Thinking of an anemone for my clownfish

[snslarison]

I recently lost my female percula clownfish of 7 years. Her mate is 5 years old and still with me, but he is looking lonely so I'm thinking of getting him an anemone. I also plan to pair him up again with another perc in the future.

My tank is 75g AGA w/ 20 gal sump. 2x175W MH

The tank is lightly stocked with soft and LPS corals with a couple of SPS up at the top. Other fish include- Yellow tang, hippo tang, LM blenny and a Christmas Wrasse.

My question is what type of anemone should I get? Also any tips you can offer for its care?

I think I will need a larger one because the male perc is pretty rough with the scolymia that he's currently hosting.

TIA

 

[davocean]

I would probably get a mate first.
Some clowns can be protective of nems even to a possible mate.
Maybe a sebae, LTA,or BTA, although there's never a gaurantee it will choose them over what it is currently hosting with.
I'd add a small perc in a specimen container to be safe.

 

[heap]

yah, if you want a pair eventually...i'd probably get that ironed out before you add something that could result in a turf war later.

i'd probably go with a plain old BTA. it seems like a good match for everything else in the tank, and the light you have would be fine for it.

i'm fairly boring, tho.

 

[snslarison]

Thanks guys. That sounds like good advice.

 

[davocean]

I don't think BTA's are boring at all.
In fact I've seen some color variations on reefermadness that make me jealous.
BTA's are a great/forgiving nem to start with, and they split fairly easy giving you trading credit.

 

[dc]

LOL, I'm stalking here. I really like my RBTAs.

 

[snslarison]

Thanks davocean. I will look into BTAs.