Condy Anemone

[Yano]

Here is my little Condy, I have never seen one this color at any website. I want to know if yall think it look good/healthy(Like with normal light pinkish ones if they look like too white you know something is wrong) Sorry about the image quallity, its like a cheap $50 one, any suggestions on a good digital camera for under $100?

[Nano_Steve]

cool anemone dude! how bout some full tank shots? i checked out ur website and wasnt able to find any. i used to keep a ten gallon before i left to mexico for the summer and this semester. its lookin good from what i can see in the pics!

take kare, steve

[Yano]

I'm waiting for a new camera before I add pics of my tank to my website. My camera is acting up so this old pic of my tank will have to do, this is when I just added the new rocks so they are very very white.
http://yano7.com/Images/alltank.jpg

[GaryP]

Its hard to tell from the pic, but the purple tips on the tentacles of that anemone actually make it look like a long tentacle. Is there a chance it was misidentified at the LFS? I've seen that happen, especially on bag day at Fintique. I guess one way to find out is when it eats your damsels.

Gary

[Yano]

Well I got it from Petco(only $6.99 8) ), they only sell Condys, is it possible it was missidentifed else where and made it to the store? Its been in my tank for a while, my blue fin damsel is the "top dog" in this tank (he is fairly agressive) and pecked at it the first time I put the anemone in the tank, but this is the only time I saw any reaction between my 2 damsels and the anemone.

[Nano_Steve]

wow dude, those are some awesome rocks uve got in there! they look like tonga. where did u buy all of ur rock from? im interested in getting some pieces like that to go into my next tank and have zoanthids grow onto them(those are the coolest zoo pieces ive seen when they grow up onto rocks like those). thanks for the pics dude! its lookin pretty good!

peas, steve

[Tim Marvin]

I get lots of long tentacles with purple tips as well as being completely purple. It looks like one of them to me.

[Yano]

wow dude, those are some awesome rocks uve got in there! they look like tonga. where did u buy all of ur rock from? im interested in getting some pieces like that to go into my next tank and have zoanthids grow onto them(those are the coolest zoo pieces ive seen when they grow up onto rocks like those). thanks for the pics dude! its lookin pretty good!

peas, steve
I got about 30 pounds at a garage sell for $3!!! :-D

[GaryP]

Petco misidentifying an anemone wouldn't surprise me one bit. I don't think they can even pronounce anemone. If you had a clown it would be easy to tell. I don't think there are any clowns that will host in a Condy. Maybe I'm just showing my ignorance.

Gary

[Isis]

It could be fresh from collection and not lost its zooanthellae... Some condys do this and most look white...but could be a misidentification...

[GaryP]

Thanks Kim,

I guess I've never seen a "fresh" Condy. I didn't think Condy's had zooanthellae and very primarily carnivourous. Live and learn.

Gary

[Yano]

Here are some more recent pics ( the rocks still look white in these pics, but trust me they are covered it a think layer of algae. Now once I get a new hood, it will be truly done! :-D
http://yano7.com/Images/tank2.jpg
http://yano7.com/Images/tank3.jpg
and here is a nice little DIY digital timer, its cost about $12 for all the parts, I'll post a parts list for those that are interested.
http://yano7.com/Images/tim1.jpg

[robertpower3]

That's a condy. Petco gets them with purple tips some times and they usually fade away.