3 Q's: Least mobile, best for reg clowns, smallest

[williah]

I know very little about anemone's, and I could use your opinions.

I have 72 gal bow with a lot of coral. I also have 2 clown fish for over 2 years now.

My first question is which anemone is the least mobile? Is there one that won't move at all?

Next question is for regular orange with white striped clowns, what are their top 3 favorit anemone's. this question is independent of #1, but if they're matching, I'd like to know.

Lastly, which is the smallest of the anemones that fit either of the above questions?

Thanks.

 

[clowns101]

Okay well there are no anemones that stay put.All anemones move that are hosting species!The most least mobile anemones are sand dwelling anemones!So Carpets Sebaes and Long Tentecal Anemones!All of those species will host Ocellaris!

1.)Ritteris
2.)Giganteas
3.)And probobly Carpet Anemones

I hate to say it but all of the anemones that fit in the above are all going to be rather large.So If I were you and have very little experince with keeping anemones I would do a Bubble Tip anemone!They do move around a bit more but are good for a beginner anemone!

But I will say that you may be able to keep a Long Tentecal Anemone if you do your homework and dont mind haveing a bit of your tank taken up by the anemone!

However,I would like to know what type of lighting you have?All anemones need very high light.Some more than others.The 3 that I listed are some of the most light demanding anemones avaible to the hobbyist!

Forgot,most of the anemones listed will get rather large so beware!


I hope this helps!

Thanks,
Austin/clowns101

 

[Drumbee23]

+1 on the sand dwelling nems a bubbletip will move and it will hurt your coral, also have heard that occ. clowns are not as likely to host a BTA. i would say go with a long tentacle they seem to be the easier of the sand dwellers, seabe require very good water quality, and as said by clowns101 most carpets are gonna requrie intense lighting and they can get very large if fed regularly. the size can also be somewhat controled by how much one spotfeeds

 

[Toddrtrex]

IME, only an unhappy anemone moves. IME, BTAs don't move any less then LTAs or Haddonis.

The only exception being clones of BTAs, they have moved, but the "mother" stayed put.

 

[Drumbee23]

IME, only an unhappy anemone moves. IME, BTAs don't move any less then LTAs or Haddonis.

The only exception being clones of BTAs, they have moved, but the "mother" stayed put.

that is true, and i agree 100%

but one also has to consider where it would be moving if it decided to move, a BTA is gonna move on the rocks were the coral is. but with a sand dwelling you can have some problems too. i have seen a carpet complete "redo" the rock work on one half of the tank cause it moved. when it moved it knocked all the rocks around and sent the coral to the sand bed. so its a decision of either a smaller nem moving constantly around your coral or a larger moving if you happen to upset it or make a major change in the tank. i always tell people when they ask about anemones that its is a love and hate relationship. but it is worth having most of the time


also with bubbletips you get the pleasure of offspring so its kind of a way to make money if you sell them.

 

[williah]

Thanks! Lots of info. I'm afraid my tank (72bowfront) is built around LPS, frogspawns and hammers, with brains and others scattered all over my sand and rock. It doesn't sound like I could risk finding out if an anemones likes where i plan for it to live.
My clowns are going to have to deal with using my pulsing xenia as a surrogate (as it is, they live in the bundle of xenias).
On a lateral-are there any other good surrogates for clown fish, assuming anemones are unusable?

 

[t4zalews]

id suggest a sebae anemone

 

[lkc]

If you do get a nem, you will most likely have alleopathy - a chemical war between the corals and the nem. Specifically your frogspawn and hammer. Better to remove these two. Mushrooms are also very noxious to nems. Sooner or later, somebody is going down.