starter anemone

Hey Puffer,

You know what the great thing about this hobby is? You can take stuff out of your tank if you are attentive and look for signs of stress, and you will know when your anemone is stressed by it's actions. I say go for it and if it doesn't work out chalk it up to experience and find a good home for it or take it back to the LFS. I mean no disrespect to anyone on this site but if you take every post as law than you will miss out on a lot! Just keep an eye on your water params and be "Johnny on the Spot" if something starts to nosedive. Just my $.02 BTW.

Take 'er easy,

Josh
 
see-I tend to not agree with most people posting...

my first anemone was a rescue from the lfs-white and the size of the bottom of a pop can. in a 29 gallon, with 250 watt MH

grew to over the size of a dinner plate, and I had to give it away. I say go for it, but know the risks, and find someone close just incase something goes wrong. oh, and expect it to grow over half of your tank!!! mine was an LTA, incase you were wondering...
 
thanks for all the help i will get one and someone i know can take it if it gets to big. although what is better the rbta or lta. which is easyer, which grows smaller, and which will my clowns host in.
 
I won't deny that some people have good success with anemones in smaller tanks, but I think it's a bad bet, especially with two clownfish in that size tank. Anemones in general have abysmal survival records in our tank.
 
I agree with Bertoni, thats a small tank for an anemone, my GBTA is in a 40gal and basically its made a third of the tank unusable for corals and trecherous for any fish other than the clowns. If you do want to go ahead then all you can keep are two of the smaller clown species, any other fish will be eaten. Also get a small anemone and dont feed it very often.
 
I agree with not feeding it often. Go with BTA, I think a LTA will get too big for your tank and BTA's are known to be easier to keep. Feeding once or twice a week will prohibit it from getting really big really fast.
 
I have an RBTA that I placed in my tank after 6 months. Thing has done great. First few days was a lot of stress as it found a place to its liking. Luckily, it found a home right where I would have wanted him to be and hasn't moved since (which indicates he's quite happy)

From what I've read they can be quite hearty including surviving being ripped up in intakes etc. Don't try it but I've read they can take quite a beating and recover. I think they are considered starters because if you have a tank full of corals etc and the BTA's starts to drift around finding a home you could have a problem pretty quickly. If you are just doing clowns/BTA that would be an ideal way to start the tank off.

The other take is if it dies it can pollute a small tank very quickly and you could lose your clowns.

BTW: My clowns took to the BTA right away and its cool to see how "safe" they feel and protective of their area. Occassionally, I'll see them attempt to feed the BTA which is neat. Def worth the effort. I agree with quite a few of the response - go for it and be prepared if it outgrows the tank. If you limit feedings it might help slow the growth. I feed mine a little shrimp once a week and under MH its does just fine.

Good luck!
 
I read that clown fish will only host in short tentacle anemonees, then again maybe it was long, I can't remember. I'd find out, 'cause I'm sure they only host in one of them. Then again, they were sure the world was flat 500 years ago. I say good luck, but I'd get a bigger tank first(I saw, there's a space issue.)
 
I would suggest the BTA over the LTA. BTA's are hardier and the one you get will likely be a clone (born and raised in captivity if you will) from a fellow reefer who will ideally tell you how it was maintained and how to best take care of it.

LTA's get yanked out of the ocean, don't split, and get much larger than BTA's.

I have False Percula clowns that hop back and forth between BTA's and the LTA. I have True Percs in a BTA and a Maroon Clown in a BTA.

Best of luck,

Roy
 
Anemones do best when well fed and provided with appropriate light. I do not agree at all that they should be fed very sparingly. There is a difference (as far as feeding goes) between an animal maintaining its size, living and splitting, as opposed to a larger, healthier animal that splits and spawns--at least IME/O. They can be maintained in smaller tanks, but one should be aware of the potential problems posed with smaller tanks. It also depends upon which species you want and whether or not you mind it filling the tank. If you try one, I agree that a BTA would be your best bet.
 
ok thanksi think that i will try the rdta that is the same as the bta right. also all i want in my tank is the to clowns and anemone. i was wondering if i could add a Yasha Goby and a Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp. thanks and would i ever be able to add a flame angel.
thanks for all the help
puffer21
 
nonono and no.

a 25 gallon tank-your anemone will take up HALF of the tank, so your tank would become ONLY clowns and the anemone!!!

dwarf angels shouldn't be kept in anything under 55 gallons.

the goby/pistol pair would be fine in that size tank, except its going to be an anemone tank... an expensive snack for the anemone!!!
 
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