stumpovrtyme
Reef Junkie
What is the best anenome for a reef tank? Also for a saddle clown. I'm afraid of it killing something.
Reef safe anenome?
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WaffleWalffle22
Zoa Extreemist
All anemones sting therefore they all will kill corals.
stumpovrtyme
Reef Junkie
I know that I was wondering which ones move around the least. Or which ones tend to not move once established. Thnx for the info though!
IMO the best for a reef is E.quadricolor aka Bubble tip. However Saddle back clowns are not natural residents of bubble tips. MY pair has never shown insterest in the BTA , but the female hangs out in some frogspawn sort of ...
Saddle backs are hosted by H.Crispa and S.Haddoni both of them are sand dwellers and remain in place once settled. IN my experiance H.Crispa is slightly more delicate and harder to keep than Haddoni. Although Haddoni is easier to keep it is much more agressive and is a known fish eater.
If you are planning to try an H.crispa try to find one through a local reef club healthy ones are rare in fish stores.
On a side note I would love to see saddles hosted in a purple H.Malu like adtravels has!
Congratz on choosing the best of all the clownfish! Ive had most everyone and non are as cool as my saddlebacks
Saddle backs are hosted by H.Crispa and S.Haddoni both of them are sand dwellers and remain in place once settled. IN my experiance H.Crispa is slightly more delicate and harder to keep than Haddoni. Although Haddoni is easier to keep it is much more agressive and is a known fish eater.
If you are planning to try an H.crispa try to find one through a local reef club healthy ones are rare in fish stores.
On a side note I would love to see saddles hosted in a purple H.Malu like adtravels has!
Congratz on choosing the best of all the clownfish! Ive had most everyone and non are as cool as my saddlebacks
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
I had a pair of saddlebacks many years ago -- over the time that I had them they were hosted by; LTA, BTA and Haddoni.
As far as reef safe anemones go... For me, I will never keep a BTA in any of my reef tanks again (( perhaps a species tank )), I mainly keep SPS, and with BTAs being rock dwelling anemones it didn't work out for my SPS. The main BTA stayed put, but its clones wouldn't.
Now, I only keep sand dwelling anemones -- Haddoni and LTA. This works for me because I have my SPS on the rocks. If I had corals on the sandbed, it wouldn't work. So it really depends on what type of corals you plan on keeping.
As far as reef safe anemones go... For me, I will never keep a BTA in any of my reef tanks again (( perhaps a species tank )), I mainly keep SPS, and with BTAs being rock dwelling anemones it didn't work out for my SPS. The main BTA stayed put, but its clones wouldn't.
Now, I only keep sand dwelling anemones -- Haddoni and LTA. This works for me because I have my SPS on the rocks. If I had corals on the sandbed, it wouldn't work. So it really depends on what type of corals you plan on keeping.
stumpovrtyme
Reef Junkie
You guys are awsome thanx for the info!
WaffleWalffle22
Zoa Extreemist
BTA tend to move around A LOT! I'd suggest getting an LTA. They are sand-dwellers so it will plant its foot in the sand and it won't move... Plus, since it is in the sand it is away from corals and you clowns can be hosted in it!
stumpovrtyme
Reef Junkie
Thanx for the info dude.
marc price
Active member
i would rec. either H. crispa or M. doreensis. both are a natural host anemone to A. polymnus.
M. doreensis will require greater light output than H. crispa if that's a issue for you.
i too will never (again), keep E. quadricolor bta / sps reef.
M. doreensis will require greater light output than H. crispa if that's a issue for you.
i too will never (again), keep E. quadricolor bta / sps reef.
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stumpovrtyme
Reef Junkie
Thanx for the info!
I have a crispa, and it hasn't moved an inch since the day I put it in the tank. Change of flow, sandstorms, pushed around while attempting to catch the clownfish, none of that has made it move.
Though in saying that, I have a bta in a separate tank that hasn't moved either. Guess I've just been lucky? But I would get a crispa if you have the room for it. They grow nice and big and look awesome. I like the colour of RBTA's but with a tendency to split, I haven't seen one locally that's bigger than 5 inches across. My crispa's a 2 foot monster!
Though in saying that, I have a bta in a separate tank that hasn't moved either. Guess I've just been lucky? But I would get a crispa if you have the room for it. They grow nice and big and look awesome. I like the colour of RBTA's but with a tendency to split, I haven't seen one locally that's bigger than 5 inches across. My crispa's a 2 foot monster!
yardboy
Advanced Bewilderment
I've had a GBTA for over a year and it's never moved from the rock it came on (both of which came from a reefer who had it for over a year) I kept it down on the sand away from my sps corals until recently, when I moved it up higher (so I could move my H. crispa into the same spot as it is growing quickly) and I noticed it just split. Maybe now I'll have problems.
stumpovrtyme
Reef Junkie
I really want a carpst anenome, are they hard to keep alive. I'v heard they are but wanted to know what all of you think. If you get a big one does is keep it from moving? Does color affect how hard they are to keep? Are they all meat eaters?
stumpovrtyme
Reef Junkie
Sorry thats suppose to be carpet! Duuuh!
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
What type of carpet? The most common, hosting, ones are Gigs and Haddonis. They have different care requirements.
I have only kept Haddonis, I currently have 4 of them, with the oldest being in my care for the last 10 years. Finding a healthy one is the hardest part, in the last year or two that has really been the case. And now-a-days they don't seem to ship all that well either.
Color doesn't effect how hard they are to keep (( assuming you start with equally healthy ones )). I have noticed no care differences b/t my tan, blue, green, and striped green ones. They are sand dwelling anemones, all of mine stay right at the sand/rock interface with the foot buried in the sand, under the rock. They are sensitive to flow -- need enough to clean wastes away, but not too much to upset them, which will make them move.
They are meat eaters, while I have been very lucky, others have reported losing large amounts and large sized fish to them.
stumpovrtyme
Reef Junkie
I'm not sure what kind but I would like to get a red one. what kind is the easiest? Thanx for the info!
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
Between a Gig and a Haddoni? I would have to say a Haddoni, but they are still difficult.
Have you ever kept anemones before? Or better yet, a Haddoni? I wouldn't start off with a red one, not because they are harder then other colors, but they are around $600, give or take 100. And they aren't available all that often. Would hate for you to lose it due to not being familiar with anemones/haddonis.
Have you ever kept anemones before? Or better yet, a Haddoni? I wouldn't start off with a red one, not because they are harder then other colors, but they are around $600, give or take 100. And they aren't available all that often. Would hate for you to lose it due to not being familiar with anemones/haddonis.
stumpovrtyme
Reef Junkie
Sorry its taken so long to reply been dealin with buying a house. I have kept them before but the only ones are like long tenacle and your standered cheap anenomes. Sorry I don't know there names. The one that lasted the longest had purple tentacles with bright green tips. It lasted a year, what the life exspectancy under the right conditions? I deffinately don't know if I want to take that much of a risk. Although I will say I seem to have better luck with the exspensive stuff compared to the cheap stuff. Thanx
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
Please take this the right way --- I would (( and think most would agree with me )) that one lasting one year would still be considered a failure. My oldest is 10 years, and that still isn't much at all. No one really knows how long they would live under the right conditions, but I would think that they would out live me (( I am 38 )).
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