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About Tube Anemone
Tube anemone with a bilobed crown of tentacles ranging from white to cream, beige, or pale brown. Forms a leathery tube from which it emerges; the body can be translucent to opaque depending on feeding condition.
Key facts
- Care Level
- Hard
- Notes
- • Requires strong, indirect current and stable water conditions • Temperature range 50–72°F; prefers cooler temperate conditions • Minimum 20 gallon tank with fine sand or silt substrate for tube construction • Feeds on small zooplankton, copepods, and occasional small fish; supplement with target feeding • Prone to collapse if stressed; rarely acclimate well to warm tropical aquaria
- Compatibility
- Tube anemones are generally peaceful but require stable tank conditions. Avoid mixing with aggressive fish or crustaceans that may disturb their tube.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 50-72°F pH: 8-8.4 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Family
- Cerianthidae
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Appearance Description
- Tube anemone with a bilobed crown of tentacles ranging from white to cream, beige, or pale brown. Forms a leathery tube from which it emerges; the body can be translucent to opaque depending on feeding condition.
- Type
- Anemone
- Diet Details
- Carnivorous; feeds on small crustaceans, zooplankton, and occasional small fish. Benefits from regular feeding of frozen mysis shrimp or copepod-rich foods.
- Max Size
- 12
- Category
- Anemone
- Origin
- Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and northeastern Atlantic coasts including the British Isles and North African waters.
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