Anemone for nano?

[airtime23]

I have a 20g (long) reef tank, with 4 fish, lots of LR, shrooms, polyps, zoas, a leather, a colt, and a toadstool.

Is it possible for me to add a small anemone to this tank, safely? I know that they can get quite large, and that they can move alot, stinging other corals and even harming themselves in the process.

Someone in the Nano forum suggested that I try a flower, since they are small and don't move that much. What do you think?

Please help me make my decision.

 

[GSMguy]

Anemone for clown fish or just to have ?

 

[airtime23]

I have one percula currently. But also thought that having an anemone would be nice. So both reasons I guess.

 

[GSMguy]

i dont trust rock/flower anems with clowns

i have a BTA in my 20L seems fine

 

[airtime23]

BTA is bulb tip? What variety of colors can they be found in?

 

[GSMguy]

orange, red, green, brown, orange and brown, green and red , there are tons of colorfull BTAs

 

[cartoonbear]

look for a rose BTA

 

[airtime23]

Will the percula use the BTA as a host?

 

[rssjsb]

Maybe, maybe not. Sometimes it takes a long time, sometimes they just don't get it.

On another note, you may run into a problem putting any anemone with all those soft corals. Mushrooms, colts, and leathers are all pretty powerful sources of aleopathic chemicals that could inhibit or even kill an anemone.

 

[airtime23]

Thanks for all your help