RBA & LTA in a small tank

[zzlonewolf]

I've got 2 RBA & 1 LTA in a tanks and they stick together just side by side on a live rock. Will they sting each other and shall I tried to seperate them? Thanks

 

[Toddrtrex]

[welcome]

Do you have any pictures? LTA's (( M. doreensis )) are sandbed dwelling anemones, so would be a bit shocked if it was on the rocks.

 

[zzlonewolf]

Thanks for reply

 

[bues0022]

Your RBTA looks bleached. Maybe it's just a bad pic, but the nem to the right also looks rough. That's supposedly also a BTA?

I'd get your RBTA up higher. Yes, they can sting each other. Many people have had lots of problems with them in the same tank together, much less right next to each other.

 

[zzlonewolf]

Thanks for your suggestion, I found the BTA stick to the live rock already so I moved the LTA a little bit left & put a small piece of rock between them. Is it better now?

 

[bues0022]

Ok, now I can see that green thing to the right of your RBTA is a GBTA. Both are very bleached and need better lights.

What lights do you have? (wattage, color of bulbs, age, individual reflectors?)
What are your water parameters (with numbers)?
livestock list (including ALL anemones in the tank)?
FTS please too.

 

[garygb]

Mixing two species of anemone in a small tank can lead to allelopathy issues. Often after a few months, one or both species seems to be unhappy. I would say use plenty of carbon, keep up with regular water changes and keep an eye on them. If they don't appear to be thriving, then consider setting up another tank or selling/trading one of the anemones. I'm assuming you have two BTAs and one LTA there. It's less likely that BTAs are going to cause problems to one another, but that's not always the case. There are reputable reports that allelopathy can even occur within species--though I think it's a safe bet that it's less pronounced than between species.

 

[zzlonewolf]

Ok, now I can see that green thing to the right of your RBTA is a GBTA. Both are very bleached and need better lights.

What lights do you have? (wattage, color of bulbs, age, individual reflectors?)
What are your water parameters (with numbers)?
livestock list (including ALL anemones in the tank)?
FTS please too.

My tank is a 30cm (L) x 30 (W) x 40 (H) with false wall
I use a lumenaqua max 200 LED (2W white x 4 & 2W blue x 3)
NO2 = 0
NO3 = 5-10 (using API)
PO4 = 0.25
PH = 8
livestock

2 Ocellaris clownfish
1 Blue Tang
1 red star fish
1 long spine sea urchin
2 red leg hermit crab
1 Goniopora
1 LTA
2 BTA
1 purple tip sebae
3 Feather Duster

 

[zzlonewolf]

Mixing two species of anemone in a small tank can lead to allelopathy issues. Often after a few months, one or both species seems to be unhappy. I would say use plenty of carbon, keep up with regular water changes and keep an eye on them. If they don't appear to be thriving, then consider setting up another tank or selling/trading one of the anemones. I'm assuming you have two BTAs and one LTA there. It's less likely that BTAs are going to cause problems to one another, but that's not always the case. There are reputable reports that allelopathy can even occur within species--though I think it's a safe bet that it's less pronounced than between species.

I'm using carbon already and perform 20% water change every 3 days.

 

[armison89]

how many gallons is the tank?

 

[Toddrtrex]

So, if my conversions are correct, your tank is 11 inches by 11 inches by 16 inches high.

Going to be blunt, your tank is too small for that many anemones, mainly the "LTA" and "Purple tip sebae" assuming that those are M. doreensis and H. crispa -- both of those can easily get 15" across. In addition, the tang really doesn't belong in there either.

While I personally would never keep an E. quadricolor in that sized tank, if you truly want to keep an anemone in there, it would be the only one that would have a chance of working.

 

[armison89]

thats why i asked how many gallons my math put it at about 10 gallons. way to small.

 

[sqwat]

looks like the lta is winning the battle bro.carbon is not a miracle worker it cannot block chemicals if the two are right next to eachother it is for the whole tank.if they are next to each other they will battle till one wins and the bta are losing badly.i just fore see anenome soup if this is not tacken care of.

 

[zzlonewolf]

Thanks for all comment. I'll consider to decrease loading.

 

[armison89]

how many gallons is it?

 

[zzlonewolf]

how many gallons is it?

less than 10

 

[Whip316]

i had each a rbta and a Lta in a 24g nano and after a year they each were easily 12" across from 4" when first purchased. both were in the tank separately, I would go with 1 nem at a time and expect to replace the nem yearly, unless you keep the bta as it might split and you'll be able to remove the clones.

 

[Toddrtrex]

I, personally, am not a fan of having to "replace a nem every year" -- better to be plan to keep something long term.

 

[Faye]

I agree with Todd, a BTA is really your only option for a tank of that size. also, you will have to really plan the tank around the anemone, they can get to be a foot across. You can split them though.

I like your LTA, though.

 

[garygb]

I would say a 10 gallon is too small for even one BTA. The only anemone I would say could do well in that small a tank are maxi-minis or maybe a small flower anemone.