Anemone recommendations for a 20AGA

[norcal99]

I'm currently in the process of transferring the contents of my 10 gallon into a 20 gallon and am looking for a smaller anemone that I could use to host a pair of clowns. Is there any particular species that is relatively small and won't take over the entire tank? Also, any other special considerations that I need to look into in terms of keeping an anemone healthy?

I will be running a 150W 14k halide with 2x24 T5HO 450nm bulbs with an AC110 fuge and a remora protein skimmer.

Thnx.

 

[jefathome]

If I were you, Id start with a Condy. It isn't a natural host to anything, but in a tank that small, it might be your best bet. I've had GSM's host in one before.

They are fairly easy to care for, dont' get too big, are fairly cheap ($15 or so) and aren't in as much danger of over collection in the wild.

Just my $0.02 though.

 

[ricordiaking]

Go ahead and put a BTA in there, it will be fine.

 

[norcal99]

Only questions are, how big do those BTA's get and how frequently do they move around? I guess from the small amount of reading on anemones I've done, it seems like they don't like direct light and prefer areas with slightly less light intensity. Any thoughts?

 

[Amphiprion]

BTA's tend to reach only 12" (usually less) , though others have gotten substantially larger. I wouldn't consider this the norm, though. They can potentially be prone to moving around, especially when undergoing schizogony (splitting). I think it should do well in your tank.