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beadlet anomone
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:39 pm
by gsolman6
Its supposedly a coldwater brackish invert.
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/inver ... ia_equina/
Anyone have experience with this species?
Is there such thing as a tropical brackish anomone
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:18 pm
by Pufferpunk
Cute lil fella! I never heard of it.
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:05 pm
by nmonks
Kept these anemones many, many times. Basically indestructible so long as the SG is 1.018 upwards, so they're borderline brackish. I've kept them in tropical tanks too, which they don't mind. In fact, they're a pest species in some places because they will adapt very quickly to various conditions. Native to NW Europe, but more widely distributed now thanks to piggybacking on ships and such.
Anyway, beadlets are easy to keep. They don't need strong light. Feed periodically (once every week or two with a small bit of prawn) but otherwise leave them alone as they'll catch small bits of food in the water column. They breed like rabbits, producing minature anemones that cover everything. Not quite as bad as Aiptasia, but certainly a good, reliable species if you want your tank covered with anemones.
They can and do eat very small fish and shrimps, so choose tankmates with care. They have a sting that is too weak to penetrate most human skin, but you will feel them "stick" to you. On the other hand, in a room-temperature aquarium with blennies, small hermit crabs, and the like, these are great fun additions to the rock-pool aquarium. They live for years.
Cheers,
Neale
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:15 pm
by ray123
can they be kept with f8's?
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:29 pm
by nmonks
No, because the figure-8s want low-end brackish, SG 1.003-1.006, whereas the beadlets want very high end brackish, SG 1.018 upwards. Beadlets might be fine with adults GSPs or Arothron spp., assuming the puffers didn't just eat them of course!
Even if the salinity was okay, I personally wouldn't trust a small pufferfish with an anemone. I can't imagine a basically freshwater ecosystem puffer would recognise the danger until it was too late
Cheers,
Neale
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:39 pm
by The Fisherman
nmonks wrote: I can't imagine a basically freshwater ecosystem puffer would recognise the danger until it was too late
I agree. My GSP, named Mickey, learned about Bristleworms recently....
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:50 pm
by nmonks
Ouch. I remember re-potting cacti for the first time. Nasty, and not nearly as easy as it looks in the books...
Cheers,
Neale
The Fisherman wrote:I agree. My GSP, named Mickey, learned about Bristleworms recently....