Best anemone for False Percs?

[ojonas81]

I have a mated pair of False Percs and would like to maybe sometime soon add a host anemone for them. Which one would be best? Preferable a smaller one that does not take up too much space.

 

[Toddrtrex]

What size tank?
What lights?
How long has the tank been set up?
What are your current water parameters -- with numbers please.
Do you have a sandbed, if so, how deep?
What other livestock are in the tank?
Have you ever kept an anemone before?

 

[ojonas81]

The current tank is rather small, 35-40 gallon in the system. Using LED lights, 100W total. The tank has been running for 5 months now.

My parameters are:

PH: 8.3
S.G 1.026
Alk: 9.6
NH3: 0
NO2: 0
NO3: 0.10
PO4: 0
Ca: 425
Mg: 1300

I do have a 2" sand bed at the moment. Besides the mated clown pair I have a yellow goby, cleaner shrimp, serpent startfish + regular CUC.

Have not kept an anemone before but sometime need to be the first for everyone right? I am not planning to get anything at the moment. More curious what you would eventually pair up with the False Percs. In a year or so the plans are to upgrade to a 100= gallon rimless tank.

 

[rivahodges]

Try the Rose bubble tip. Mine do great in it and it adds awesome color to the tank.

 

[C5flyboy]

I agree with the BTA choice. I have a green BTA for my pair and they love it. Took them a couple of days to figure out what it was but when they did WOW! Here is a night pic of them

 

[ojonas81]

I like the BTA. How small can you get them. I like the idea of adding a small one that grows bigger instead of a fully grown one. But it should still be big enough to be able to host my clowns.

 

[SC Reefaholic]

Any of the natural hosts would be too large for that size tank and they are difficult to keep for a first timer. Even a 100 gal is a stretch. False percs are often hosted by a BTA and I have seen some in an LTA. Either of those would be more suited to your setup. You would need more sand for an LTA so your best bet is a BTA.

 

[velvetelvis]

I like the BTA. How small can you get them. I like the idea of adding a small one that grows bigger instead of a fully grown one. But it should still be big enough to be able to host my clowns.

The guideline I've seen for clownfish/anemone pairings is that the anemone should be about 3x the size of the largest clown, in order to avoid stressing the anemone. After having kept a small maroon clownfish who "loved" her BTA to death a few years ago, I think this is good advice.