Anemone placement

[Alysiak00]

Hello all, my last anemone's were already footed when i got them but i might be getting another one in my new tank. my problem is that i already have a bunch of corals in there and i don't know how potent there sting is if they happen to move around. anyone have any tips on letting him acclimate.

i think he's been attached to the rock he's on now for about 2 months but i doubt thats enough time for a permanent footing. TIA

 

[Toddrtrex]

Is this the BTA (( E. Quadricolor )) for your 14?

Given the size of the tank, and the size that the anemone can reach, I would suggest that the corals be on the sandbed -- because the BTA will take up all the rock real estate. You can try to provide it the conditions that it wants, but in the end, it will move to where it wants too.

 

[JJshiv]

It is my understanding that if an anemone is unhappy with its current conditions then it will move around in search of a more comfortable location. This is based on lighting, current, and to a certain extent footing.

The advice that I can give is try to pick a location that fits your particular anemone's needs and hope that it stays in that general area. This way, it may move around a bit but not all over the tank.

What species is it?

 

[Alysiak00]

i was planning on setting up a 14g but i think i decided to just re-scape and put him in the 45.

 

[Alysiak00]

its a rbta from a local reefer. Its about the size of a baseball, not terribly big

 

[rssjsb]

Hello all, my last anemone's were already footed when i got them but i might be getting another one in my new tank. my problem is that i already have a bunch of corals in there and i don't know how potent there sting is if they happen to move around. anyone have any tips on letting him acclimate.

i think he's been attached to the rock he's on now for about 2 months but i doubt thats enough time for a permanent footing. TIA

Todd's answer still applies. You should assume that BTAs will move and plan accordingly. You should also assume that they will sting anything in their path. When I was first keeping them I had one split and the clone wiped out a bunch of sps, which had encrusted onto the LR so I couldn't move them. If you are rearranging things anyway, maybe you could put the anemones on their own little island not touching the walls of the tank or any other rock. That's worked for me.

 

[Alysiak00]

sounds like a good plan. does anyone know if they are particularly more potent to certain types of corals??? for example, like do they affect sps more than zoas. thanks