are there any anemones that...

[everl0ng]

don't move around the tank? probably a stupid question, but i have a few aggressive corals in my tank, but i would like to have an anemone. i know they don't do well in smaller tanks, but i plan on trading it when it becomes too large for my tank. is there such anemone? i am guessing not? i would like a BTA, but i do know that they get quite large if i am correct.

 

[Purple Penguins]

as far as i know they all move around, and they all get large depending on light, feeding and water quality

 

[marc price]

iv'e kept bta's , s. haddoni's , and h. crispa's . of the three my bta's only moved when splitting but were destructive to corals . my s. haddoni's moved the most . at times the carpets and sebae were in direct contact with a wellsophylia and porities (for a few weeks), with no damage . the sebae moved the least . the last two get large @ 2' . bta's usually split before reaching that size although i've seen them at 2' . my rbta's maxed out around 15" or so before splitting .

 

[redvipe2010]

I wouldn't do it. Especially in a 37 gallon.

 

[sarahkucera]

I wouldn't risk any nem in a little 37 gallon with those different corals.

 

[marc price]

even if the anemone were to stay in one place , chem. & biological (sweeper t's , etc. ) warfare will be a problem.
i don't rec. holding back on feeding's in order to slow or stunt an anemones growth . the anemone may , unbeknownst to you be starving and feeding on itself (often an irreversible condition) , healthy clownfish hosting anemones grow relatively fast .

 

[marc price]

poss. a maxi/mini s. tapetum would be alright i cant say , don't know much about them . your aggressive corals could still be a prob., perhaps try to post the question on a. calfo's forum .

 

[rssjsb]

Tapetum might be a good solution. Mine is one of the bigger ones (about 5" across when fully inflated). It hasn't moved an inch since I put him in my 20 long. It's directly under my 150 watt 20,000k MH light a little lower than halfway down.

It's really sticky, but not aggressive. It actually touches the xenia that has grown up all around it, but the coral is unaffected.

As to what would happen to the anemone in an encounter with aggressive corals (what are they?), I couldn't say.