where can you find the names of corals ??

ski · 01-08-2007, 11:14 AM

I bought a aneome this weekend ( a little white on with blue dots on the tips ) and want to find out more about it and dont know a website to find the names and perticulars of corals?? What do anemoes like to eat and how often and the behavior etc??

Dragon Wrasse · 01-08-2007, 11:35 AM

Sounds like a condi to me...here is some info...

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4

Cougra · 01-08-2007, 12:13 PM

First off, anemones are not corals, they are mobile inverts that have different requirements then corals. The best you can do is make sure that they have good lighting, good water flow and plenty of space to move around in because they will move until they find a place to their liking; which may not be to your liking.

It's best to do some research about animals BEFORE you buy them to make sure that you will be able to provide for their proper care. Anemones generally do NOT do well in aquariums and ones that are white or close to being pure white are generally very sick or nearly dead. They are photosynthetic creatures and should have a brownish colouration to their tenticals which indicates that they still have their symbiotic algae within their flesh. Without this algae there is very little chance of survival in captivity. Once they reach this stage even with the best lighting and water conditions it's highly unlikely it'll survive for very long (MAYBE a couple months at the most).

Another thing to note about anemones is that they have a slow motabolism. This means that they can appear to survive fore many weeks before secumbing to injuries, illness or pore water conditions. It's vital that any anemone you purchase is in top condition before you purchase them as they will have the best chances of survival. If there is a tear on them,poor/white colouration or anything else that doesn't seem right then they aren't going to live.

In the wild anemones can live hundreds of years, in captivity anemones rarely live longer then 6 months! This is about how long it takes for an animal with a very slow motabolism to starve to death or secumb to any damages that occured during shipping, handling, collection or poor environment.

schsch · 01-08-2007, 12:20 PM

try melevsreef.com he has an identification page that has a section anemones, and also there is another page discussing the care of them.

Warnberg · 01-08-2007, 02:20 PM

If you can post a picture of the anemone it will help. Many times collectors will bleach an anemone (seabae) to make it white rather than the original color.

ski · 01-08-2007, 04:57 PM

I just got ahold of the LFS where I got it and he said it it a purple tip aneomone. I asked about it being white as everything you read says that is bad and he said no its fine, just that is what this one happens to be. Hope so ,cougra made me feel bad, I knew i had the lights and basic care just didnt know the name. I dont believe in buying something pretty just to kill it later so I can say I have or had one of those.

daveat · 01-09-2007, 09:12 PM

anemones also typically require a VERY establsihed enviroment. most reccomend a tank that is AT LEAST a year old, with active protein skimming + refugium + super good lighting. you also should target feed on occasion although it is not needed.

P.S. anemones are MOBILE which means that they WILL move someplace you DON'T want them too and kill your other prized corals - this happend to a friend of mine with his very expensive acan collection

01-08-2007, 11:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
ski Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Platteville WI Posts: 44 View Gallery Karma Komment	where can you find the names of corals ?? I bought a aneome this weekend ( a little white on with blue dots on the tips ) and want to find out more about it and dont know a website to find the names and perticulars of corals?? What do anemoes like to eat and how often and the behavior etc??

01-08-2007, 11:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dragon Wrasse Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 991 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: where can you find the names of corals ?? Sounds like a condi to me...here is some info... http://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4 __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* "A wise man learns more from a foolish question, then a fool learns from a wise answer" - Bruce Lee _____________________________ 75 gal SeaClear II Reef Tank (softy tank) - Coralife 125 Super Skimmer - Little Giant 2-MDQX-SC - Angstrom 2537 UV 15W - HOB Refugium - Eheim Pro 2228 - Red Sea Wave Maker w/Maxi-Jet 600 (X4) - 100 lbs Live Sand (DSB) - 100 lbs Live Rock - 260W PC lighting - 470nm lunar lights (X15) - AquaController II Custom 75 gal Starphire glass tank (SPS/LPS tank) - Custom 24 gal Refugium - Tuzne Wave box - JBJ Chiller - 390W PC lighting - 175W MH (X2) - Knop Cal. Reactor - AquaController 3 Pro - Aqua C Skimmer - Phosban Reactor - 18W Turbo-twist UV sterilizer - Sump - Sony Computer 5 gal Nano Hospital Tank - Eheim 2213 - Red Sea Prizm Skimmer - Live sand - Live Rock - Built in Refugium - 36W PC lighting

01-08-2007, 12:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: where can you find the names of corals ?? First off, anemones are not corals, they are mobile inverts that have different requirements then corals. The best you can do is make sure that they have good lighting, good water flow and plenty of space to move around in because they will move until they find a place to their liking; which may not be to your liking. It's best to do some research about animals BEFORE you buy them to make sure that you will be able to provide for their proper care. Anemones generally do NOT do well in aquariums and ones that are white or close to being pure white are generally very sick or nearly dead. They are photosynthetic creatures and should have a brownish colouration to their tenticals which indicates that they still have their symbiotic algae within their flesh. Without this algae there is very little chance of survival in captivity. Once they reach this stage even with the best lighting and water conditions it's highly unlikely it'll survive for very long (MAYBE a couple months at the most). Another thing to note about anemones is that they have a slow motabolism. This means that they can appear to survive fore many weeks before secumbing to injuries, illness or pore water conditions. It's vital that any anemone you purchase is in top condition before you purchase them as they will have the best chances of survival. If there is a tear on them,poor/white colouration or anything else that doesn't seem right then they aren't going to live. In the wild anemones can live hundreds of years, in captivity anemones rarely live longer then 6 months! This is about how long it takes for an animal with a very slow motabolism to starve to death or secumb to any damages that occured during shipping, handling, collection or poor environment. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

01-08-2007, 12:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
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01-08-2007, 04:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
ski Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Platteville WI Posts: 44 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: where can you find the names of corals ?? I just got ahold of the LFS where I got it and he said it it a purple tip aneomone. I asked about it being white as everything you read says that is bad and he said no its fine, just that is what this one happens to be. Hope so ,cougra made me feel bad, I knew i had the lights and basic care just didnt know the name. I dont believe in buying something pretty just to kill it later so I can say I have or had one of those.

01-09-2007, 09:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
daveat Sea Pen Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 322 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: where can you find the names of corals ?? anemones also typically require a VERY establsihed enviroment. most reccomend a tank that is AT LEAST a year old, with active protein skimming + refugium + super good lighting. you also should target feed on occasion although it is not needed. P.S. anemones are MOBILE which means that they WILL move someplace you DON'T want them too and kill your other prized corals - this happend to a friend of mine with his very expensive acan collection

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