impulse buying... need ID please

[purplefirefish]

When am I going to learn, research before buying. Anyway I am rebuilding my tank after it crashed last year. I have been taking it very slow. Almost 5 months now and I just added my first fish 2 weeks ago. Well last night I was in the local pet shop. While looking at the fish this tube worm caught my eye. It is about 6 inches long with a soft tube 4 inch long outer tenicles(purple) with shorter neon green inner tenicles. I need an ID plus care requirments.

Let the flaming begin!!!!

James

 

[danmhippo]

It's the Tube Anemone. I will try to get you the sci. name a bit later. Just like most anemone, you should feed it with bits of fleshy food at least once a week, and a couple of months later, it will reward you with a couple baby clones. I doubt it splits, because I have never seen any signs of splitting. The one's I have is sensitive to drastic chemistry change, and does not tolerate high DOC too well. It also prefers deep sand bed to anchor itself.

 

[Anonymous]

They are called Tube Anemones but really arent related to anemone's at all.

They are in the Cerianthus genus

 

[Anonymous]

typically found in deeper water-in silty/muddy substrate environments.
they will sting and eat fish that 'wander' into 'em by mistake(including clowns)large variety of pattern from individual to individual-
with good water quality, are easy to keep and feed-the longer tentacles bring the food into the inner ring of shorter tentacles way cool to watch!
can be fed small plankton to chunks of clam-smaller particles are better-they tend to regurgitate larger particles about a day after feeding('mucus pellets)
they need a fair amount of substrate-doesn't have to be mud :wink: they will incorporate your sand/aragonite onto their tube, as they keep building it.
tentacles can reach over 1'-best kept in a species tank w/height (one or two in a 1.5'x1.5'x2' tall tank is an awesome display!)very ethereal looking with one small pc actinic!(don't need light, either)

had 'em years ago(there's a solid black variety, too)(2 in a 14 gal.(a tall 10g. footprint) with a cbs-awesome nitelight tank! 8)

 

[purplefirefish]

thanks for the replys. If anyone is interested here's a link to a pic:
http://home.earthlink.net/~jvhouck/MVC-009F.JPG

Thanks again
James

 

[Anonymous]

Confirmed...a tube anemone.

 

[liquid]

James,

Where did you pick that up? Tony's?

Shane

 

[Mac1]

Buddy of mine has one of those. It's a beautiful animal. Be forewarned however... It's tentacles can get very, very long. This thing dominates half of this guy's 120 Gal tank.. because anything close to the anemone seems to get stung by it. It's well over 18-inches diameter. Very potent sting as well.

- Mac

 

[purplefirefish]

Hey Shane,
yes I got it at Tony's. He had three of them. Starting to think that I might set up another tank for this tube anemone

James

 

[goldenboy]

Let the flaming begin!!!!

James

Shame Shhaaaaaaaaaaaame!!!! :evil: :twisted: