Common Name: Unknown (Sea Anemone)

Species Name: Actinia fragacea Tugwell, 1856


Range: British Isles


Natural Environment: Inhabits tidepools and shaded vertical rock walls


General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 50 to 68°F (10 - 20°C). Requires cool water and hand feeding, e.g., raw fish pieces, shrimp, tubifex worms, and is especially fond of mussel flesh. Two to three feedings per month suffices in cool water environments.


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Molluscs - Clams - Snails/Abalone/Limpets - Sea Hares/Slugs/Nudibranchs - Octopi/Cuttlefish/Squid/Nautilus - Oddballs
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Other Inverts - Sponges - Jellyfish - Sea Squirts - Worms - Plankton - Oddballs

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