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From: dalka@ihlpg.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Anemonies and copper, was :Re: turning the filter off?
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Date: Fri, 4-Dec-87 10:27:44 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  4 10:27:44 1987
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> 
> Uhh, not many anomonies are filter feeders. They will eat lumps
> of beef-heart or guppies. They DO eat fish in the wild, right ?
> 
This is a important question for me. I have not kept anemonies
but intend to try in the future so I have been trying to ask
questions. I've been told 2 things:

	1) they are difficult to keep alive for more than 3 or 4 months
	   in a non-reef tank system where you are using standard filters.

	2) they are BOTH filter feeders and accept lumps of food and
	   should be given both.

Anemonies are a broad class of invertebrates so I guess Ill say I'd
like to keep the kind that clowns love to cuddle up in (carpet anemonies?).
Anybody wish to comment?
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