Can different types of anemones be in the same tank?

[Sonymon]

I've had a fascination with anemones ever since I got into the hobby and recently decided to get a bunch of anemones and i have a few questions. Before yall rip me a new one please consider I read everything i could about anemones on here and in the conscientious marine aquarist relating to anemones. (including all of this The Anemone FAQ)

1. Can two different types of anemones be in the same tank? (specifically RBTA and Codylactis)

2. Can different types of Bubble Tip anemones be in the same tank?
-Aside from killing each other by direct contact will they secret chemicals to hurt one another into the water?)

3. How many can I keep in a 125gal that 6 feet long.

I've been keeping four anemones already so far I have two rose bubble tip anemones, a green bubble tip, and a condylactis anemone. Even after reading everything it and keeping my parameters perfect it seems rare for all four anemones to look great at once. Three of the four seem to be constantly growing and shrinking. Enclosed are a few pictures of the current situation. Please help guide me on my journey with thoughts and questions pertaining to anemone care. (aswell as answers to the above questions)

Rose Bubble Tip Anemone #1 (with an iphone 4s camera No effects/filters)

Looking good




Looking Bad




Really Bad (pooing)


The Condylactis Anemone

 

[Sonymon]

Rose Bubble Tip #2

Bought with leather and a plant for $80 from an awesome private breeder!








Green Bubble Tip Anemone



Host Training




Why does it look so bad?

 

[Sonymon]

Today

 

[GT350pwns]

How old is your tank?

 

[Sonymon]

How old is your tank?

The tank has been in my possession since july 2014 so almost 8 months. the rock and seed sand came out of another reef that was established for 10+ years.

 

[zooman72]

More importantly I think - what is the lighting for this tank?

They seem to be suffering from light deficiency...

 

[Sonymon]

Actually in the picture where they all look bad. I had some really old bulbs. Like really really old bulbs. So I recently updated the bulbs and everything is looking better. Currently I have two 250 Watt metal halides with Hamilton 14 K bulbs. The previous bulbs were over five years old. Should I be dosing with phytoplankton on the regular to help with the zoanthelle? Should I be dosing with anything other then phytoplankton gut loaded brine shrimp?

I mean all the different sources that I read at conflicting answers when it comes to feeding anatomies and what they should be fed. The private breeder I bought mine from said he didn't feed it. But I think he may have fed the tank with phytoplankton loaded brine shrimp.

 

[Sonymon]

^^ today's shot

The green bubble anemone still looks like a brown bubble anemone.

 

[zooman72]

Just dosing "phytoplankton" will not help with the zooxanthellae recovery - good lighting (which you seem to have remedied) and stable conditions over time should help. Others have noted that running carbon may help when keeping aggregations of various nems as well, although BTA's tend to tolerate each other most of the time it seems.

 

[Sonymon]

I've been keeping my water parameters perfect and been running carbon and phosban for a while. I think they may just have been sensitive to the old 20k coravalue bulbs that were in there