Macrodactyla doreensis

I never did want an anemone for fear that they are delicate and the stories of them "nuking a tank" or eating my fish an[SIZE=-1]d/or corals. However a lfs has a beautiful purple longtipped anemone ([SIZE=-1]Macrodactyla doreensis) and it makes me wonder if it would be a decent fit for a 46gallon reef tank.

ANyone have information on this species? Are they highly mobile, prone to eating fish/corals? One of the easier or harder ones to care for?

Also what do people mean when they say the anemone died and nuked their tank? Why does this happen?
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I dont know anything about that species.

Ive read that when they die they release toxins into the water. It may or may not nuke your tank depending on filtration and size of system. I could be wrong on them releasing toxins tho.

 

that species or better known as a corkscrew or long tentacle anemone is a harder species to keep from what I've heard. These species can grow up to 18" across for their oral disk. Most aquarium species will reach about a foot in diameter so a large area is required for them. They shouldn't go after your fish.

As per nuking your tank. Once the anemone dies to releases its toxins into the tank which can kill all your inhabitants. You can usually see the onstart of this with the mouth gaping and the insides of the anemone pushing out. At that point i would remove it to a bucket and see if it can recover.

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Wet Web Media is a goldmine of info, read up on this species for better help.
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