bta in a 20g.

[cape surf rules]

i was wondering if it would be possible for me to keep a small bta in a 20g aquarium. it has been going for probally 8 months and all the perameters are perfect.

 

[Purple Penguins]

yes it is possible. however it will grow out of that tanks rather fast, so future plans for your nem to have a larger home to move into would be a good idea

 

[RightWinger210]

Agreed, 20 is too small, plus what is your watts per gallon?

 

[cape surf rules]

lighting really isnt an issue i have the lights i need for it. i just wanted to know if it could survive in a 20g aquarium.

 

[bigdaddyadam]

see previous post a few days ago on this forum where I enumerated why I think BTA's in small tanks llike this are bad ideas, and FWIW I had one in a 20 for a year, and it sucked....only chance would be if you could find a BTA that is VERY small, then maybe okay until you upgrade

 

[andycook]

link?

 

[bigdaddyadam]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1102234


you can see mine and others' opinions, but keep in mind that many of these pro-anemone in a small tank folks are not what I would call experienced reefers, most seem to be students in dorms you are unconcerned about playing with fire by keeping anemeone's in ultrasmall tanks

 

[andycook]

I'm running a 180g with bta and a few softies.

 

[GSMguy]

i have my bta in my 20g and it seems happy hopefully it will split before it gets too big.

 

[Amphiprion]

If that is the only cnidarian in a tank that small, it can work out ok. Of course, stability is one other possible issue.

 

[bigdaddyadam]

agreed, if it has the tank to itself, probably fine, other than stability of water...

but why take it out of your 180? its probably happy as a hog in, well you know

 

[andycook]

i'm just the one who asked for the link.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

If I was going to put an anemone in a small aquarium, I would get an anemone that doesn't get very big. Like the Majano, Waratah anemone or the Hawaiian Red Anemone. Well the majano is considered a pest to most aquarist. I think majano's can be very pretty and are like a mini version of the quadricolor bta's. Waratah's are a beautiful dark red anemone that is from australia.

 

[cape surf rules]

yeah the only things that i have in the tank is a small gsm and like 2 ricordia.

 

[cbowman]

I have a sebae anemone in 30 gallon, with two maroons. The maroons are just in there for quarantine, but the sebae is about 10 to 12 inches wide, she is huge. She is very happy, and has grown a lot in there. she is very attatched to where she is,but im scared that one day she will detatch and get sucked up into the powerhead that is in there to create water flow for her. your water quality has to be very good, but it is possible. I wouldnt advise it because mine is taking up more than 1/3 of the tank right now. I think that a small BTA is fine, as long as your water stays good.

 

[redvipe2010]

a&cbowman, protect that powerhead, many anemones have lost their lives to powerheads