Good anenome for a pair of black percula clown fish
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dantodd
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It all depends on what sort of tank you're putting them in and what lights you have etc.
So....
What tank are they going in?
What lights do you have?
What else is in the tank (corals, fish, other anemone?)
How long has the tank been up?
What are your tanks parameters? (Salinity, ph, temp, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates)
How long have you been keeping saltwater fish?
What is your maintenance regime?
So....
What tank are they going in?
What lights do you have?
What else is in the tank (corals, fish, other anemone?)
How long has the tank been up?
What are your tanks parameters? (Salinity, ph, temp, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates)
How long have you been keeping saltwater fish?
What is your maintenance regime?
dantodd
New member
ah.... in a 12 gallon I think that a small BTA is really the only choice.
You'll need a decent PC lighting fixture too. I believe that those come with 2 18 watts PC bulbs. If that is the case you will need to upgrade the lighting as well. The most popular light for tanks in this size is probably The Coralife 96w PC fixture You will also need the plain mounting legs (you can get the adjustables but they aren't really needed IMO. They also come with either a 10,000K bulb or a 50/50 bulb which is half 10,000K and half actinic (blue) lights. Either will be perfectly fine for the anemone but most people prefer the look of the 50/50 bulb. I believe that auqa cube comes with one white bulb and one actinic, which means the 50/50 will look more like a brighter version of the lights you have now.
Just so you know, CLOWNS ARE PIGS, they eat a lot of food and prefer to eat a large number of smaller meals for maximum health. This means you'll have to really keep up with the water changes. They are also meat eaters so be sure to feed them a meat-based food, god frozen meats are best and there are a lot of threads on RC about making your own.
Your BTA will also need regular feeding, 2 times a week is probably average for people who keep healthy anemones. You can buy silversides and/or lancefish (often labeled "sand eels") frozn from most good fish stores.
You'll need a decent PC lighting fixture too. I believe that those come with 2 18 watts PC bulbs. If that is the case you will need to upgrade the lighting as well. The most popular light for tanks in this size is probably The Coralife 96w PC fixture You will also need the plain mounting legs (you can get the adjustables but they aren't really needed IMO. They also come with either a 10,000K bulb or a 50/50 bulb which is half 10,000K and half actinic (blue) lights. Either will be perfectly fine for the anemone but most people prefer the look of the 50/50 bulb. I believe that auqa cube comes with one white bulb and one actinic, which means the 50/50 will look more like a brighter version of the lights you have now.
Just so you know, CLOWNS ARE PIGS, they eat a lot of food and prefer to eat a large number of smaller meals for maximum health. This means you'll have to really keep up with the water changes. They are also meat eaters so be sure to feed them a meat-based food, god frozen meats are best and there are a lot of threads on RC about making your own.
Your BTA will also need regular feeding, 2 times a week is probably average for people who keep healthy anemones. You can buy silversides and/or lancefish (often labeled "sand eels") frozn from most good fish stores.
monkeyreefer
New member
bta all the way, but if you go too small the clowns will kill it. Make sure the one you get can house both clowns comfortably, which means you might not be able to put much else in the tank.
