Clown or Anemone First?

[Sparty00]

If you are thinking of getting Occeralis Clowns and also housing an Anemone, just it matter which is added to the tank first?

 

[Z-ReefKeeper]

I would get the Anemone first. This way the Anemone can get use to the new environment and get settled in. If there are clowns already in the tank they could aggravate the Anemone and stress it out.

 

[cowboyswife]

if your tank is less then like a year old, then get the clowns first. Anemones need a good established tank. That was my first mistake, and I wish I would have been more patient.

 

[iflipsidei]

i just got a anemone about a week ago, my tank is a little over a month old. I got a bubble tip anemone, at the same time i got a True Percula clown, very hardy, got them at the same time put the anenome in a place i liked him to be in, usually his foot in a crevice, feed him a piece of squid and he is happy and the clown found him in a hour or so and is also extremly happy

this is him, this is before i put him in a crevice, he wouldnt attach

 

[rafa316]

Cool!

 

[shag26272]

get both at the same time Bluezooaquatics sells ocellaris BTA pairs for around 40 dollars the Nem is already hosting the clown

 

[shag26272]

got mine about a month ago

 

[Sparty00]

Thanks everyone for information & suggestions !

Shag what type of Nem is that? What is BTA also? I am a newbie learning all acronyms

 

[badfish]

BTA=Bubble Tip Anemone

 

[shag26272]

yeah its a green BTA, one of the easier anemones to care for and they host a variety of clowns

 

[shag26272]

I ordered the small, its now about 8 inches across


http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/livestock/product_info.php?id=1926

 

[Randall_James]

http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf

 

[Euclid537]

I'd reccomend going with an anenome first. They may or may not match up, though.

 

[Randall_James]

New tank, new to saltwater hobby

Get the fish first, start thinking about an Anemone in about 9 months. Read the 53 page article in the mean time.