Anemone for Mated Pair of True Perculas

[FlipFlops24/7]

I recently purchased a 7 year old mated pair of True Perculas from a local reefer who was getting out of the hobby. He was using Xenia as a home for the percs. My new percs seem to have found a home in my 8" leather toadstool. However, I'm afraid they may kill it.

Should I get an anemone for them? I checked the anemone FAQ, but it didnt say that perculas will host with an rBTA in the wild, does that hold true for reef tanks?

I only have a 40 gallon breeder. Can you recommend an anemone for my clowns/my tank size? Thanks!

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

click on this link...it has a few pictures of percs with btas.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1297449

 

[garygb]

Yeah, percs often do go to BTA's in aquaria. And, if this is your first anemone, BTA's are a good choice as they tend to be hardy. H. crispa is a natural host, but they are a little more demanding and more difficult to get a healthy one to begin with.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Hey garygb, don't you mean Heteractis magnifica or Stichodactyla mertensii? I didn't know H. crispa was a natural host for A. purcula. <shrugs>

 

[garygb]

H. crispa is a natural host for A. percula, but not A. ocellaris. S. gigantea is for both A. ocellaris and A. percula. H. magnifica is for ocellaris and percula, too. All of this info. is from Fautin and Allen Anemone Fishes and their Host Anemones.

 

[garygb]

And, Merten's anemone hosts ocellaris naturally, but not percula.

 

[onano]

I have a purple LTA that my tue percs took to within 2 days. The nem is very healthy and everyone seems happy with the relationship .

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

cool onano..do you have a picture?

 

[FlipFlops24/7]

Do you guys have common names for these anemones? Hopefully someone in my local reef club will have something.

So would a rose bubble tip anemone work?

 

[littleshark]

A rose bubble and a green bubble is the same. Just the color is different. The rose is also way more expensive than the green. It's usually twice as much. Goodluck

 

[garygb]

Heteractis crispa is usually called the sebae anemone, sometimes called leather anemone too. The other anemones such as H. magnifica (ritteri), S. gigantea (giant anemone), and S. mertensii (Merten's anemone) are all demanding and shouldn't be your first choice for a first anemone. Bulb tip anemones are really your best bet for the hardiest. H. crispa can be hardy if you get one that is a brown/tan color instead of the common white, bleached ones.