Anemone question for 2 ocellaris clowns

[SDonkey]

Hey all,
First off let me say I am in Milwaukee, WI so if you guys have any tips on great fish stores here or in the Madison or Chicago area, please let me know. They seem few and far between.
I have 2 ocellaris clowns that I have been trying to find an anemone to host with. I was looking in the direction of a ritteri (since a lot of online reading suggests it), but they seem pretty hard to come by.
My other concern is that these 2 have had an anemone before and I am worried they will stress out a new one and kill it. You can tell by their behavior alone, like even trying to back into the rocks, that they could be very aggressive toward it.
Basically I believe I am looking for something that will be very hardy but not the dark brown that I have seen around here.
This tank has been setup like the for 4 months with great water test results and no problems.
Thanks for all your help!
Zack

 

[Toddrtrex]

[welcome]

Is this for your 26? And what are the wattages of those bulbs?

For sure I would suggest passing on a Ritteri, your tank is too small -- besides them being one of the hardest host anemones to keep.

 

[SDonkey]

Yes its for the 26, the watts of the bulbs are 24 watts each. When looking at live aquaria today I saw the Ritteri's were 7" to start and that does seem really big. Like I said, my concern is the stress on the anemone. These 2 clowns were paired with an anemone at the store I got them from originally and I dont know for sure what happend, but I went in to check on them when my tank was first cycling and it was gone. I dont know what happend to it. I believe it was a bubble, but it was small.
Thanks for the help!
Zack

 

[Toddrtrex]

It is currently only 7", but it will easily get over 20". But, a Ritteri shouldn't be considered an option at all. Those lights are nearly enough, and those anemones are a poor choice for a first anemone.

Are those bulbs normal output florescents?

 

[SDonkey]

That was my fear seeing they were already 7", how big it would get.
These are the lights these, they are T5:
http://www.hagen.com/uk/aquatic/glo/GLOT5_LightProg7_EN.cfm

Its the double, marine and life glo.

Thanks!
Zack

 

[AquaReeferMan]

IMO thats not enough light to keep an anemone healthy. Its a lot of work to keep an anemone in such a small tank. I would look into other means of hosting. The Red Sea Max I have at work cannot handle an anemone so I got some hairy mushrooms for the clowns. They cant tell the difference.

 

[SDonkey]

Those pics are great! Ok, so what kind of mushrooms are you talking about? I am looking at liveaquaria.com and there seems to be a ton and extremely colorful.
Thanks for the help!
Zack

 

[AquaReeferMan]

Hairy mushrooms have always worked for me.

http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+598+665&pcatid=665&N=0

 

[SDonkey]

Ok, I will check that out. I am a newbie and have never heard of that actually working.
So you believe that is not enough light for any anemone? The guy I got them from, who may or may not be wrong, said that should be good for that small tank. I believe I mentioned a bubble to him at that time. That is why I bought the better lights, or so I thought.
Thanks for the tips.
Zack