Blue bubble anemone

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  1. shipbear

    shipbear Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Sorry, this was NOT what I thought.. !! It's an
    Plerogyra Big difference.. !!!!!



    Does anyone know about these..?? They no harder to care for then any of the other colors..??

    My tank is 7 months old, 2 clownfish, 1 sailfin tang. cleanup crew..
    NO shrimp....
    Everything checks OK.. I have a spot in the center of my tank about 1/2 way up.. If it'll stay there, A big cupped type of liverock, nothing near it..
    I wanted a blue one, and found one..
    I have 55 gal tank, 260 PC lights.. I think this will be OK..
    I do know the bad side of an anemone ..
    I do have Leathers, mushrooms, candycanes, Plate coral, and Misc..
    Hand feeding, will be no problem.. I can spend as much time as I want to on my upkeep..
    I have read all I can find on saltwater, corals, etc..
    My cal. got down to 380, getting it back up to 440 now..
    Does it sound like a good bubble anemone . That wouldn't be to hard to keep..?? ANY input will be a big help..
    I'm not getting him for the clowns to host, but if they do.. !!
    I need color .. Plus, would like to have one..

    Thanks. Larry
     
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  2. tigermike74

    tigermike74 Panda Puffer

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    Never heard of a blue bubble anemone. I have heard of LFS using nontoxic food dye to alter anemones' color though, to make them look more vibrant and more appealing to a buyer. 7 months is a bit early for an anemone IME, I waited 2 years before getting my first one and even then was a bit too soon. My first anemone was in 130W of CF in my 20G and that wasn't enough to keep it healthy. It may not have been the lighting, maybe it was, I'll never know. But I would suggest against it if you just want more color in the tank, chances are, the anemone was dyed and will blow out that water as soon as it hits your tank and will return to a normal pink or green/brown color within a week.
     
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  3. shipbear

    shipbear Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I 2nd that.. Thanks..
    I also found out it wasn't a Bubble tip anemone .....
    BUT a Bubble Coral...

    Sorry, this was NOT what I thought.. !! It's an
    Plerogyra Big difference.. !!!!!

    And I'm going to stay away from both of them..

    Thanks, Larry
     
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  4. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    any pics? there really no harder to take care of than most other things, just have to keep params up and I don't think they like a whole lot of flow.
     
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