madmax7774 March 2, 2006 March 2, 2006 I have a ocerllis clown, and he is doing exceptionally well, so I thought I would buy him a house. I got him a green carpet anenome that is about the size of a baseball. I am not very familier with what conditions the anenomes like. high flow? low flow? lots of light? low light? I would like some help with this guy. My water conditions are near perfect as far as I can tell. Anyone have experience with these anenomes? thanks, John :77:
rocko918 March 2, 2006 March 2, 2006 High Light moderate flow. It will move around the tank until it finds it's spot. Don't try to move it, just let it roam until it finds its fav spot. I think Carpets like sand base. Feed it frozen shrimp or sliversides. The more you feed it the faster it will grow. You can soak the food in all kinds of stuff like selco or selcon. The will shrivel up sometimes which is normal. If you see it turing inside out that is not good. When it does that get it out soon as it releases a ton of toxins in the water.
madmax7774 March 2, 2006 Author March 2, 2006 The anenome has been in their for about 4hours now and has opened up. I will let him find his own favorite spot. I have metal-halide lights so light is no problem. I a curious as to how long it will take the clown to move in to the anenome. Thanks for the info. John
rocko918 March 2, 2006 March 2, 2006 lol that is a load question. Sometime months, sometime days. ocerllis i think do well with carpets, someone else correct me if i am wrong. Also depends if it is wild caught or captive breed. IME WC find them faster as CB sometimes never see one. Crap shoot!
dbartco March 2, 2006 March 2, 2006 Had my carpet for years feeding mostly shrimp once a week. Took my ocellaris months to go into it. Never had any problems until I changed the lighting form MH to just vho, and stressed him. Mine was a survivor as well. Got sucked into a powerhead a couple of times when he decided to take a walk.
madmax7774 March 3, 2006 Author March 3, 2006 as far as my water conditions, they tend to hover around .25ppm of ammonia. 0ppm nitrite, and 0ppm nitrate temp 80 and salinity at 1.025 I bought a test kit from the LFS., but don't know the name. tank is a 30 gallon hex, and it is about 2 months old. as far as stock, I have a clown, brittle star, 2 damsels, lionfish, and toadstool. and anenome. and 1 feather duster. 35 lbs of rock, 15 live, and 20 regular/dead. 2" live sand base. aqualight pro clip on metal halide light with 150 watt 20,000k bulb. ehiem pro filter, and UV sterilizer. CPR backpack 2 on order.should be installed within a week. I actaully keep a spreadsheet of daily water conditions, and check almosy every day.
Jon Lazar March 3, 2006 March 3, 2006 If you consistently show 0.25 ammonia and zero nitrite and nitrate, I'd suspect there's something wrong with one of your test kits, or you're being too tough on yourself when you read the color. 0.25 NH4 is pretty low, but it really should be zero if your nitrite and nitrate are zero. Jon
unninair March 3, 2006 March 3, 2006 Madmax, You do not have to feed the Carpet. It will get enough to survive from the lights and little crumbs of food that gets blown his way. I think you have too much in your tank as far as inhabitants - hence you will start to have increasing ammonia problem. Anemones genrally do not do well in bad water although they will take some time to start showing stress. Unni
dhoch March 3, 2006 March 3, 2006 Let me second what unni said (allthough I'm not sure of the species of lion)... Secondly that green carpet can and will get BIG... that 30 gallon would be a good size for the clowns (a pair, not sure if you have one or two), that anemone... Carpets are known to be aggressive... it may eat your lion, and your damsels (especially in a tank that small) As for you amonia if it truely is 0.25 thats a bad sign, that will probably mean a long slow death for the anemone (carpets require good water conditions, and the ammonia will kill long before the fish). Dave
madmax7774 March 3, 2006 Author March 3, 2006 I am in the process of building a 75 gallon main tank at home with a 30 gallon sump which may also server as a refugium too (maybe) so I will be unloading my 30 to home once it's up and running. That will hopefully lighten the load somewhat. The 30 will probably bencome a specialty tank for aseahorse maybe, or some other exotic John
madmax7774 March 3, 2006 Author March 3, 2006 Since the load in my tank is somewhat heavy, I got a protein skimmer and installed it today. Hopefully that will bring down the ammonia level and get things under control. John
madmax7774 March 6, 2006 Author March 6, 2006 So the protein skimmer chugged away all weekend, and what a difference. The anenome is clearly alot happier, and the skimmer was about half full of green Goo. I tested the water today, and I am very happy to report: ammonia - 0ppm Nitrate - 0ppm Nitrate - 10ppm ph - 8.4 salinity - 1.022 80' F for a temp. Clearly the protein skimmer has made a huge difference. I an curious though, what is the correct cleaning procedures for the skimmer collection cup. do we rinse and scrub it spotless ( which I did), or do we just drain and leave the green growth behind? It seems like scrubbing may have been a bad idea, as now the bubbles are not reaching the top anymore. John
dhoch March 6, 2006 March 6, 2006 John, In the long run you are better cleaning it clean every 2-3 days (even if it's not full). That green stuff will inihbit the skiming power after a while (according to Anthony Calfo). Dave
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