How many Anms can you keep

[CleverD]

I have a 45 gallon cube and I was wondering what is the compatibility of anms in a tank that small.

How many can you keep in one tank?
Is it safe to have them in a small tank with other fish?

 

[daveM100]

I guess it all depends on the nems. My sebae rests against my haddon's and they are happy, my lta was against my ritteri before I move the ritteri up higher in the tank and they were fine, my bta is by himself so I can't say for them. As for other fish, if they are stupid enough to wander into a nem then most times nature will take its course and you wouldn't have to worry about feeding your nem for awhile.

 

[kwsjimmy]

I'm going to agree , keeping multiple nems is fine. My gig eats snails , shrimps, and even ate a mandarin, I didn't need to work about feeding cope pods. My 2 bta's only eat what I feed same with my h malu. All in the same nano tank

 

[davocean]

Usually there are some issues, Allelopathy (chem warfare) among different species, and not all nems have the same needs as far as flow and light, or substrate/rock.
Personally in a 45g I would only keep one host nem as most get big, or I would keep multiple of same species and only clowns as you won't have much swim space for other fish.
Sometimes different species play nice together but more often they don't.

 

[Reefflapper]

I personally have kept multiple species of Nems successfully. That being said, when I say multiple I mean about 3 different type at a time. All were happy in a 60g cube with multiple offspring. I find it best if you have an Abundance of Clowns, but not to the point where it would be hazardous to them or your system.

 

[Reefvet]

I have 12 RBTAs ranging in size from 1" to 10", most are 8" or larger, all in a 40B. I started with 2 and they're just happy and keep splitting :bounce3:

I have about 20 rock anemones, 1"-3", in the same tank and I don't have any issues.

I do run carbon a few days a month.