Anemone Dominated Tank Pluasable?

[reefnewbie54321]

I know that keeping multiple anemones of different species is a bad idea but is there anyone out there that is doing it?

I plan on keeping a LT Anemone, Bubble Tip Anemone, Sunflower Anemone: (http://www.atlantisaquarium.net/images/invsunanem.jpg) and 2 Tube Anemones.

Anemones are my favorite marine invertabrate and I enjor them more than most of my corals. Anyne have ideas on how to keep my anemones from attacking each other? The tube anemones arent a problem becuase I already have predrilled tubes in my LR to place them and they wont be moving from there. I am just worried about the LT, RBT and the Sunflower. What techniques do people use to keep there anemones in one place?

 

[Casshern]

that "sunflowe anemone" is extremely aggressive, and isn't an anemone at all. I dunno if I'd risk keeping anything in a 12inch radius of it

 

[Slakker]

Allelopathy will be a serious threat to the health of all tank inhabitants.

IMO, it would be easiest/safest to have a tank dominated by a single species. I've seen some really stunning displays consisting of multitudes of BTA clones

 

[reefnewbie54321]

bump

anyone want to explain what allelopathy means?

I know it would be easier to have a single species tank but I would much rather do multiple species. I will end up eliminating the more agressive anemones after doing more research but as of now I'm just looking for techniques on how to keep anemones from fighting or moving around and also suggestions on less agressive species as well as any experience of species that have been mantained together. I have seen many tanks that have had a combination of 2 or more different anemones so I know its puasible I just need to pick the right ones and use techniques to keep them away from each other.

 

[kkyyllee]

how big is the tank going to be? there is no way to keep nems from moving

 

[Reefbox]

allelopathy means=Chemical warfare. The nems do not have to be touching each other for this to happen. Do a google of "multiple anemones allelopathy".

Over a period of time the healthiest, most dominant anemone with the most dominating toxins wins and the battle is over.

The nems will b spending their days fighting each other with chemicals instead of growing.

 

[kkyyllee]

pic one species

 

[Heterodonut]

My suggestion for an anemone dominated tank would be the cloning form of BTA. I've seen tanks with 20+ BTA's because so much splitting had occured. One tank the rocks were nearly covered with nems.