Caring for these beautiful creatures
In living color with more pictures then you will find anywhere
Buying a Rose Anemone
Purchasing your new Rose
Your new Rose or Green Bubble Tip MAY be full of bubbles
on the end
of there tentacles when purchased and sometimes not.
The health of the animal does not depend on this.
Sometimes they will not
have all of their color but you should be
able to tell if it is a Green BTA or a Rose just by looking at it.
If it is a Rose it should be a bright pink or red in color.
Most Roses are not red, but pink or orange .
If it is a green Bubble Tip, it should be a pale to medium green in color.
Never buy a BTA
that has been damaged in shipment to the fish store and is marked down
unless you have had experience with their care in that situation. Even if it is
a great deal it will usually die in your tank from the stress of being injured
or sick.
Damage to look for is a ripped foot or hole in the foot, shrunken
Tentacles or Tentacles that are curled or brown at the tips.
If the Anemone is attached to a rock at your fish store, buy the rock with the Anemone attached.
Do not attempt to remove it from its home.
It is best to ask some questions before purchasing your first Anemone.
What kind of lighting is it under?
How long have they had the Anemone and did they purchase it or is it
a clone from one of their stock?
The more questions the better.
When you purchase your Anemone from a fish store you need to see if it is attached to a rock or rubble.
If it is ,buy it
attached and do not remove it from it's rock.
You might have to offer to pay for the rock with it .
This will save you from trying to pry it loose from that rock and damaging the
foot.
One thing to watch for when purchasing it on it's rock is how it moves around in
the bag in transit to
your home.
Make sure that it is not giggled around so that the rock is turned upside down
and laying on your new
Anemone.
Keep it as still as possible to keep from causing damage to it.
If it is attached
to glass at the fish store ,make sure the person detaching it from the glass
knows how to do it properly.
Usually a fingernail on the edge of the foot to wiggle it loose is all that is
needed
Sometimes you will have to go all the way around the foot in order to make it
release.
When it does, place the bag with tank water under the water and gently move the Anemone into the bag.
Try to keep the anemone from coming out of the tank at all times as it may
damage the body when it is
lifted out over the water and coming in contact with the air .
in the fish store.
