Tiny little yellow anemone

[CoralLover49]

Just wanted to share some pics of a beauty. I found at my LFS yesterday..
He is little, fragile but hopefully with good care he will be ok.
I guess they gave up on him there, it wasnt selling nor was it opening.
The size is maybe as big as a dime, if that.
Here he is

They said he is from japan.. Anyone know more. About it please let me know, i want to take care of him the best so hell make it.. Thanks everyone.

 

[3Twinklets]

Awe....Get him little pieces of squid and hand feed him. Low flow. When he gets stronger, He will go where he want. He is a cutie for sure!

 

[CoralLover49]

Awe....Get him little pieces of squid and hand feed him. Low flow. When he gets stronger, He will go where he want. He is a cutie for sure!

Thank you so much. I have rod's frozen food, i hand frd him a little bit, i believe he ate some and let go the other piece, of course my cuc wont leave him alone when he has food..
Anyone know about him, name etc.?

A

 

[Ditzy3]

-<3-

 

[CoralLover49]

-<3-

thanks baby

 

[Ditzy3]

Always!

 

[CoralLover49]

Nobody knows anything about this tiny beauty huh??

 

[kschweer]

Not positive but it may be a halcurias anemone. If I remember correctly they are from cooler deep waters. Here's a link to some reef builders articles. Hope it helps some.
http://reefbuilders.com/tag/halcurias/

 

[twelvefive]

Quoted from a reply to one of those articles:

ike Taylor • 2 years ago −
These are cold to temperate water anemones and will not survive no longer than a few months in warm water. I imported a handful of these around 6 years ago and none of them made it past 5 months. The longest one I was able to keep was 5 months and the tank temp was 72 degrees. The others died within 2-3 months. These are great for cold/temperate water tanks, but do not buy them if you have a warm tank. Ideally they need to be kept at 65 degrees or lower. When they start to die the tentacles fall off and any corals they touch do not fair well. I know this from experience.

Just make sure you know what you are getting into before you purchase one.

 

[CoralLover49]

I already have him, they did not tell me anything but its a nem and comes from japan

 

[CoralLover49]

Is there anything i can do?

 

[CoralLover49]

If i get a small tank now, how can i get it ready for him in 1 day or do?

 

[bfam4t6]

Quoted from a reply to one of those articles:

ike Taylor • 2 years ago −
These are cold to temperate water anemones and will not survive no longer than a few months in warm water. I imported a handful of these around 6 years ago and none of them made it past 5 months. The longest one I was able to keep was 5 months and the tank temp was 72 degrees. The others died within 2-3 months. These are great for cold/temperate water tanks, but do not buy them if you have a warm tank. Ideally they need to be kept at 65 degrees or lower. When they start to die the tentacles fall off and any corals they touch do not fair well. I know this from experience.

Just make sure you know what you are getting into before you purchase one.

When I first read this I thought how great it would be to finally having something to put into a cold water tank besides a Catalina Goby, but then I realized that the nem would probably eat the Goby. Sucks. Still pondering other ideas.

Good luck getting it to live! It sounds like you'll need to dedicate a tank to it if that is your goal.

 

[CoralLover49]

Should i buy a small tank for him tomorrow??

 

[CoralLover49]

How can i get the tank ready quick

 

[CoralLover49]

Please help!!

 

[twelvefive]

You'll need lights and a chiller. Can you take rock out of your current tank? Using that will help reduce new tank cycle. Add some live sand and watch parameters closely for a few weeks.

 

[twelvefive]

I retract my statement about light, these aren't photosynthetic, so lights aren't important.

 

[CoralLover49]

You'll need lights and a chiller. Can you take rock out of your current tank? Using that will help reduce new tank cycle. Add some live sand and watch parameters closely for a few weeks.

Thank u so much, i will do that.. How bout a filter? I have a regular filter for a 36g bowfront i was using before sump system..

 

[CoralLover49]

Or do i need a smaller filtr