Sea Anemones: A How to Guide for Selection, Care, and Feeding
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- mdshop.us/Anem... Today we are going to learn about anemones and walk you through the basics of keeping one. Every hobby has an entry point. For most reef tank hobbyists that entry point is keeping a clownfish along with their frequent partner in crime, the anemone. Although most people pair their nems with clowns, they can live happy and healthy lives without their symbiotic buddy. Most of what we will talk about today works for the majority of anemones out there, but this video mainly geared towards the most popular nem on the market, the rose bubble tip anemone.
There are over one thousand species of sea anemones in the wild and they are spread throughout the world’s oceans. They are classified in the phylum Cnidaria and, much like their cousin the jellyfish, they have stinging cells called nematocysts. Despite preying on small fish and crustaceans, its not uncommon to see anemones in the wild with symbiotic partners, most commonly the clownfish. In most cases, these partnered animals provide the anemone with a continual food source while the nem provides them with protection from predators.
The major thing to keep in mind when keeping anemones is that stability is your key to success. New tanks go through numerous cycles when first established and don’t really start to settle until around the six month point. To avoid stressing an anemone more than necessary, It really is best to wait until your tank matures to this point before you start trying to add them. The ideal parameters for nems fall in line with standard reef tank parameters so adding one to an existing tank should be just fine. Just like with reef tanks, the larger your system is, the easier it is to maintain stability. Although its nowhere near impossible, keeping anemones in tanks under twenty gallons can be tough as your parameters are more likely to swing. The best way to make sure your water is where it needs to be is to keep up with a frequent water change schedule using RODI water and a high quality marine salt mix. Hooking a ATO system up to your tank is also key in maintaining your sality levels and keeping your nem happy and healthy.
When setting up a anemone friendly tank, one of the most important things to keep in mind that anemones move, and can move a lot. It's not uncommon to put a nem in your tank and all of a sudden see it disappear, only to see it reappear in another spot a few days later. We have two good size bubble tips in our Innovative Marine 50 gallon lagoon and although one of them seems to be happy where he is, the second never seems to settle and seems to change its mind on a weekly basis. A variety of factors including lighting and flow can cause anemones to move and unfortunately there isn’t always a way to keep them where you want.
As some anemones are frequent wanderers, you may need to take action to “nem proof” your tank so that they don’t injure themselves. If you are working with a system where your heater is in your main display as opposed to in a sump or back chamber, it is possible that the nem will get a bit too close to it and burn itself. An easy solution is to place your heater in a corrugated plastic tube so that it will still have appropriate water flow while also isolating it from the anemone. One unfortunate experience a staffer at our office had was that his nem decided to wander into his powerhead. Some nems also have long sweeping tentacles that can get caught in powerheads even if they are just in the area. Some powerheads such as the Ecotech Vectra come with foam guards that can be placed around the pump to prevent fish and other animals from getting caught inside. Some level of protection such as this may be worth looking into to make sure that your nem doesn’t get caught as well.
There's a couple things to keep in mind when purchasing an anemone that you need to consider. Remember that these animals are predatory in nature. Even though certain fish, like clowns, thrive when paired with nems, there are many more that will just act as food for them. Smaller fish and crustaceans are especially susceptible to being caught and especially in smaller tanks may not make a good fit. Similar to some species of LPS like hammer and corals, nems with long, sweeping tentacles are also very capable of stinging corals that surround them. Unlike these corals, the nems are capable of moving around freely. This means that they may decide to settle down next to your most precious coral and harass them. As with any livestock that you are adding to your tank, it is important to research them before buying and understand the potential consequences of adding them to your system.
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I had a tank raised clown, and it ignored the anemone. I taped a photo of a clownfish in an anemone and within a couple of days the clown found the anemone. after that it was true love!!! lol
Maybe your clownfish just needed a gentle reminder :)
It was tank raised, and had never seen an anemone. The store I bought it from told me that. Clown fish had been in the tank with the anemone for two months and found the anemone 2 days later.
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Can see your tang at the beginning Tokyo drifting round the power head good to know it’s not just mine 🤣
thank you anew reefer, ihave a180 gallon tank with 6 clown fish and some beginner corals that are thriving !now researching the bubbletip anemone !
Thanks for watching!
loved that fish at the far left playing at 0:36
Thats our Atlantic Blue Tang. They get a little crazy sometimes.
-Steven
Just bought one and what do you know, just the perfect video at the perfect time.
Just bought one yesterday. Absolutely stunning. Very useful tips thanks 👍👍
I had resently found a few wild anemones on my lobster traps, an want to keep it, but there was now budy for it
1:47 I use wild salt water, and rocks,
I am looking for a 40+g tank, but I got a 5g tank currently, but got a 50gph pump
3:38 mine is a cold water creature, (I live in Nova Scotia Canada, and this is where I found it 4:12
4:57 I won't buy fish for my set up, my goal is to have an "exhibit" of the wildlife that live in my area, but this I can tell will be very much a learning experience for me
Thank you so much, I didn't know they split themselves and it happened 2 weeks ago. Since than they lost a bit of there colour and move a lot. I hope they recover from this cloning. You present well and it was very interesting, as I am from Europe I needed to check the different measures. Maybe you can add ours too next time (celcius/liters/...).
Keep on going the great job, following you!
Thank you for watching!
Great video and information!
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks for all the details and the link. Great job
I have had good luck "training" them to stay in one place using filter pads as a sort of wall to protect other SPS LPS.
Very interesting, pretty cool information 🧡
I just started a new Red Sea Reefer 250 and cycling. I plan to get one and this is video is really helpful! Thank you!
wait 6 months
I never would have thought about one stinging cell organism being aware of another unless it was direct contact.
Even on the freshwater side, aquatic plants can try to kill other plants on the other side of the tank. In plants they call it allelopathy.
I’m so happy when all my anemones r healthy & happy 😁
Very good information.
Awesome video. Thanks
Glad you liked it!
I wish I had done my research on anemones prior to establishing my system. I would love to add a rose bubble tip, but I don’t want it rolling around and stinging my corals
I’m sure you will be just fine with an anemone. They don’t just take off at imaging stuff. They rarely move as it is. The only reason they move is to adjust to light or trying to get a better place for food sometimes to get in a higher flow area or move away from a high flow area. That or they are getting too much light or the lights are on too long so they go hide normally right under the rock they where on. That or they will go hide in shade upside down when water isn’t good or they are doing poorly. Either way they don’t just go stinging coral. Besides they don’t sting long enough to actually hurt the coral.
Anemone's don't carry parasites, so a very short quarantine is required. A coral rinse would be good, followed by regular acclimation. 6 month old reef tank minimum age
Thanks for commenting and watching.
Lov your videos...👍
Parfait et merci !!! 👍👍👍
How about anemones of different species? Can you keep more than one color type or morph of bubble tips? How about adding in and mixing long tentacled? Rock anemones?
very useful
Started off with one red Rose bubble tip now have three pain in the bum one of them always moving about my clownfish love them always laying eggs had them about 4 years now very easy to keep if you ask me p.s. what are your lights above the tank then 5 would like to know please they look like marzzers
Those five lights would be AI Hydra 26s
-Steven
Anemone A-ne-ne-nemone
Our 10 year anemone became distressed and floated around tank for 5 days. We changed the water and found the sand where the anemone was living very dirty so we stirred up the sand and did a water change. Also, we had purchased a new lighting system for the tank and the growth on the glass and particles in the water were unmanagable. We took out the anemone and placed him in a 10 gallon tank with minimal lighting and clean water. The anemone looks much healthier in the 10 gallon tank. Which leads us to wonder if the water quality and lighting were a problem. We want to know how to fix our water quality and dial in the appropriate lighting. Can you help? Thankyou, Sue
jeesus, you really wonder if cleanwater helps? they like old mature tanks that has regular water changes like any other tank species
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Hey, ALF Club feels confident enough to attempt the crazy task of obtaining an anemone. We thank you all!
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We agree!
I think my crimson clown caused my bta to close completely up. It did just poop prior. It has been completely closed for hours now.
I've lost two bubble tip anemone... this video has shown me some new things IF I try a third time....
I’m sorry to hear. Give it another shot! Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
@@BulkReefSupply I may in time, I want to research these new things I saw in the video and learn before I buy anymore
Can I put a rose bubble tip in a 10 gallon tank
I wouldn’t. Sure it might work for the first few months but if cared for well it’ll split or grow to big and sting other corals
Your videos are helpful from when you're trying to get saltwater fish
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I have two bubbletip anemones with two clowns my only concern is one of the largest anemones has found its home in a cave so I really do not see it but it seems happy and as lived there for two months one of my clowns is looking after it but since I put the anemones in the clowns turned very territorial and nips at me all the time ..great video by the way 👍👍👍
Once you see an anemone move it jumps up in the food chain :)
Can anybody help or direct me to more videos for anemone care ?? Thanks
6:53 doesn't that defeat the purpose of a quarantine tank?....
Can you give me tips im just new in saltwater tank and i have a sea anemone but my anemone gut stucked in pump my set up of filtration is overhead sump pls give me tips to prevent this again
Hello! You will need to find a way to protect your overflow so that an anemone cannot get close to the pump again.
So what do you prefer sir?can you pls suggest some things or what to do my friend tell me that i will go bottom
i always wonder what if i want to set up an almost anemone/clownfish only tank!?! how it can mature, when there is nothing in there, because i dont like too much other stuff to be in it? i wont add the clowns before the anemones hence it will release stress among them, if there are enough anemones in to host when they settle in. i am not sure if a clean up crew is enough to make a proper maturing tank, hence nutrient import is way below the future levels...
almost like the chicken or egg riddle
can we use carpet anemone for Percula Clown Fish
What anemone goes along with fish clown and shrimp you are showing in your video. What kind od food should i feed the shrimp, clown fish and anemones..how much is the price range for a anemone and what size will be? What other salt water fish can get along with anemone, the shrimp and clown fish
Hi Joanne! The Anemones pictured in this video are rose bubble tips. There are many different varieties of food that can be used to feed the anemones, shrimp, and clownfish. Most reef safe fish that are compatible with the size of aquarium you are keeping can be kept with an anemone.
Lol. I went tide pooling today, messing around with my hands in the water. Touched a pink tip condylactis because you can poke the green anemones and nothing hapoens. Do NOT touch a condy. Still hurts
I have 2 bta,pink and sunburst.They hide under a rock and they totally bleeched.All white.Changed my rocks to they cant hide.Collor comes back and they looked amazing andbubbly.Afther a while they turned brown and i dont know why.Water parameters are good and light is good also.I am stuck
aneMoNe!!
Can i put anemones in fish only tank??
I know this video is a few years old but from most standpoints covering a heating element makes it extremely inefficient unless that covering is the intended media to be heated like in 3d printer's nozzle or ceramic heaters as well as other applications industrial or otherwise. I saw a 75% power increase with a covered Eheim JAGER 125w in a 40-gal breeder with it being on almost triple the time and the tank slowly decreasing in temperature. This method can work but with the example given it can be a huge detriment to both your heater and your tank. something that can more easily flow around the glass or actual heater to let the thermodynamics of the heater do its job but still stop anything touching it. I found screen mesh for replacing screen doors work really well and it can help with heat distribution because its a metal vs an isolating plastic. I wouldn't use anything painted. Mostly aluminum, stainless, or titanium are the best for any salt water application same rule would apply for any metal equipment neat salt water.
they are sold with plastic cases many times, I think people grasp the basics and he specifically said 'appropriate" :) And it cant have a 75% power increase can it? It can have a 75% increase in energy consumption but not create power
My anema has shriveled up for a few weeks now can anybody help to why this would happen
Are they comopatable sith urchins and hermit crabs?
Anemones should not be kept with Urchins but, hermit crabs should not be an issue.
How much light does the anemones need per day? Please somebody respond.
For reef tanks (anemones included), we usually suggest a 1:8:1 lighting schedule. That's 1 hour of ramp up time, 8 hours of steady intensity, then 1 hour of ramp down.
Different anemones need different amounts of light to thrive, but for the most popular types such as bubble tip anemones, medium light (somewhere around 150-250 PAR) is a great place to start. The anemones will move around a bit to find their ideal spot, so don't stress over it too much.
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Hi there 2minutes 18 seconds into the video, what type of anemone is that?
I believe it is a Sebae.
Should I trust a man with an overstocked tank and fish that are glass surfing from anxiety? Not too sure
I heard anemone can release toxins in the atmosphere and I don’t want to take a risk plus I’m a beginner so later on I would like to get one but I want to be safe
i just got mine yesterday and it’s moving around the tank slowly. Seemed like this morning it was attached to my live rock but once i turned my lights back on it unattached and is a bit smaller than this morning. Should I leave it be for a few days before i try to feed it?
Novaxx Yes let it get acclimated and get used to your tank.
Ryan Draper Thanks for the reply! It attached later in the day and now has been for awhile now. I was able to feed it today. Took the shrimp right away.
@@00Noey00 Must have been hungry haha. Good to know It acclimated properly.
Anenomies?
Oh, thank goodness I'm not the only one who noticed this, lol 😂 I mean this is a very helpful and thorough video, but come one dude, pronounce it right. I'm surprised that whoever edited this video didn't catch it because he says it many times and pronounces it wrong every single time, lol.
dose green bubble tip can survive under only blue leds?
I would suggest some full spectrum light as well and not only blues.
Roman I wondered that but ended up having to get some full spectrum lighting
I have ocean revive t247
I'm so mad I just started my tank four months ago and was given an anenome off the bat with my clowns. Of course my fault to do so without researching however I trusted my local fish store. It has it's good times for the most part but damn sometimes it looks like it's dying and really scares me. Now the shrimp won't leave it alone and it's becoming more of a hassle. Will for sure research and take my tank more seriously!
Sorry to hear about your nem. We appreciate your comment and tuning in. Good luck in the future. :)
The word us “a-nem-o-ne”.
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Thanks NJ. I have sausage fingers.
Starting my first reef 150 gallon, how many and different kinds of anemones can I put in this one tank? Hoping to do clown and anemone only tank.
You can put a wide range of anemones in a 150 gallon tank and it can look absolutely awesome. Something to consider is that nems usually do best when added into mature and fully cycled systems so, you may want to get your tank up and running for a bit before jumping right in.
@@BulkReefSupply Thanks for reply!
I don't mind the wait, I also have a nano 30 gallon was hoping might give me a little jump start, and another 80lbs of rock in a brute 55 I'm using as a sump... lol but yeah patience will win the day
What (if any) is the benefit of a porcelain crab TO the anenome??
Food in the form of poop
Guys I love your channel but it's Ah-neh-muh-knee NOT anenemy.
I have a pistol shrimp do you think he will be okay and that the anemone won’t eat him?
I have an anemone my brother put in the tank too soon without properly acclimating his foot is not buried hes kind of side ways what do i do ????
We would recommend turning down the lights and giving the anemone time to acclimate to its new surroundings.
My nem lost his color,now what?
It most likely bleached due to receiving too much light, too little light, or your water chemistry is off. We recommend doing a full set of water tests in order to rule that out first.
The link for getting anemones to host clown fish no longer works
Am I the only one who hears "Anenome" from a reef expert?
Say it with me.... AneMOne!!!! 🤦🏽♂️
I bought a green bubble tip anemone about 4 weeks ago. It looked great and the bubbles were plump. After introducing it to the tank, seemed to hide from the lighting, and move from high up to low in the tank. I check the water all the time and it is perfect. All I have is two clowns, live rock, no corals. Some clams, snails (that reproduce), crabs and a little bit of aiptasia. The bubble tip split 2 weeks ago. Now both hide, barely exposed to any light and the bubbles are still bright green, but are shrunk and all is compact and small. I heard I should not feed it for a while and let it chill out, since it is new to the tank. What do I do?
greg simcakoski what happened to it?
Anenome? Or am I hearing it wrong?
Mine kept moving and went into my power jet fan and died
I found a detailed and accurate project on the Avasva website.
Can you provide a link to those parameters on 1:48 ?
Here you go!
mdshop.us/ReefTankParameters
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Steven
Great video my friend, I bought a 120L (31gal) tank and I thinking about how many fish I can fit in there, I was planning on 1 anemone and around 8-10 small fish, do you think that's OK? any advice is welcomed, thanks buddy!!
My parents arent letting me have animals anymore so im resorting to plants
I figured it was a plant..... not alive..... 😳
Plant are alive
A NEM O NE
First tip. Take it out of the water and set it on hot asphalt. Anenomes are the worst. I killed mine and recorded it.
it's Anemone, not Anenome
1:14 😉
Love the video, but it's Anemone, not Anenome 😂
Anemone: (Ah Nem Ohn EE
Not (Ah Nen Na Me
Every time someone pronounces it "an-enemy" an innocent anemone drops dead somewhere.
aneMMMMMMMoNNNNEEE FFS XD
DRIVES ME INSANE!!@!@!@ TO HEAR SOMEONE SAY "ANENOME"
Has my entire life been a lie? Have I been saying and spelling anemone wrong? I could almost think so. But when I think back I remember never saying anenome as I say anemone. This guys just seriously went through the entire video saying anenome yet he wants people to listen to how to care for them? First step to caring for anemones is to know how to spell and pronounce it. Here I am thinking oh why not watch the video I might pick up something new I didn’t know. But I seriously can’t take a video seriously when the subject or topic can’t be pronounced correctly. Lol.
You mispronounce the word Anemone way too many times it's making me crazy!!!!
"AneNoMe"
Me too!!! Lol
Anemones are expensive. They are fragile without that nerd level equipment and petco doesnt refund dead saltwater life
Too painful to listen to...”ani Money”
Enemy
Ane nemi😂😂😂
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Why cant he just Say it right??????? ahhg
Anemone not anenome
Please pronounce anemone correctly.
uh-NEM-ony... Lol
Completely missed the message because I was trying to figure out what he said. Painful to listen to.
You cant even pronounce anemone...
Stop mispronouncing anemone
It's ANEMONE not anenome. Very frustrating to hear someone in the industry say this incorrectly. Every kid who's seen Nemo knows how to pronounce this. That's why they are called Nems for short. Reshoot the video with the correct pronunciation. Too hard to stay focused with how many times it's pronounced incorrectly
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lol that’s just pedantic
You can't even pronounce anemone
How about anemones of different species? Can you keep more than one color type or morph of bubble tips? How about adding in and mixing long tentacled? Rock anemones?
You can but watch for chemical warfare.
BTAs stick to rock work while LTAs stick to stand so no problems
Rock flowers and BTAs should be okay together