The whole time I was waiting for you to say it walked into the powerhead

it's rough when a pet dies, especially when it doesn't know any better. Thanks for sharing and I hope you figure out how to stop that from happening again!

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

+Herowebcomics thank you!

Soooo glad i seen this. I just got a green bubble tip anemone and i know they move but NEVER thought about covering thw power heads till now. Thank you for making this and savinv my bta! 💚

Don't sweat it man, it's sad but the fact is we really only get better at this hobby by killing things.

@virginiamonteiro8730

7 жыл бұрын

Paradise Reef this sounds halarious to me for someone reason 😂😂😂😂😂

@CloverKismet

7 жыл бұрын

Paradise Reef; Very sad, yet seemingly very true.

@claymore19kilo

7 жыл бұрын

oh boo who, go bleed your heart elsewhere, or go boycott every scientist in the world because they all take samples and kill them to learn. and if your one of those I'm a vegertarian types, plants are living things also so stop eating

@FCatCH76

6 жыл бұрын

Corals are not plants

@livan272

6 жыл бұрын

Yea tell me about it they call me terminator at my local pet shop lol

I was just about to buy one and did tons of research and never saw this brought up, thanks!

Joe - thanks for sharing your not so great experience. You convinced me to get the as-of-yet unused foam sleeves for my MP10 pumps out of the boxes and slip them on today, just before adding my first RBTA. The decision to add one to my reef tank took much deliberation, so I'm hoping that my ocellaris clowns are hosted by it.

Wow.. Would never have thought about that (Im a very green newbie). Thanks for sharing!!

Thank you for sharing this. I would have never thought of this happening...

So sorry this happen to you but I appreciate you sharing. Great to know because I would have never thought of it.

I knew anemones were alive, but I never knew they could move around the tank! Awesome!

@Stenorio

4 жыл бұрын

Its really fascinating to see it too!

Thanks for sharing! You probably saved dozens of bubble tip anemones because of this video.

Hi, thanks for sharing. I knew you were in trouble in the very beginning when you said 'I didn't plan on buying it'. You may have had a dyed specimen, hard to tell from the video. Focus on research first, then purchase, that's a much bigger issue than the power head. Good luck, you'll get there... sorry for your loss. :)

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

+Marine Aquarium thank you for watching! Yeah impulse buys don't end well...

Thanks for the advice Joe!! 😁

My anemone got caught in my wave maker, some tissue lost but its not dead. It's not looking that great now , do you think it will survive ?

joe did you have any issues with the nem vs the torch or other corals ? i have the evo as well with a euphyillia dominant corner that i have to much money in to risk

You just saved me about 70 bucks man. I just purchased 2 bubble tips. A green and a red. I'm putting them in a biocube....with an additional powerhead...I didn't even think about the powerhead issue. I will definitely take care of covering it immediately. Good thing they dont arrive until Tuesday. Sorry for your loss,but know you've saved my r/gbta's. Thanks again

Brilliant info. Do you only need to cover the wave maker during the settling down of the anemone?

I didn't even know that's possible. Wow thank you for doing this warning.

That sucks, Joe! Thanks for the warning. I'll keep it in mind if I ever get a salt tank.

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

Manchurian's Playplace hope you do start a salt tank. You won't regret it :)

sorry to hear about your loss :( found your channel through PsychedelicBabe's shoutout. Love your videos, defo worth a sub :)

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

DTMs Reef thanks for watching and subbing. I appreciate it!

So I need advise on this, this actually happened. What you recommend doing. I can't do a water change since I'm at work today, will it be fine to wait a day until I'm back to do it myself?

Thought u we’re gonna start crying

Honestly when you said rookie mistake, I thought this was gonna be a situation where you bought the anemone before your tank was stable.

mine died today, exactly what happen to you. Moving forward what have you done after that to prevent this from happening again, I'm not sure if I was still plunge and buy something like this. Will still cost a few bucks then it will die.

Are u running the a stock tank or sid u get new lights filter system ect.. was thinking bout getting the same tank just heared u may need better lighting especially for sea anemone?

Hi Joe, I have my wave maker turn off at night. Do you think that is good enough till I get something to cover it... do they move around during the day?

@NanoJoe

6 жыл бұрын

im not really sure on that. i would think they would be more prone to move during the day becuase, when nems decide to move its either they want more or less light and flow.

Thank You For Sharing Your Story... I impulse bought a rose & a green anemone today. After seeing your video I put a stocking over my power head... in the meantime my green anemone has crawled into a hole in the rock! I hope it doesn't stay there! Paid a lot for it to hide inside a rock!!!

What type of power head do you have I am starting in the SW hobby and I would like to know what type of power head should I have for a 13.5 gallon tank, plz answer.

You should get rid of the maroon and get another ocellaris

Oh man it can happen. Great lesson for everyone. I subbed

just got a green bta .. gonna cover my powerheads with some mesh now .. chin up man your tanks doing good, keep doing what you do and enjoy it.

OMG same thing happened to my boyfriends rose bubble tip anemone. We couldn't find his anemone anywhere and it some how got into the filter part of the tank and he was just hanging out. Little anemone was okay though just a little stupid hehe. Sorry to hear about your anemone though! We have had the rose anemone for 6 months and our clowns still haven't hosted it. :/ so lucky that your clowns did!

This just happened to me in a same fluval evo 13.5 tank. Did you only do water change afterwards? Or did you also change the filters

Just pick one up today! I shouldn’t have as I didn’t know enough about them. The guy at the aquarium store said it would be OK so I went for it . Glad I saw your video and totally anemone Proof the tank I appreciate the video it helped.

Thank you for the info Joe, it really helps, I'm out on a hunt for an anemone

Thanks for the advice

Do you cover the back half of the pump... Were the water gets sucked up and in to the power head? Or do you have to cover the entire thing...except for the front of course.

@NanoJoe

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah just cover wherever you feel water is being taken in. That’s really the only danger area to the nem.

Also, if you have an intake to filtration, cover it as well. Anemones get sucked in those all the time. The sad part is that's a slow death. Made that mistake, but I was careful to cover the power head. Lessons learned.

Awe man! That's gotta hurt :( But live and learn I a guess but the tank is looking great!

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

The Water Box yes deff a lesson well learned. Picking up a new nem this week. Very excited. Thanks for watching!

@TheWaterBox

7 жыл бұрын

excellent! I hope to see it soon! Damn you, wanting me to do up a reef tank again. haha

Tropaquarium is one of the best stores in New Jersey for marine life. Brent is one of nicest and most knowledgeable people I have met in my 20 plus years in the hobby.

@josephpuzzo1

5 жыл бұрын

Store is closed now..Brent works for world wide corals in Florida now

Marroon clownfish in a 12 gallon? thing is gonna get YUGE

@benfuller3413

7 жыл бұрын

Clark Jacobs I'm thinking same thing. for not even a fully grown maroon 12 gallon tank is to small. I'm upgrading to 120ish gallon tank in a couple weeks after my first tanks power blew and can't fix it lol

@dennylafoss

7 жыл бұрын

That maroon clown is gonna kill the other clown too, that light doesn't look strong enough for an anemone, and is that tank an all in one with an overflow? if so, you dont need a power filter

When you say power head, are you talking about the wave maker?

Thks For Sharing!

Thank you for sharring this

That really sucks. Sorry to hear about your anemone. Reading about them moving a bunch and getting caught in the power head kept me at an emotional distance. I have too much coral in my tank to take that chance. That being said. I do have a rock flower anemone. He doesn't really move, and clowns can't really host them.

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

Cheese Bread Eddy thank you! And thanks for watching! Anemones still bring a lot of life to the tank regardless if the clowns host.

I have 2 btas on my 7 gallon nano for 2+ yrs now. It is possible to keep them as long as you are disciplined in the hobby and well prepared knowledge wise.

I was literally watching this as I just bought a bubble tip earlier today and it's after midnight and remembered I left my wavemaker on, raced down and sure enough it's on it, can I do anything, it doesn't look damaged as far as I can see but looks a little tangled, let's hope it's free by the morning

I'm fortunate to live 10 minutes away from tropiquarium. I thought it was really cool when you mentioned that place, never really spoken to another reefer who has been in there

I've never had any kind of pet and for some reason, I've been so interested in watching all these coral videos, I really want some now

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

Finau Dawai get on it!! You won't regret it.

@RustyShacklefardd

3 жыл бұрын

Do it

when adding an anemone cut the top half of a soda bottle off, drill some holes in it and take the cap off. fit that over your powerhead. if the anemone should then choose to sit on it, you can just remove it from the bottle and theres no danger of it getting blitz in your powerhead.

I wouldn't recommend putting a anemone in any tank smaller than 50 gallons and only after has cycled for 6 months

I literally just got a bubble tip and I saw this video and when I saw “rookie mistake” I full on said “shit”. May I suggest you be more descriptive in your title, but very informational, keep up the good work👍👍

Cool tank! Psychedelic babe sent me I have subbed to your channel.

oh man thats so sad. I came here searching for info bc my new one moved to the back of the tank where it gets no light and i can't feed it. its on base rock so I can't move that either. worried for him.

im just glad im not the only one man it dose make your tank stink. cool video thanks

Just got my first anemone yesterday. Just trying to learn all I can. Do you keep you tank light on all the time? I know how important light is to the anemone.

@NanoJoe

6 жыл бұрын

if you have a light schedule in place i dont see a reason to change for the nem. Your anemone will find a spot it likes with plenty of light and the right amount of flow. From there it will place its foot and take hold of the rock.

@stephaniemorris3365

6 жыл бұрын

NanoJoe My anemone died. But to be honest I don’t think it was doing great to start off with. Will have to try again.

@NanoJoe

6 жыл бұрын

sorry to hear that :(. Well if you get another keep me updated. ive been looking into them again myself actually. They are really cool creatures.

yooooo, this is so cool. I work in that area and has been going to that store for a few months now. Jade is the best she really know her shit!!

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

Viz S nice! Yeah I've been going there for years! Love it there. Love their coral prices too. Always a good trip going there.

It happens to the best of us. I know how you feel Though, it sticks when you lose a new coral.

Damn. Everything was going well until then. Lesson learned. This is the one reason I never bought a nem. Glad everything else is doing well

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

Infamous Aquatics thank you for watching! And yeah still hitting some bumps with this hobby but it's going great nonetheless. I sub'd you!

im making a tank just like the one you have there. also ive got many plants from that exact store in ocean and plan on getting more stuff. just ordered the same anemone as well wish i saw this vid before hand lol

i was already subbed but i'm seeing p babes shout out for ya congrats hope ya get lots more subs from her even though this was a good bit ago lol awesome vid man can't wait for more:)

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

Paul Blaney she's the best. Thanks Paul!!

@PaulBlaney

7 жыл бұрын

heck ya man thanks for your support . i did see that i forgot to hit the little bell so now i hit it and i'll be notified of your vids when they hit :)

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

Paul Blaney thanks brotha! I should hit the bell on your channel too with all your random live streams! Always a good time in those.

Good advice

Great video

i finally have an anemone i keep it in my small jar with an actinic blue 460nm light and a moderate water flow via aeration i just feed it today and its soo cute they call it glass anemone and its beautiful...

I know that feel bro. except my rbta survived. it just was never as bubbly as it was when u got it.

Mine just got sucked into the little filter hole in the back this morning ugh!!! Hopefully it makes it.

Lmao.. thanks for the vid.. I'll take your tip :)

3:44 everything did go smoothly.. the anemone turned into a smoothie.

Nice video I just subbed your channel 🤗

Hard lessons are valuable at times bud. Just makes you better. Get another one for the clowns and let them bicker. They'll be fine after a while. 👍👍👍

I lived in NJ and have been to Trop. Its a pretty good lfs.

You simply got unlucky my man. This is very rare, usually it will not roam to a powerhead.

Can I put an anemone in a regular fish tank, with normal fish, if the anemone is small?

@NanoJoe

4 жыл бұрын

Most anemones available to the hobby you can. What kind of nem are you thinking of getting?

How old was the tank when you put it in?

@NanoJoe

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t recall. Been a couple years.

start again man im on my first tank atm and my anemone was happy for 2 days in its spot then i moved the water jet and he wasent happy anymore so now he just moves around all the time

When a BTA starts moving it means it's not happy and will more than likely not stop moving until it dies.

By power head do you mean the wave maker?

@NanoJoe

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

He was probably on the quest for more light. Moving up closer to the top of the tank along the glass to get higher. I see you don't have many rock formations for that.

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

Adrian Massi the only place I could think for it would be the top left. And my LED bar is at 100%

10 years ago I lost an ultra rare neon green nem in my 90 gallon to a mp-40. I won't ever put a nem in a tank with a powerhead again. They dont need that kind of flow, and they shouldnt be in with corals anyways because they will just move around and sting them. You live and learn, but fish stores should give good advice when you buy these animals that if you are going to have them, they should be in a tank of their own with enough flow from the return pump to filter the water, but no powerheads.

A maroon clown can get 5" and is very territorial and can get very aggressive. Guarantee that your naked clown will be dead in a few months. I'd get rid of the maroon clown. Your tank is too small for a BTA, in my opinion. Your water volume is small and the quality will be making huge swings. That's why they say bigger tanks are easier with saltwater, smaller water quality changes. Also, that BTA was bleached out to begin with, and likely would have been dead soon anyways.

@louisromano8947

7 жыл бұрын

action camera that escalated quickly.

I think putting a Maroon clown in a 13.5 gallon tank was your first rookie mistake.

Your freshman steak was the mixing of those two particular clown fish they’re gonna kill each other anyways I’m sure they have I just looked up and saw that it’s been six years anyways was I right?

@NanoJoe

Жыл бұрын

Freshman steak? Sounds pretty good. You are incorrect, they are living happily ever after. Cheers to many more years!

How do you even cover a power head ?

@kylerodrigues1999

5 жыл бұрын

How does something get sucked up into it if it blows water away from it? Surely it wasn't that powerful or the fish would be stuck to the glass 😂

Maroon Clownfish in a tank that small? C'mon dude. Also whats the other clown fish in the tank? Because Maroon Clownfish as massive bullies and you will struggle to introduce other fish

@muffemod

6 жыл бұрын

he's just starting out. help him succeed, don't bash him.

@RedFive905

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry I didnt mean that in a condescending way just trying to help. Maybe try some Ocellaris clownfish first they will get along with everything, stear clear of Damsels at all costs though.

I usually buy multiple anemones for my clowns put them on opposite sides of the tank

I'm on 0:41 and i don't want to go farther. My guess is it went into the powerhead. We shall see if im correct.

The key is finding a healthy anemone. Lot of times you buy one from a store they are already dieing. Find an ebay store or fish store that is small to medium that specialise in the hobby. I ordered an rbta from live aquarium it's foot was damaged you can tell they probably just ripped it off the rock and put in a bag sent it.

Someday Get a red bubble tip only with a clown that's it ,in a few months watch they multiply , your will look so lush , remember no corals just little fish ,never ask Locsl Fish store rep for advice , they don't know nothing , you can tell the way they scoop up the fish you paying for ,

@gromorherb6533

6 жыл бұрын

Bro they don’t know nothing ..😂

Mine kept going the the overflow I never did know what happened to it

Lol watching this in 2023 but iv had 5 bubble tips in a 20 gallon cube with a powerhead for about 3-4 years and never had this issue, have lost a sea slug to a powerhead tho

don't feel bad man I did the same thing about 1 and a half years

@NanoJoe

7 жыл бұрын

Pjs fish tanks I just feel for the nem and my silly mistake

@pjsfishtanks5965

7 жыл бұрын

yea we all make mistakes when we first start heck I still do ha

@pjsfishtanks5965

7 жыл бұрын

I make a Hugh one in my 75 and the tank crashed that was the worst day ever

Same thing happen too me with my first clown fish

Maroon clown with Ocellaris clown? ROOKIE MISTAKE

@dboy4ever

5 жыл бұрын

Why?

@EarthWasHere

4 жыл бұрын

dboy4ever maroon tends to be more aggressive

@dboy4ever

4 жыл бұрын

@@EarthWasHere thanks

Also man. I don't think you realize how big they actually get. That thing would take up that whole tank full grown and they grow pretty fast. Even then it would kill all the corals in that little tank from exploring. Get the anemone first and wait til it finds its spot. After that I would consider putting in corals once you know your anemone is settled. Even then it's still going to do all kinds of weird things you might not want it to do.

That anemone looked really bleached. I wouldn't have bought one that white to begin with since it means they've expelled all their zooxanthelle and would likely slowly waste away no matter how good the tank.

Happened to my rock nem last night but he survived lesson learned

Ahahaa what a twist! 😂

That happen to me too. Sucks.

made the same mistake. but I did have it covered. it survived got it in QT now to heal and will reintroduce into DT in a week or 2. and cover it up with mesh or panty hose.

@NanoJoe

6 жыл бұрын

yikes. well sounds like you have it under control!

Bro I literally watched your video, went out bought a bubble tip anemone, and he got sucked into the pump and died I’m so stupid

@kennethmay6343

2 жыл бұрын

I got another one and made a DIY mesh cover for my wave maker, now even if he went up there he couldn’t get sucked in, LEARN FROM THIS GUY AND ME AND DONT LET YOUR ANEMONE DIE! COVER YOUR WAVEMAKER!