what anemone for eclipse 12?
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Peter Eichler
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I wouldn't suggest any sort of clown anemone. A BTA would be the hardiest but I still wouldn't put an anemone in a system that small.
Peter Eichler
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If you're fishing for the answer you want to hear I'm not that guy.
Too many fluctuations in a tank that small and anemones need very high water quality typically. You'll never achieve very high water quality in a typical Eclipse 12.
Too many fluctuations in a tank that small and anemones need very high water quality typically. You'll never achieve very high water quality in a typical Eclipse 12.
Der_Iron_Chef
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I wouldn't think that's enough light, to be honest.
Peter Eichler
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Why did I bother...
tripinpn01
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roger your tank being too small. sorry man, but you will need a bigger tank.
airinhere
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Hey there, anems are not easy or hardy. If you have a very well established tank (like a year old) and it is very well lit, then anemones are possible. (although most still have problems with them.) Bubble tips are probably the most forgiving species of anemone, people even claim to be able to keep them long term under PC lights. (but they have to feed them like crazy). The feeding pollutes the water and the polluted water kills the anemone.
If you would like to keep an anemone in a small tank like that, try looking for a long tentacle plate coral (fungia). Not exactly the same thing, but similar looking and much hardier. Or some hairy mushrooms or a euphyllia (frogspawn, torch, octopus coral).
If you are dead set on getting an anem, look for a larger tank setup (anems get about a foot across often in less than a year.) And make sure you have a good skimmer and halide lights. Do some reading about the types of anems and peoples success with them. the anem and clownfish forum is a great source of info. You will see lots of threads about "my anem doesnt look so good" and the person posting gets bashed for not doing their research first. ('anemone police' like to fly off the handle when people do the things 'they' used to do.)
Not trying to tell you what to do, just passing down info I learned along the way.
If you would like to keep an anemone in a small tank like that, try looking for a long tentacle plate coral (fungia). Not exactly the same thing, but similar looking and much hardier. Or some hairy mushrooms or a euphyllia (frogspawn, torch, octopus coral).
If you are dead set on getting an anem, look for a larger tank setup (anems get about a foot across often in less than a year.) And make sure you have a good skimmer and halide lights. Do some reading about the types of anems and peoples success with them. the anem and clownfish forum is a great source of info. You will see lots of threads about "my anem doesnt look so good" and the person posting gets bashed for not doing their research first. ('anemone police' like to fly off the handle when people do the things 'they' used to do.)
Not trying to tell you what to do, just passing down info I learned along the way.
RichConley
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I disagree with this. ABout 90% of the stuff we keep in this hobby (pretty much everythign but zoos) is less hardy and less forgiving than a BTA. There is very little that will kill one.
FWIW, most of the BTA propogation being done, is being done under normal output shoplights.
A long tentacle plate much hardier than a BTA? Are you serious?
The one problem with keeping a BTA in a tank like this is you wont be able to keep much else, because theres just not enough space to keep it from stinging things.
airinhere
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the long tentacle plates I have dealt with are almost always bulletproof. They dont like being handled, but feed them regularly and they are monsters. Compared to an anemone, not even close.
And I stand by my statement about the anems being difficult. I would place them way up the list (BTA included) for most difficult organisms. Although they usually linger a few months before dying. The ones being kept in low light need to be fed heavily and their water quality has got to be carefully moitored. Calfo does this for his breeding program, but I would not recommend this method to anyone without them first viewing or reading his material about his full method.
The feeding is really the kicker with a little tank like this. Nitrates quickly become deleterious for anemones. unless you have a magic filtration system, a 12 gal tank is going to quickly reach deadly levels.
Not saying its impossible, just not probable.
And I stand by my statement about the anems being difficult. I would place them way up the list (BTA included) for most difficult organisms. Although they usually linger a few months before dying. The ones being kept in low light need to be fed heavily and their water quality has got to be carefully moitored. Calfo does this for his breeding program, but I would not recommend this method to anyone without them first viewing or reading his material about his full method.
The feeding is really the kicker with a little tank like this. Nitrates quickly become deleterious for anemones. unless you have a magic filtration system, a 12 gal tank is going to quickly reach deadly levels.
Not saying its impossible, just not probable.
Peter Eichler
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I still say BTAs while hardy aren't nearly as hardy is you make them out to be. However, I agree about the LT plate, not a hardy coral by any means IMO.
RichConley
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No, they dont. Anemones feed on nitrates. Higher nitrate levels just mean they grow faster.
RichConley
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Yeah, but with a BTA, when that happens, you just cut it in half.
Der_Iron_Chef
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My cinnamon clown did a pretty good number on my RBTA
LionfishFinatic
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not to mention if the nem dies for any reason your tank will crash soooo bad you won't even know what happened. Stay away from the nems for now until you get a bigger reef.
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