anemones and zoanthids

[mattdamon]

hey all
I am new to the marine scene i have become inspired from moberts anemone and clown tank ( the sticky above this thread).
My question is will it be possible/difficult to keep around anemones and zoanthids in the same aquarium being 140gal 4x2x2.5 if so how many, and will it be necessary to have MH lighting or will T5/LED be sufficient

Thanks for your help
Damon
p.s these forums are awesome

 

[SaylorsReef]

They will be fine together. You will want to keep the anemones from touching your zoanthids. They can sting them.

 

[Toddrtrex]

[welcome]

All 3 of my tanks have Haddoni carpet anemones in them, and each tank also has Zoas in there too. Never had any issues, unless a zoa get too close to the anemone, which stings it.

 

[StillerNat]

make sure you get a nem that doesnt move around alot. bubble tips are movers. my rose bubble tip was aweful in stingin all my zoos in its patch.
get a nem like a carpet or one that will stay put in the sandbed so you can keep the zoas up on the rocks.

you would need to upgrade to a T5 or MH setup to keep a nem. most likely for some zoas too. but you can keep zoas with PC lights, but you'll get better results with better lights.

 

[SaylorsReef]

Anemones move when they are unhappy. More importantly, it needs to be a well established tank before introducing an anemone.

 

[WDLV]

Theis is what anemones do to zoos and other adjacent corals.