For this weeks main topic we are going to discuss Anemones, we are going to start with basic anemone anatomy, them move to selecting a healthy anemone, and finally anemone care in your marine aquarium

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Well done Rob! I had a question about when the anemone decides to go traveling in the tank. If the anemone is on the move do they leave a war path? In other words do they sting everything that is in the way? Do they see a lot of damage from being attacked by other coral as they move around? I am interested in a bubble tip, Im just nervous that its travels will really upset the other tankmates.

Very timely for me as I have been doing a lot of research on Anemones. I hope to set up a species specific tank for them in about six months.
Another great cast Rob
Thank you
JIM

Well done Rob! I had a question about when the anemone decides to go traveling in the tank. If the anemone is on the move do they leave a war path? In other words do they sting everything that is in the way? Do they see a lot of damage from being attacked by other coral as they move around? I am interested in a bubble tip, Im just nervous that its travels will really upset the other tankmates.
Eddy,
they can leave a "war path" that said, BTA's are probably one of the more non aggressive anemones. i have had them close and in contact with a few species of soft coral. while i dont recommend it i have found that they are not overly aggressive.
so if you get one this is something to watch for.

another good point with BTAs is that once they find there "spot" they will usually stay there, unless you go and majorly change the tank around.

Very timely for me as I have been doing a lot of research on Anemones. I hope to set up a species specific tank for them in about six months.
Another great cast Rob
Thank you
JIM
there really isn't a need for a species only tank for anemones unless you are planning on something very specific..

as i just mentioned in the post, above, once they find there spot, they dont really move much, and most everything else is smart enough to stay away.

i (and many others) have been keeping anemones in community reef tanks for years, with no issues.

Excellent show Rob- Thanks!!!

I have some information/a trick of sorts, that worked to keep my "wandering" BTAs in place. Rather than post it here, I'm opening a new thread in the "Anemone" section of the forums.

With that said....Great Podcast Rob! Sounds like you had fun with this one!

Dave

With that said....Great Podcast Rob! Sounds like you had fun with this one!

Dave

yup, I enjoyed Rob's "fun" show ;)

lol.. yeah, i tried,
it all sounded alot better in my head...
man.. its really hard to crack a joke to your computer (ie, i record alone)
it just doesn't seem to ever get my jokes..

ah.. oh well..
i'll keep trying... :D

I was out of town and didn't have my itunes with me, not a good idea. Couldn't update my ipod! And had to wait until today to lsiten to the podcast, which was absolutely right on the money.

One comment I have is that when, not if, my BTA gets into a powerhead (4x now), I disassemble the powerhead, do my best at removing it without too much force, then I leave the remaining piece on the anemone. I have learned that it will remove itself from it within a day.

Great podcast. I may try an anemone in my next tank. The show was VERY informative. You're doing a great job! Keep it up! Can't wait for the next one.
-Jon

Hey Rob,

I recently hooked up with the podcast and like what I am hearing. One of the things that I really like is that you really push the responsible aspect of this hobby. With that being said, I would have loved for you to advocate AGAINST blue carpets. Last year here in Dallas, our club held our annual Next wave conference. We had a woman (I can't recall her name), who studdies anemonies. What I did not know what that most life spans are around (what is thought at least) 100 years. THey do not become mature and sexual for at least 30-40 years. This means that our collection of some Pacific anemonies could potential place certain clown fish at risk for extinction. Remember, clown fish do not venture away from there anemone, and most spend their lives within 10 feet from it. If there are no anemone's near the one that they were hosting, or is already hosted, they are certained to be doomed.

RBTA's are the most likely to be propagated and bred. I would have loved to hear you push these a little more. If a beginner fails with a RBTA, at least it may not jeapordise the balance of wild anemone fish.

Keep up the great work!

(can't believe someone took my screen name)

thank you for the comments, i appreciate it.
regarding your comments about the anemones, this is true for them as well as many corals. there are many corals that, to be collected for hobby use, the entire colony must be removed, instead of just parts (fragging at sea).

i do my best to strongly recommend the everyone researches there species (of anything) before they actually get it. understand its needs and collection impacts. unfortunately many people don't do this, they just go to LFS and get what they see..

that said, i do strongly agree that BTA's are the best for hobby use. they have the highest success rate and can be grown and propagated in captivity like many coral.

i do always recommend getting tank raised fish and captive raised inverts (corals anemones and such)

there are always 100 things i remember after the show...lol..

Welcome to TR the real servo ;)

Thanks for that insightful comment Real Servo. Welcome to TR.

(can't believe someone took my screen name)
I can't believe you think it was your screen name. ;)

lol.. yeah, i tried,
it all sounded alot better in my head...
man.. its really hard to crack a joke to your computer (ie, i record alone)
it just doesn't seem to ever get my jokes..

ah.. oh well..
i'll keep trying... :D

LOL... Rob maybe its time to invest in a laugh track....

Anyways I wanted to see pictures of your anemones. You said you had a green one and I dont think I have ever seen a green one. Also the pictures of the damage after they got caught in the power head would be interesting.
Also I saw one today at the LFS (no I didnt have my headphones in) It was a bright yellow with a few purple tenitcals. Is that normal or is this a sick anemone?

hey, no prob..
here is a semi recent picture, and a picture from about a week after the damage occured

Rob, any insights on why my norton is preventing video downloads?

have no idea, i use norton at work, and i can download them. send me a PM and we will try and work through it more, or get me on AIM, Yahoo, or MSN