Anemone for a mixed reef?
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Ryan Darilek
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I won't get on the "don't get a BTA" bandwagon. I love mine and recommend them. Mine is pretty damn big for my tank (32 gallon), but it's doing really well. Mine has its own rock and retreats to the cave at night (normal behavior) and it's like clockwork... She never goes anywhere else. In the beginning when she was settling in, she was all about and yes, would touch corals. Easy... Just move them and do so within three days. Just brushing up against a coral won't damage the coral, only if you leave it there for a long time (talking a week). SO... I think you will be happy with your choice, especially when it gets bigger and settles in. Those clowns are beautiful by the way!!! Here's a picture of mine to reference what I'm talking about. Congrats on your newest additions!
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ComforablyNumb
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My experience with bta's, and I have several in my mixed reef, they will move when unhappy and stay in place once settled...until they split. The smaller will usually move around. They affect some corals while adventuring (my stylo sustained a burn on its lower branches once) but they do not affect others. Best anemone for clownfish and one should be fine in a smaller tank. Hardy and pretty.
OurCoralReef
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Rock anemones don't host
Personally i have 3 btas and a sabea (my clowns only host the sabea)
The things you learn once you have a anemone for example, btas will only move if they are uncomfortable (and maybe when they split which is not often at all) so depending on where you get it (if you buy it from a fellow reefer (very recommended) and your lighting is simular then setting it in a rock crevice will be enough) (if you buy it online or a lfs (not so recommend ) then it will move to shade in the beginning then slowly come out),
I love how some people make them sound like big giants that will trample your whole reef and kill all your corals this is so far from the truth, as someone mentioned before you will only kill corals if its touching it for a couple days, just keep a eye on it and the only issue you may have is if selects a cave/ledge and it retreats into the cave for some shade and you have a coral on top of that ledge (you will have to move that coral so it doesn't get stung)
They do not like flat surfaces they like crevices and ledges/caves,
I don't recommend you buying it from a lfs or online (except maybe maybe divers den) because anemones can easily be damaged either the foot or dying online you never know what your getting and lfs usually have sic stuff (in my area thats how it is for years i learned the best way is online or a fellow reefer that is active in the hobby not shutting down a tank) only really experienced reefers can take care of them (in separate systems with medication etc) if a anemone is sic or looks even a little bad DO NOT PUT IT IN YOUR TANK give it away or whatever, it will most probably die and not so good for your tank,
If they do die they won't nuke your system (so fast) you will see it dying over 2-3 days, you just need to pull it out before it decays and floats all over your tank
Getting a anemone off a rock is easy but like catching a fish or anything in our tanks it takes patience, with a anemone you bother it until it lets go, if its new it will let go in a couple of minutes, if its settled it may take a couple of hours or days of bothering it randomly
Personally i have 3 btas and a sabea (my clowns only host the sabea)
The things you learn once you have a anemone for example, btas will only move if they are uncomfortable (and maybe when they split which is not often at all) so depending on where you get it (if you buy it from a fellow reefer (very recommended) and your lighting is simular then setting it in a rock crevice will be enough) (if you buy it online or a lfs (not so recommend ) then it will move to shade in the beginning then slowly come out),
I love how some people make them sound like big giants that will trample your whole reef and kill all your corals this is so far from the truth, as someone mentioned before you will only kill corals if its touching it for a couple days, just keep a eye on it and the only issue you may have is if selects a cave/ledge and it retreats into the cave for some shade and you have a coral on top of that ledge (you will have to move that coral so it doesn't get stung)
They do not like flat surfaces they like crevices and ledges/caves,
I don't recommend you buying it from a lfs or online (except maybe maybe divers den) because anemones can easily be damaged either the foot or dying online you never know what your getting and lfs usually have sic stuff (in my area thats how it is for years i learned the best way is online or a fellow reefer that is active in the hobby not shutting down a tank) only really experienced reefers can take care of them (in separate systems with medication etc) if a anemone is sic or looks even a little bad DO NOT PUT IT IN YOUR TANK give it away or whatever, it will most probably die and not so good for your tank,
If they do die they won't nuke your system (so fast) you will see it dying over 2-3 days, you just need to pull it out before it decays and floats all over your tank
Getting a anemone off a rock is easy but like catching a fish or anything in our tanks it takes patience, with a anemone you bother it until it lets go, if its new it will let go in a couple of minutes, if its settled it may take a couple of hours or days of bothering it randomly
OurCoralReef
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Oh and here is a photo of two of my anemones
Don't have any recent photos sorry
Don't have any recent photos sorry
