Mixing anemones and corals

[drksails]

Iv'e been told that anemones create a specific chemical environment in the water around them, thats why at stores the anemones are in seperate tnaks from the softies,lps,sps etc. I was wondering if there are corals in a reeftank sysytem to avoid with anemones, and if there is a specific distance to keep corals away from anemones. I have a couple of ricodeas above my LTA, about 10 inches or so. Should I move them to the other side of my 90 gal or are they Ok?

 

[pfish]

You want to keep the anemone from touching anything else. I have a mixed reef with sps and lps and some rbta. I keep the rbta's on a seperate Island so if they wander they stay on their Island. You need good flow and a good skimmer plus I run carbon 24/7.

 

[davocean]

I just keep a buffer zone of about 4"-5" between nems and corals.
Like pfish said, as long as they don't touch you're cool.
You may want a little bigger buffer zone, as your nem is still going to grow a good bit.
Or make it so you can move corals as it grows.
My corals are pegged for this reason.

 

[davocean]

Pics of my mix.

 

[davocean]

 

[arcab4]

i've got currently about 12 anemones (bta, ritteri, sebae - mostly bta's) with a few other corals (clams, lps, rics, zoos) and i haven't seen anything that would concern me.

in the past, it's been only when they touch that causes problems.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Allelopathy is the term used to describe the chemical warfare that occurs between different species as they compete for living space. In the confined spaces of an aquarium creatures need not actually touch for the results of such chemical warfare to take place.
Certain corals have chemical defenses that may harm anemones.
It's best to keep up with water changes and employ activated carbon to help keep the results of such interactions to a minimum.

 

[marc price]

if i'm not mistaken , i think many soft corals engage in chemical warfare (activated carbon is a must). i've kept bta's , sebae's and s. haddoni carpets together with sps and lps in a 100g . i never needed to use activated carbon but i don't keep soft corals (never been interested in them) .

 

[davocean]

I've heard the opposite, that sps were worse, but I can't say for sure.
I can say I've had mainly softies for years and never used carbon.
I do now that I've been introducing sps just to be safe.