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Crabby48
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Agree. I got two very small clowns that hosed a small BTA in a just cycled tank. Not smart but I would have been able to remove from my tank and put them in the tank they previously where in.
Very cool. I did the same thing but I had a way and place to put them if things went south. 7 months later i still worriy about the Nem and I now have 4 from splitting.
I always feed mine not sure if that helped or not.
I would take it back or find a home for it. They don’t usually survive a new tank.
I just had a guy from my local reef tank specialist shop come by a few minutes ago, i told him my concerns and that i was considering having him take the nem and clowns. He said he would be MORE than happy to take them, but advised me to just leave them in there for now, my tank and parameters are all holding very nicely and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the nem... to him it looks very happy, full of color and life. What it was doing yesterday was actually pooping lol so i have an out for them if need be, but as for now my tank is in a good place
W1ngz
Failed Padawan
A lot of guidelines get overstated it seems. However, add the variables together with a new tank and a new reefer and I don't think it can be overstated enough. It just comes off less condescending to put it down to the tank maturity, without having to say 'hey noob, you don't know enough about what you're doing yet!'
Some hands on coaching like you got is going to help you, the tank, and your anemone.
To me "mature" is more for the reef keeper than the tank sometimes. Stability is the key to success with most reef animals, some tolerate the beginning stages (swings and such) better than others. I would say nems are on the less tolerable side, therefore a "mature" tank is needed. JMO and JME
