What is the easiest anemone to keep????

[gea0119]

What is the best anemone for a beginner and a 6 month old 26gtank.I would like one to host my future clown.What is the minimum light they need because i have enough lights for soft corals and mushrooms.

 

[E.J. Coral]

bta

 

[gea0119]

Thanks EJ.I called John and dropped your name over at advancedacrylics.Tank You

 

[jubjub]

i would get a BTA....i have 250w mh's on my tank and the anemone is about 6" from the top of the tank...anemone's need alot of light but i heard t-5's would work...personally get a MH imo....

 

[bencozzy]

i was gonna say aiptasia are the easiest to keep.

 

[littleshark]

They are anemone but not host anemones

 

[klavestat]

I've been keeping BTAs (entacmaea quadracolor) for several years with good success. HOWEVER, I consider 6 months to be the minimum time after establishing a new tank to try adding BTAs. Better to wait 12 months. If/when you get one, please try to get an aquacultured BTA, not wild caught - they're declining in the oceans due to over-collecting for the aquarium trade (I'm seeing fewer on each subsequent dive trip to micronesia). Secondly, you must ensure that no power head or filter intakes can be reached by a roving anemone - they will end up shredded. Finally, as to "how much light". I have a moderately well lit 180 gallon, 2 ft deep tank. Combined output of my CFL lamps (no MH) and skylight over the tank provides about 5Watts/gallon. My BTAs (15 of them) have selected anchor sites within 12 inches of the water's surface.

 

[BristlewormKing]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12741958#post12741958 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bencozzy
i was gonna say aiptasia are the easiest to keep.

I second the aiptasia vote!!!!!

 

[Conky]

My vote is for BTA and LTA...I actually prefer the LTAs because they stay rooted on the sand bed...and don't suddenly appear amongst the branches of my favorite corals.

 

[Joshua1023]

My first was a LTA and it did not wander all over the tank stinging my other corals.