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FAQs on Tube Anemone Reproduction
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Tube Anemone Dear Sir: I was reading your article on the
Internet about the tube anemone, and I was hoping you could point me in
the right direction to answer my questions if you cannot. I have a 75
gallon reef aquarium. I have a tube anemone and have had had it in the
tank for 5 months. The anemone has begun reproducing. There is now
another smaller one coming out of the substrate. Where can I learn more
about this? <You may be the one to actually write what you are
observing> If you could please help with my research into this
behavior it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! <I would
first take a read through the internet (via different search engines)
with the terms "Tube Anemone", "Ceriantharian" and see if this satisfies
you. If not, a trip to a college/university library to seek the help of
a reference librarian. Congratulations on your successful husbandry. Bob
Fenner> Brett Chisholm Tube Anemone mystery, magical
repro.? Nope I bought a orange tube anemone from my LFS, and
they told me that it was safe. <Not so> After reading on from your
archives I decided to remove. I have a small bi-color blenny / scooter
blenny / Jawfish / yellow tang / from what I have read he would be a
predator to these my problem is I removed him on Monday , Tuesday he was
back without his long tube. so I pulled out just the anemone and
returned him to his tube at the store the I came home Thursday night and
another one was there!!! did it reproduce? or split? <Possibly> I
guess they don't need there tube? <The tube is non-living material
made by the Anemone. Can be shed, replaced at will. Bob Fenner> thank
you, sensitive fish guy James DeHoff
Question about tube anemone Cerianthus, reading 10/19/07
Hi.. I have used your site quite a bit. and I find lots of useful
things thank you for creating it! My issue. I have one tube
anemone Cerianthus.. its basically the most common one's/pinkish
tentacles. Since I bought it, it has been in a 3 gal tank <Too
small...> along w/sand/live rock/ and one arrow crab, and hermit
crab. No fish or anything else, lately I seen one nuisance anemone
in one rock. Everything has been doing GREAT for about
3months...until.. The other day I found my tube anemone dead
looking. I noticed there was a hole/slit on his 'body' part. Looked
like some 'guts/brains' came out of it. basically looks like
something slicked him on his side. or cut a hole/shot him!
Anyways. I moved him to a separate hospital tank with
filter/lights.. he's alive. but. he expelled some of the guts (oh
and few of his arms fell off ..)..now his wound looks like there a
bit of a brownish sponge like thing.. he's just laying there like
its about to croak. still is producing some mucous though. His
'body' (the worm part of him) is still dark purple. his tentacles
look bruised and they obviously are down...and he used to be so
gorgeous especially at night when 'hunting'! I'm so devastated!
<...> My question is first of all. should I put him in the sand
or give him sand in the hospital tank? should I just let him lay
there and recover? I mean it is still alive.. Second of all. HOW
did this happen and why? <Inappropriate setting... lack of
research...> Could it be the arrow crab pinched it?? also looks
like he sort of just exploded. maybe he couldn't digest something??
um.. also. I noticed he would hop out of his spot and move around at
least once every week or 2..was he unhappy? Did he need more than
2inches of sand? or do they do that to create new mucous as I call
it 'sock' around them every so often and need to move? I just don't
know why and HOW he got the injury. It was Not from the filter
that's for sure. Water conditions etc everything is good. Could it
be the arrow crab? They were fine for months though.. also my
last question...should I medicate it? should I leave it alone. will
it die? bounce back? I have never had any tube anemones. I really
don't know what to do. thanks for all your help. I greatly
appreciate it! just the other day he looked like this..
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c256/greta622/IMG_6184.jpg
Thanks!! <Please read here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/tubeanem.htm and the linked FAQs file
above. Bob Fenner>
Re: Cerianthus... 10/20/07 Thanks for the prompt
reply! Well...the tube is doing better. it has split into a V.A
there are tentacles on both sides. basically it's splitting into
2..is that normal?? I have never seen or heard of tube anemones
doing that! <... keep reading. B> |
Looks good here.
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