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it's a very sad day for me: anenome death

Discussion in 'Saltwater Fish Forum' started by crazhrse, Jan 6, 2009.

  1. crazhrse

    crazhrse Thread Starter New Member

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    went to bed last night after watching my tank for nearly an hour and was so happy with everything, especially my new GBTA and maroon i got for christmas so i got up at 6 this morning and turned the lights on like i never do, i usually just let the timers do it at 9. but when i turned them on i could only see a little bit of my anenome left hanging from the powerhead, so i quickly unplugged it but he was gone , it was to late.

    now i have peices of him all over my tank and my water is cloudy,guess it's time for a major water change

    after nearly 15 years of freshwater and nearly 6 months of saltwater this truly is the saddest day in my aquariust life
     
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  2. Anthony

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    Re: it's a very sad day for me

    Gotta keep an eye on those amemones. Mine got caught in the filter intake once but it was only for a minute and wasn't damaged at all. Sorry you lost it.
     
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    well he alway's stayed kinda around in the one corner so last night before i went to bed i unplugged the powerhead on that side because he was close to it, and this morning he was on the other side of the tank in the other power head
     
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    Re: it's a very sad day for me

    Yeah, they can move pretty quickly when they want to.
     
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    Thats a bummer.And anomoes move?
     
    Anonymous, Jan 9, 2009
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    Re: it's a very sad day for me

    Like crazy.
     
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    Whoa!Would they be alright in a regular community tank?
     
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    Usually the fish will avoid it because they know it can kill them. If you have corals you have to be careful because they will sting them and can/will cause damage.
     
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    This is what im mostly aiming for in my tank.

    2 clowns
    1 Royal Gramma
    1 Biocolor Blenny
    A dwarf angel
    And maybe a mandrin
    1 or 2 anomoes

    would this be a good stock?
     
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    Yeah, that sounds fine. The mandrin will require special care as they normally only eat copepods.
     
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    The onlything i would be worried about getting one is that the other fish taking the copepods on him.
     
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    Re: it's a very sad day for me

    A good refugium set-up will make that mandarin quite a happy fish, and the fuge can be fun to watch, with all the critters moving around.
     
    TowGuyBri, Jan 24, 2009
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