Wildeone's Newest Obsession - Page 7

wildeone · 05-26-2006, 08:07 AM

***Rob*** · 05-26-2006, 11:46 AM

looks like a bleached (or close too) Rose bubble tip (E. quadricolor)

wildeone · 05-26-2006, 11:49 AM

There was some question as to if it was a condylactis, but you don't think so. I just want to be sure it is not an atlantic speciaes.

***Rob*** · 05-26-2006, 11:59 AM

no, i do not think its a condy.
IMO it does not even look close... (other than the color)
the tips, tentacles, body, oral disc, placemnt, all indicate E. quadricolor

fat walrus · 05-26-2006, 10:58 PM

with a better and bigger picture, the tips are rounded rather than pointed. that's a good sign. how about price?

dreams · 05-27-2006, 09:25 AM

wildone.....make sure you feed this guy pretty regularly....he is pretty pale looking and that isn't a good thing....i might feed him everyday and see if that helps....hope you don't mind ne adding my 2 cents in:-)

wildeone · 05-27-2006, 09:49 AM

No I appreciate the input Dreams. I have been cramming my head with anemone information from all over! Bob Fenner says not to feed but once a week. But elswhere it says to feed everyother day.

ghostbear29 · 05-27-2006, 11:14 AM

honestly, fenner is a great resource of info but as with all things, add it with all the info you are recieving and make your decisions. I would agree with the LFS. your hatian or bta whatever does look stressed, and its metabolism with be degraded. with that, digestion in the oral cavity with be slower. feeding too much can clog the cavity(read....no anal canal to expel) and slowly rot the anemone from the inside. ( I found out the hard way) also, these guys will continue to take food even though already full.(no brain...simple feeding response) so I think your on schedule just fine. by the way,,,what lights are you running? and how old are the bulbs? tank looks great and I christen thee "official reef addict"...no longer

! he he.

***Rob*** · 05-28-2006, 01:32 PM

ghostbear29, great advice, and i agree.
Fenner states feeding once a week, but also assumes a healthy specimen.

i would look to feed more like twice a week.. but as ghostbear29 stated, take all your information ad pick your starting point, then adjust as needed

gwen_o_lyn · 05-29-2006, 11:19 PM

My buddy Mike did a nice write up on his anemone:

http://mysite.verizon.net/s0da/sabae.html

DJGonzo69 · 05-30-2006, 12:08 AM

Duane...looks like a bleached Condy.

fat walrus · 05-30-2006, 01:16 AM

its just the angle of the picture making hard to see. wildone, is it possibe to view from another position?

Reefbaby · 05-30-2006, 07:01 AM

Hey Gwen - that's a great write up! Thanks! Love the crab and anenome together...pretty cool...

wildeone · 05-31-2006, 01:16 PM

Yeah, that is a good write up, I think I will feed mysis everyother day for a while and see what happens. He seems to be geeting his color back, but it is hard to photograph.

He was deflated last night when I got home but he seemed to be back to his normal look by bed time. Do they usually deflate during the day?

**JustDavidP** · 05-31-2006, 01:20 PM

My anemone(s) used to deflate, inflate shortly after eating...

They'd also do this whenever I adjusted the water parameters. They are trying to "equilibrate"...match the inside water (they are mostly water with a membrane) with that in the display tank.

They also tend to deflate if/when flow becomes too aggressive. They will have longer, thin tentacles rather than big ballon tips. This makes sense as the more surface space they have, the more likely they will be affected by the heavy flow.

Dave

**CarmieJo** · 06-01-2006, 02:02 AM

My BTA deflates at night and inflates soon after the lights come on. It looks pretty funny to see my clown sleeping in this little nub of an anemone!