hiding

Snelly40 · 04-09-2008, 08:11 PM

cheeks, i do not have both of those in the same tank, the magnifica is in my father's tank.
I have a green carpet on one side of m tank and a rbta on the other end

doomax · 05-14-2008, 10:32 PM

I have had my green carpet for almost 18 months now--he has never moved and never killed anything. He has been one of the easiest things in the tank to take care of, but he had grown to the point where I am either putting him in my other tank or trading him in soon--my tank is only 35g, but it seems to do well even now. From day one my clown has basically lived in it--even at night, he curls up inside the mouth and I always thought he was going to eat it, but never has.

04-07-2008, 04:30 PM	#16 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,412 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: green carpet Anemone One could easily fill a 65 when full grown. You also need a lot of light and a very well established tank. They are not for the beginner. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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04-07-2008, 04:33 PM	#18 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,412 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: green carpet Anemone For most tanks it is not a good idea. Woodstock has a gorgeous one and Witfull has also been successfull with them. I have a friend who has devoted a tank to his. So, it can be done but they are not for the beginner or for a small tank. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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CREEPIN Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: green carpet Anemone thanks... __________________ Bio-Cube 14gal +Oceanic Protien Skimmer +36w 50/50 +hydro 1 power head +small Heater +chaeto -filter cartridge starting my 65 build (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination.

04-07-2008, 05:48 PM	#21 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,442 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: green carpet Anemone good points everyone, i have a green carpet too and it is the coolest thing in my tank. Feeding it always makes visitors happy and cheeks has a good point with the clowns, also carpets usually acclimate better with a host as well. I turned my flow off until it found a spot it liked and yours seems to have found one now. I have had two chromis get eated by it but they were trying to attack my clowns and missed, was kind of funny. I say keep it, your tank looks great and i think you are ready!!! __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

04-07-2008, 06:37 PM	#22 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,326 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: green carpet Anemone I'm with you Snelly, that thing is gorgeous and I would keep it. The clown fish should do the trick I think as they can be aggressive. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 390gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 150g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

04-08-2008, 07:51 AM	#24 (permalink)
cannon-ian Tubeworm Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: green carpet Anemone well thanks for all the replies but i took it back this morning and swaped it foe a bicolour blennie fan worm and some whith mushrooms couldnot chanse loosing my tangs ive had them for about three years in from babies

04-08-2008, 08:31 AM	#25 (permalink)
BarbMazz Madame Klanganator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 3,178 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: green carpet Anemone Thanks for sharing your story with us! You had to do what you were most comfortable with for your tank and tangs. You're a good aquarist, keeping your creatures lives as the most important thing. I hope you'll post more pictures because your tank is wonderful! I'd love to see your new additions. __________________ A Snail's Pace Beginning: an old lady's first reef http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post366161 ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~

04-08-2008, 01:05 PM	#26 (permalink)
cannon-ian Tubeworm Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 36 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: green carpet Anemone found a new fish today think it came in hiding in the mushroom rock i think its some sort of dottyback but i cant get a propper look at it yet keeps hiding

04-09-2008, 08:11 PM	#27 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,442 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: green carpet Anemone cheeks, i do not have both of those in the same tank, the magnifica is in my father's tank. I have a green carpet on one side of m tank and a rbta on the other end __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

05-14-2008, 10:32 PM	#28 (permalink)
doomax Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: green carpet Anemone I have had my green carpet for almost 18 months now--he has never moved and never killed anything. He has been one of the easiest things in the tank to take care of, but he had grown to the point where I am either putting him in my other tank or trading him in soon--my tank is only 35g, but it seems to do well even now. From day one my clown has basically lived in it--even at night, he curls up inside the mouth and I always thought he was going to eat it, but never has.

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