what's the deal with keeping Carpet Anem
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ColaAddict
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they are just hard to keep. even harder if you have a young tank. lethers and zoos are very hardy compared to an anemone. you should let your 8 week old tank mature more.
When you do get one, you are better off buying ones that have been kept in aquariums for awhile, so get one from another reefer. you need really good water parameters to keep them alive, and some luck that you got one that will stay alive in captivity.
I saw someone on craigslist that is selling their reef tank and has 2 carpet nems. maybe you can talk them into just selling the nems.
When you do get one, you are better off buying ones that have been kept in aquariums for awhile, so get one from another reefer. you need really good water parameters to keep them alive, and some luck that you got one that will stay alive in captivity.
I saw someone on craigslist that is selling their reef tank and has 2 carpet nems. maybe you can talk them into just selling the nems.
madjoe
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Yea i know people who have old systems and they have issues with carpet nems. First they ship very poorly then they make it to lfs that some but not all really dont have the water quality to keep them to or they go from hox tho lfs system back to bag to your system all in few days shocks the chit out of em. They r very sensitive creatures and usually perish because of this. But once they settle in they thrive sometimes to much . I talked to a guy one time said everyday a fish dissappear found out the nem was eating em . Very aggressive ive heard said it ate eight of his fish in few days but it was huge took up a 1/4 of his tank. I say away from them but thats just me
xtlosx
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I introduced a purple s. gigantea and a green s. gigantea into my three month old 150G reef with zero issues. It really is about the health of the animal. Like someone else has said, they ship very very poorly, and usually end up getting a bacterial infection which is the cause of their demise.
When trying to keep something like a s. gigantea, make sure you have a hospital tank ready, and follow Minh's (RC Gig Guru) cipro protocol. This medical protocol is easy and has saved even in the last year, several dozens if not over 100 s. gig's lives. Mine have now been in the tank about 8 months and are thriving. They are beautiful animals, and haven't lost a fish yet to them.
They aren't all together hard to keep, it just takes dedication and a love for a very complex, and delicate animal. S. Haddoni is easier and hardier, but very much still have cipro on hand and follow the same regiment. Those, are more of a notorious fish eater.
Good luck.
When trying to keep something like a s. gigantea, make sure you have a hospital tank ready, and follow Minh's (RC Gig Guru) cipro protocol. This medical protocol is easy and has saved even in the last year, several dozens if not over 100 s. gig's lives. Mine have now been in the tank about 8 months and are thriving. They are beautiful animals, and haven't lost a fish yet to them.
They aren't all together hard to keep, it just takes dedication and a love for a very complex, and delicate animal. S. Haddoni is easier and hardier, but very much still have cipro on hand and follow the same regiment. Those, are more of a notorious fish eater.
Good luck.
CoralN00b
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tom, those are beautiful nems.
I introduced a white seabae nem as a total noob. That thing is the hardiest thing in my tank believe it or not. When i had my noob crash due to a massive nitrate spike, it was one of three things in my tank that actually survived. It wasn't happy at all though. I was able to move it out and re-do the entire tank from scratch. Mine found it's place in the back left corner of my tank and grew from about an inch or two tiny nem to now being around 4 inches or more. It's beautiful.
I have been scared to try a carpet nem due to the research I have done but i do want a small mini max nem.
I introduced a white seabae nem as a total noob. That thing is the hardiest thing in my tank believe it or not. When i had my noob crash due to a massive nitrate spike, it was one of three things in my tank that actually survived. It wasn't happy at all though. I was able to move it out and re-do the entire tank from scratch. Mine found it's place in the back left corner of my tank and grew from about an inch or two tiny nem to now being around 4 inches or more. It's beautiful.
I have been scared to try a carpet nem due to the research I have done but i do want a small mini max nem.
DAS212
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I introduced a purple s. gigantea and a green s. gigantea into my three month old 150G reef with zero issues. It really is about the health of the animal. Like someone else has said, they ship very very poorly, and usually end up getting a bacterial infection which is the cause of their demise.
When trying to keep something like a s. gigantea, make sure you have a hospital tank ready, and follow Minh's (RC Gig Guru) cipro protocol. This medical protocol is easy and has saved even in the last year, several dozens if not over 100 s. gig's lives. Mine have now been in the tank about 8 months and are thriving. They are beautiful animals, and haven't lost a fish yet to them.
They aren't all together hard to keep, it just takes dedication and a love for a very complex, and delicate animal. S. Haddoni is easier and hardier, but very much still have cipro on hand and follow the same regiment. Those, are more of a notorious fish eater.
Good luck.
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