Anemone advice please!

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jfischer182

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Ok guys, I have a lonely ocellaris who wants an anemone. I really want to keep one in my tank, but I want to get your opinions and experiences w/ anemones before I do anything rash. I have a 54g w/ tons of rock, some shrooms, finger leather, feather duster, xenia (looks good, thanks ronert!). Livestock includes 2 jawfish, bicolor blenny, yellow shrimp goby w/ pistol shrimp, blue linkia star, and an ocellaris. Also tons of various snails and hermits. A member on the site has some rose bubble tip anemones for sale and I'm very tempted to give it shot. My concerns are that my tank has been up for only 4 months. I've had no issues so far w/ livestock (except for the percula picking on a jawfish) and things look great. I'm also worried about the anemone stinging all of my corals. My lighting is 1 150w metal halide.

I've never kept an anemone before. I've done lots of reading on them but I wanted to get some "real world advice" from you all. Please let me know what you think.
 
the lighting is more than sufficient. 4 months is early, but with the amount of healthy corals your keeping i think you would be ok.

A couple of things to keep in mind is that a BTA is almost guarenteed to roam...at least initially. also a BTA is not the best match for an ocellaris. Dont get me wrong, they can host a BTA but when matching a clown with an anemone that is not ideal you could be disappointed. my ocellaris would not host with my BTA in the 6 months i had him. My maroon hosted within 30 seconds of being in the tank with the same BTA and has not left its side in almost two years.

nice tank btw.

shawn
 
the lighting is more than sufficient. 4 months is early, but with the amount of healthy corals your keeping i think you would be ok.

A couple of things to keep in mind is that a BTA is almost guarenteed to roam...at least initially. also a BTA is not the best match for an ocellaris. Dont get me wrong, they can host a BTA but when matching a clown with an anemone that is not ideal you could be disappointed. my ocellaris would not host with my BTA in the 6 months i had him. My maroon hosted within 30 seconds of being in the tank with the same BTA and has not left its side in almost two years.

nice tank btw.

shawn
 
Well tank-bred clowns are harder to get to host an anenome. As for anenomes I don't have much experience besides the one that came with my LR. Funny thing is it lived through my tank cycle and i still have it. Considering almost everything in marine life can't handle sudden environmental change; this thing is a beast.

The point about the BTA roaming is true but to avoid it moving too much put it in an area of med-high flow to start and it will move a lil to find a crevice to extend its base from. To avoid future moves spot feed where you want it and it might not move at all. Mine hasn't moved since the first week. Been 3 months now.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12407715#post12407715 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tat2tillidie
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Condis are easy but they're sting is generally stronger then that of a BTA and they rarely host clowns.
 
actually sneaky...tank bred clowns will readily host. i have a tankbred maroon that hosted instantly(literally within seconds).

i would always suggest buying tank bred when available....having a clown host in captivity is 90% luck 10% determination!!
 
Yeah, he was thinking about getting them from me, but I told him I dont really have much expierence with them and couldnt help as much as some other people.

P.S. - If you are interested they are RBTA's for 20$ each... you come pick up and remove from the rocks that they are on. I have one definatley reserved and one possibly on hold which leaves 5 or 6 still to be spoken for.
 
Icy you have rbtas for sale? dang, I'd buy one right off ya but I can't make it down to dover any time soon : ( . Anyway jfischer your tank is a little young usually 6months is recommended to get an anemone, but 4months shouldn't be bad. I personally would recommend a BTA. I love them myself.

Just remember all anemones will roam.
Avoid The Ritteri ((magnificent anemone)) at all costs. They have atleast a 90% of dying in captivity.
Carpets are generally fish eaters so its your choice to avoid them if you want. There are two types commonly available for purchase. Gigantea, and Haddoni, Haddoni being the stronger and stickier sting of the two.
You could also do sebae anemones as well. However they get fairly large. Two types of those as well. H. Crispa, and H. Malu.
BTAs are generally categorized as the easiest of all anemones to keep. But you still need good water quality for them as well.
LTAs are another option, they perfer the sand bed usually, and they too can get quite large.
 
Yeah, Im trying to get rid of them... next time you are headed down this way let me know, I'll tell ya if I still have any left.
 
Thanks for the input guys. I'm going to visit Icy tomorrow and see if we can't coax one of those BTAs to release his grip. I have a large rock in the center of my tank at mid level that I am going to place the BTA on, it is clear of coral and gets nice flow via hydor/powerhead and gets direct light. My clown is in fact a tank raised, I sure hope he/she decides to host it, he likes to hang out between my finger leather grouping and sometimes attempts to host a ricordea/yuma, so I think he's looking for an anemone.
 
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