more than 2 nems in a 29gallon sps tank

[brandon7491]

sup eeveryone i have a question. on another thread i said that i have 2 nems. a 5" beautiful rbta and a beautiful slightly bleached(bought it that way but is making progress rapidly) sebae. i got flamed for having more than 1 nem in a 29gallon tank. idk what the prob is i mean they are literally no where near eachother. the rbta is in the crevas of a rock and comes out in the mornings and the sebae is on the bottom of the tank with a whole area by its self and has room to grow. i have a 150watt oceanic aquamedic mh with a 10k doubleened hqi bulb. i have an aquac remora pro protien skimmer. my params are perfect and they need to be for the sps, i have 1100gph of flow. so what is the big deal? i mean if they grow i have another tank ready to be set up or i can just sell the clones. n e ways i want to get a beautiful neon green bubble tip anemone and i have room for it. do u think this will become a problem? thxs everyone

 

[unbreakable]

you have two different species of anemones where they can both outgrow the tank and also kill each other. i would stop looking into sps now because of the anemones. youll just have an anemone walk across your sps one day and kill them all or just simply outgrow the room and kill the sps around it. are you running carbon?

 

[cartman5579]

i'm going to get flamed for saying this, but...

Do whatever floats your boat. I mean if the two you already have are doing well, and you have "room" for another one, than do what you want. Everyone has different experiences than everyone else. But, by saying that i don't think you should let anything die because of what you want, but i wouldn't say you can't try it. If they thrive, than great for you, but if they don't take whatever you have to out of the tank and trade it in or sell it instead of letting it die. And like you said, you have another tank to set up if they get bigger. Have fun with the hobby, just don't let things die do to the fact that you wanted it in there.

 

[brandon7491]

o yea yea i agree 110% im 16 and u no i like to try new things instead of go by the book. i would never ever let anything die just for my selfish pleasure of looking at it. i have enough faith that the nems will stay in their places but hey they could move and kill everything. this hobby is full of risks as we all know nd we should all try new things. so i do think i will get a neon green bta and c what happens. yes i am running carbon

 

[Reefynewby]

:eek2: THE HORROR! THE INDIGNITY OF IT ALL! well... it's not like i can do anything to stop you... but it's definitely not in your and the animals' best interests. they are both going to grow, and are quite possible waging chemical warfare. I just hope you won't go and buy more when 1 dies... It's your decision, but it's quite like keeping a rottweiler and a chihuahua in the same pen, locked together, as the sebae has a much more potent sting than the RBTA. It's your choice though and there's nothing we can do at this point to stop you. best of luck to your tank.

 

[brandon7491]

i understand your concern. but they are literally no where near each other what so ever. they are in 2 seperate totally diffrent parts of the tank. ill snap a shot of where they are.

 

[brandon7491]

here are some links to the pics of my tank to give u an idea where everything is posistioned. keep in mind that the sebae was bleached when i got it but is gaining progress with feedings and proper water conditions.

http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z308/brandon2096/?action=view&current=fishpictures149.jpg
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[brandon7491]

also plz forgive the cyano algea have cleaned it out today when i got home

 

[Reefynewby]

your sebae looks bleached...

its up to you.. but IMO i'd avoid the neon green and focus on keeping what you already have alive.

 

[brandon7491]

i no the sebae looks bleach i stated in almost all my sentences taht i bougth it that way and it is making a steady come back with feedings and proper lighting/water conditions

 

[Reefynewby]

my bad i was kinda skimming, but your RBTA looks great. How often are you feeding your nems? you should get some nice clowns =)

 

[brandon7491]

np man i do the exact same thing. n e ways i feed my nems around twice a week. with the sebae i am feeding around 3 times a week to try and get its old color back. i would love to get a nice pair of clowns but my tanks fish list has 3 domino damsels and 3 yellow tail damsels. i would hate to c my dumb damsels tear up the clowns. also what is kinda funny to watch and didnt know until a couple days ago that the domino damsels will actually host the rbta. its kinda kool. ill walk in nd jsut c all 3 of them chillin in it.

 

[Slakker]

Don't get another anemone. Get rid of one of the ones you do have. Both E. Quad and H. Crispa can reach sizes of two feet in diameter, which is not something your tank can support.

Be responsible.

 

[Reefynewby]

well... uh... um... RIGHT!!! i agree, just not in such harsh language?:rollface: you can always give one to me. I'm open to freebies. (if not im sure your lfs will be willing to buy one)

 

[E.J. Coral]

If the sebae were healthy, I would say give it a try , BUT the sebae may take a turn for the worse and not be able to recover... Get the Sebae healthier and THEN experiment...

Nice tank BTW. I wish i could learn how to keep SPS....

 

[brandon7491]

slakker when that time comes when they reach 2ft then its simple what i do which is buy a biggger tank. the colors and anemone are thriving not just surviving. i agree with u e.j. nd thats what i will do. i do have great news though the sebae was expelling wastes last night so that means i know its taking the food i give it and actually getting nutrience from it. it was nice and extended last night. u no e.j i really dont like sps too much to tell u the truth. too much of a pain in the neack and alot of worrying,almost makes the tank more of a job than a pleaure. i will stick with the sps i have but from now on i will just buy lps and softies.

 

[Subliminal]

Several things.

First, if you go to your album on photobucket and copy the bottom link (with the IMG tags), your pictures will show up in the thread, rather than us having to actually click on them and navigate your photo albums.

That being said, your RBTA looks TINY right now. My BTA just recently split, but the two of them take up approx 1/4 of my 29g tank right now and they're less than 6 months old.

I'd say don't do it...just asking for trouble...but, you're 16, so you probably like trouble...

kids these days.

 

[E.J. Coral]

Got a picture of that 2' BTA. I would love to see it! My friend has an 18" specimen that never split, but most of the specimens in the hobby are splitters and stay relatively small. A 29 will support a BTA, I have no doubt in my mind .... but in that tank there will be some dead SPS if EITHER of those anemones thrive, IMO.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11132854#post11132854 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Slakker
Don't get another anemone. Get rid of one of the ones you do have. Both E. Quad and H. Crispa can reach sizes of two feet in diameter, which is not something your tank can support.

Be responsible.

 

[Subliminal]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11135949#post11135949 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by E.J. Coral
Got a picture of that 2' BTA. I would love to see it! My friend has an 18" specimen that never split, but most of the specimens in the hobby are splitters and stay relatively small. A 29 will support a BTA, I have no doubt in my mind .... but in that tank there will be some dead SPS if EITHER of those anemones thrive, IMO.

The OP said he currently has a RBTA and a Sebae and wants another BTA.

 

[brandon7491]

na i dont like trouble i just like to experiment. if things get out of hand then i will move it to another tank asap no doubt. but i would never experiment with a tang in a 29 lol or n e thing like that. i will though try the bright neon green bubble time anemone nd if things go down its a relitively easy fix. im just trying to find out my on my own what works and what dosent.