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 Posted 8/4/2006 8:49:22 AM |
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| dear anthony, there is a lfs that has the anemone for 2 years and has grown. i have read the FAQs at www.wetwebmedia.com and others. i understand they are difficult to keep. question: i have a similar setup as the LFS that is; 2 x150 watts (i understand from the FAQ is not much) if the lfs offer that anemone to me, are the chances of continuing to maintain the anemone higher than a newly acquired magnificent anemone from the ocean? pls advise.
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| Posted 8/4/2006 11:04:55 AM |
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The magnificent/ritteri anemone is a candidate for captivity technically... but it has very special needs. Its first problem is that it ships very poorly by nature and that is something we all have to consider. Many will die to get a small number into captivity  And once they are in captivity, they need extremely high light (higher than most any coral we keep) and they truly need to be kept in a species tank or nearly so (no corals with them). Under those circumstances this species can be kept well for many years. But they reproduce very slowly in the wild, have dismal rates of recovery in the wild from collections.... and rarely do well in garden reef aquariums. I do not recommend the collection or keeping of this species for casual use.
. Anthony Calfo
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| Posted 8/4/2006 4:39:17 PM |
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| thanks...point taken on lighting requirement and species tank. thanks again for response.
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