Anemones Found!!!!!!!!!!

[blackcloudmedia]

I was fishing today at the beach inlet for Little Talbot Island and I found anemones in the cold water. I wanted to bring one home so bad but they sucked their bodies so hard into the oyster shells that I couldnt get them off. At least I was able to identify them as atlantic hatian anemones. Whats crazy is it was low tide and they were just hanging their limp as a whistle.

 

[Anonymous]

Make sure they can do well in a reef tank before bringing them home. Some anemones are tide-pool critter, and may not do much but turn into nitrate.

 

[danmhippo]

Some may not do well at higher temp.

 

[blackcloudmedia]

True. I was so supprised at all the stuff I found. Usually the area I fish isnt too diverse, maybe a hermit crab and a clam or so. But this spot had anemones, sponges, fish, plants, oysters, and all sorts of sweet stuff. Its worth noting of course that the water was much cleaner

 

[blackcloudmedia]

It kinda makes me wonder what the St Johns River was like before Jacksonville was settled. Im sure it was awesome, but they did a study recently and found that the water was something like 60 percent human and animal waste.

 

[Dewman]

Is it illegal to collect inverts from Florida Waters?

My wife's grandfather lives on the Banana River in Cocoa Beach, I went out and searched around the mangroves and found tons of stuff.
Horseshoe Crabs, puffer fish, something that looks like a goat fish. Whelks and some type of algae grazing snail. There were also little shrimp in the grass at night. I took the flashlight out there at night and waited and they appeared. Not sure what kind they were, but I would be afraid to put any of it in my tank.