Bubble Tip Anemone and Ocellaris Clownfish?'s

[MrKeishii]

Hello,

I recently just bought a Bubble Tip Anemone for my 10gal reef aquarium along with a ocellaris clownfish. I noticed my Bubble Tip Anemone seems to move and hide under my rock why is that? is it because of my Current Nova Extreme T5 HO lighting?

With my ocellaris clownfish how long will it take to host the bubble anemone? the ocellaris clownfish is tank bred, but i also plan on buying a percula clown soon. is there a way to help the clown fish host the anemone?

Thank you

 

[Glaucus]

BTA will move and hide more often then not when placed in a new tank. Maybe the lights in the tank it came from were less bright and it needs to get used to this. I have people heard postulate that theory. You want to keep all your water parameters as stable as possible and hope for the best.

If it comes out try to target feed it a tiny bit every two days. Food particles should hit the tentacles and then it should react and bring them to the mouth.

You want to keep an ocellaris and a percula? That makes no sense. You have one ocellaris? You realize they are different species eventhough they look similar?

As for a clown fish and the anemone, it has to invent fire, so to speak. There's no telling when it will realize it can use the anemone for protection. It does have the genes that should suggest that behavior to it. But that isn't enough.

 

[Poonaka]

Hello,

I recently just bought a Bubble Tip Anemone for my 10gal reef aquarium along with a ocellaris clownfish. I noticed my Bubble Tip Anemone seems to move and hide under my rock why is that? is it because of my Current Nova Extreme T5 HO lighting?

With my ocellaris clownfish how long will it take to host the bubble anemone? the ocellaris clownfish is tank bred, but i also plan on buying a percula clown soon. is there a way to help the clown fish host the anemone?

Thank you

My understanding was you needed a much larger tank to keep an anemone. They apparently need stable water conditions. BTA will hide at times. Should come out when it's hungry. Though it could be the lighting. I don't have any experience with T5 HO.

Took my ocellaris clownfish 3 months before it hosted with my BTA. Thought it would never happen.

 

[Glaucus]

Anemones don't need much space. The problem of the 10 gallon is that it is really hard to keep stuff stable. And anemones are already hard to keep.

 

[MrKeishii]

Anemones don't need much space. The problem of the 10 gallon is that it is really hard to keep stuff stable. And anemones are already hard to keep.

Don't worry I have the water stabled.

 

[gweston]

I have an RBTA and added two mature mated occelaris clowns to the tank. They hosted anemone before, so they know what one is. They have yet to host my RBTA after two weeks.

From their behavior I suspect some sort of separation anxiety. Their old anemone which I did not acquire (it died) was located on the side glass. Mine is dead center in the tank nestled between liverock. The clowns hang out near the back side glass. They rest in a vertical position. Even sleeping this way.... as if they were in their old anemone.

They may host someday. But then again, they may not. Clowns and anemone hosting is a hit or miss thing. They may or they may not. I may try to stick a small clay planter/pot behind the anemone. I have a spot for it. They may become interested in that for egg laying purposes and get close enough to the anemone to find it interesting.

 

[Phyxius]

Anemones don't need much space. The problem of the 10 gallon is that it is really hard to keep stuff stable. And anemones are already hard to keep.

When they get big a ten gallon will be way too small. I have 2 smaller ones now that get over 10" across during the day . They will sting anything in its way so they do need some space to grow.........

I have 2 clowns that I have had for over 5 yrs now and they host anything BUT the anemones. Have two Picassos waiting to go in a 60g cube so hopefully they will go to one once the tank matures down the road....

 

[Toddrtrex]

What lights was the anemone under? Did you acclimate it to your lights?

What are your water parameters? (( numbers please -- "fine" "great" don't tell much ))

How long has the tank been set up?

BTW -- IMO, that tank is too small for any hosting anemone, beside the water quality issues, your BTA will outgrow it.

 

[bues0022]

To build on what Todd said, even though your water is "stable" you have to realize that very small changes in a small tank mean large swings. Water quality is dynamic and is constantly changing.