Nems How Many ?

[bjledbetter]

Maybe you should keep to one thread. There are very similar questions going on in both.

With a 23 gallon tank, you should really stick to only one species of anemone, and stay with small species.

"Carpets" do not all walk. In-fact, I hate that we have given such a blanket term to species with extremely different care and conditions. The requirements needed for a haddoni are almost polar opposite from, say, a Mertens. This is a bit of a moot point, however, as these species are too big for your tank.

Carpets can and will move if they want too. I've watched a haddoni move clear across a tank before. And was terrified of what it was gonna sting and kill along the way. Yes. all three species of carpets have completly different requirements. That same point though also falls to sebeas.(malu and crispa) both are complete opposites in care.

 

[bjledbetter]

Wow! What tank size and setup do you run? How long? Would love to see pics. Thanks in advance for sharing.

Tank is a 90G with a 40 fuge and a 10 sump. It has been up and running for about 4 years. I added the bta's then and the ritteri about 2 years ago and the haddoni a little over a month ago. I'm slowly selling my other corals to make room for the nems as the bta's split and the others grow. There is a pic of the tank in the nem show off thread and I can post another tonight when I get home on here.

 

[bues0022]

I perhaps didn't explain enough. The statement that "carpets walk" is a little of a misnomer. All anemones can and will walk info you do not provide the proper environment. Claiming that "carpets" are out for selection due to this criteria is a bit off. Yes, a Haddoni will walk, but are they more prone to moving than a BTA? Given the exact same tank setup it's possible. However, IME, if you have the tank setup to meet the demands of a Haddoni, they are a very stable anemone.

 

[tidus10]

i seen this tank that was filled with giant RBTA.. there was 8 of them in a tall tank... they all spawned from one 'nem.. so maybe if its the same species(family?) you can have multiple?

 

[davocean]

Maybe you should keep to one thread. There are very similar questions going on in both.

With a 23 gallon tank, you should really stick to only one species of anemone, and stay with small species.

"Carpets" do not all walk. In-fact, I hate that we have given such a blanket term to species with extremely different care and conditions. The requirements needed for a haddoni are almost polar opposite from, say, a Mertens. This is a bit of a moot point, however, as these species are too big for your tank.

Agree, and my only add is having more than one species, while it can be done, does invite the possibility of allelopathy/chem warfare, and this may be a big part of the reason for people seeing their nems walk/wander or not reach their full potential healthwise.

 

[Kharn]

I've made my Fake Wall with combined Divider that is going to separate the tank into 2 halves .

(I make many of these Walls & Burrow for my stomatopods so I know all the stuff I use is ok)

The water level in the tank is about 2inchs lower the the tanks rim and these walls sit flush with the rim of the tank, so nothing can get "over" them (stomatopod still could) and the divider itself should serve to keep 2 nems apart whilst still giving flow within the whole tank (each half will have its own powerhead as is anyway).

 

[sh0ck]

Nems usually dont fight by touching. It used to be that 1 nem win chemical warfare and the other 1 will walk away from that spot. But as there is nowhere to go to escape allelopathy water, it end up in powerhead sooner or later.
Or if you shield powerhead the running one will burn all energy to run away and die due to it.

BTA + rock anemones + mini maxi is nice combination when you want to have also 1 for clowns to host. With some soft corals (and maybe some from euphyllia family) they could live long happy time there.

 

[OrionN]

with your tank, only about 30 cm in W and H, you should limited yourself to small host anemones, and other small non hosting anemones.

Of the small host anemones consider H. malu. Malu is a small anemone that will stay on the sand and do not move very much. Will need a sand bed.

H. aurora also stay small and will stay on sand bed. I have never keep one of these.

Smaller type E. quadricolor (BTA) They move a lot, maybe. I wan never able to set BTA where I want them to stay, even when I can do this with essentially all the other host anemones.

 

[Kharn]

The 2 Mini Maxis I will likely be getting are quite small, one being slightly larger then palm the other being slightly smaller, these I intended as the base, with maybeeeee a BTA on the plateau but a very small tennis ball sized one.

 

[Kharn]

I have also purchased a few things to help the Nems choose a seat

For a while now I have had a larger then dinner plate flat piece of nice live rock, just sitting and growing...I could shape it to fit the base of the compartment if needed.

I also purchased 2 smaller hand sized pieces of flat live rock (I want to keep the base of the tank bare).

 

[OrionN]

Only certain anemone like flat rock. Most prefer crevices to protect their foot

 

[Kharn]

I'm determined to see how I go with this fake wall with the way it is designed and the way I have the flow designed within the compartment halves, I hope that the nems "don't go to war" but that's all we do in this hobby, hope!

Having said that I do believe that the 2 Mini Maxis I am eye balling will get along because they are the same and I have seen many pics of Mini Maxi together and touching.

 

[Kharn]

Only certain anemone like flat rock. Most prefer crevices to protect their foot

Talking Mini Maxi specifically for the Live Rock.

 

[Kharn]

I have Terracotta pots lined up for a BTA, can be any size really from 2inch depth pot up.

 

[Calappidae]

Educating myself..

Wouldn't the anemones still have "chemical warfare" through the divider if they sensed each other even a few inchs away from it on the other side?

I always thought it was a contact issue and rics/zoanthids release chemicals..

That hell's fire sends chills down my spine

 

[nemmy]

My mag/ritteri is racist. Put a haddoni in the system and all crap breaks loose. They can fight through chemical warfare. Some are just luckier than others when it comes to it and have no issues. They have never even been in the same tank.

 

[Kharn]

It's all a matter of luck if it comes down to it hopefully a BTA in 1 half and Mini Maxis in the other half will be happy together :X