Nem in an sps tank?

[Toxiq reef]

280ish gallon sps tank. Thinking about an anemone :hmm2:
Species? Or avoid this idea?

 

[acroholicreefer]

Most people go with bubble tip anemones but there are other options.

 

[Toxiq reef]

Correct. Bubble tips like to move more then others I've heard?

 

[WayneL333]

It's been my experience that BTA will move around until they find a spot that they like. When they do, they stay put. I've got two bta's in my main sps display and they haven't moved for over 2 years.

 

[ryanrid]

I've got a gig. Never moved

 

[Toxiq reef]

Ok, maybe ill find one

 

[danil]

It's a gamble. If you think your chemistry, flow, lights, feeding, rocks layout etc will stay unchanged you should be fine. Otherwise it's almost a given it will move. It can split and move too.

 

[halcyonism]

I had an RBTA that didn't move for almost 2 years then all of a sudden decided to go for a walk and kill 2 or 3 colonies. I wouldn't keep another in an SPS tank.

 

[scchase]

LTA mine hasn't moved more than 6 inches in over 7 years thouugh that means you need a sand bed, guess you might even be able to plant one in a tub with sand for those without sand beds and then place it where you want and then might not ever move.

 

[elegance coral]

I'd suggest doing some reading in the clownfish and anemone forum, or posting this question there. There are 10 different species of hosting anemones and they all seem to have different habits/requirements. If you provide the anemone with the conditions it prefers, it's not likely to move. BTA's are the exception. They are notorious for moving. Especially when they split.

I have a 2' gigantea in my SPS tank and it never moves.

 

[Allmost]

go with carpet, it will stay at the bottom on sand. wont climb the rocks.

 

[rbp 4 135]

I kept a magnifica anemone in my mostly sps tank a few years back. I had him on a peak to try to prevent him moving, which seemed to work well. When I picked him up he was just a little guy probably not much bigger than a soft ball. In the two years I had him he grew to probably close to 2 feet across when fully open. Was a model citizen in my tank.

I Some times wonder if he is still around, as I gave him to a fellow hobbiest before I shut down that tank.

 

[Crackem]

I just removed my rbta from my 72 bowfront. I bought it and it was about the size of my fist. This was before I started buying sps frags. I let it find a place to settle in and then I started adding sps frags, but instead of glueing the frags to big live rock, I glued my frags to small pieces of live rock. This was so I could move them if needed. My rbta eventually split and I was lucky to be able to remove him. Eventually my rbta grew so big that it was stressing me out. When open it was around 18" and depending on the flow it would sting whatever it could reach. I couldn't move my frags around anymore so the time came for him to go. Removing him was nearly impossible because of how secure his foot was on the rock. IMO do not put an anemone in your sps tank unless you can isolate it completely from everything.
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[animalkingdom]

Make an anemone pillar. that might help to keep it isolated

 

[reidcrandall]

Make an anemone pillar. that might help to keep it isolated

+1

I have mine isolated on a rock in the middle of the tank surrounded by sand.