what type of anemone should i get
- Thread starter kaddy522
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my tank
my tank
well I have a percula and a maroon clown fish. The lighting in the tank is a 56 watt. It is a bio cube but it has been running for about 2 years with just live sand and rock. I just transfered everything into the bio-cube, and I was wanting to know about how to get plankton for my corals.
my tank
well I have a percula and a maroon clown fish. The lighting in the tank is a 56 watt. It is a bio cube but it has been running for about 2 years with just live sand and rock. I just transfered everything into the bio-cube, and I was wanting to know about how to get plankton for my corals.
Princess Di
New member
The percula and maroon don't fight? 56 watt what?
OrionN
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Clowns do not need anemones to do well in aquarium. Anemones are very hard to keep long term. Your tank will not support a host anemone (they all requires much brighter light than what you have). I would advice against getting one. If you really wanted one, I would increase the light and get a E. quadricolor (Bubble Tip Anemone). These anemones are the easiest of the host anemones to keep and is the natural host of Maroon clownfish. I would keep only one species of clown fish in a small cube tank (I guess 24 g) cube tank.
zoomfish1
New member
Definately need intense light for any anemone. I bet the clowns will fight if you put an anemone in with them. I would go with just one species of clownfish to be safe.
Also, how long has the bio cube been running and how did you transfer tanks. Didi you use all the liverock and water from the old one. If so, the nem will do fine with the right lighting system.
Also, how long has the bio cube been running and how did you transfer tanks. Didi you use all the liverock and water from the old one. If so, the nem will do fine with the right lighting system.
JohnM99
Premium Member
Assume "bio cube" = small. Lights are not intense.
Not a good recipe for an anemone. They need stable water conditions - larger volumes help moderate nitrate spikes - most are also dependent upon photosynthetic algae for survival.
See this link on anemones before deciding to buy one -
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/anemones.htm
Also, you can't really keep anemones with any other stinging creatures, and watch out for powerheads that could suck them in and kill them.
That being said, my mature Heteractis crispa is my favourite of all marine creatures I have kept. It has grown from 4" to over 20" and dominates my 86 g tank.
Not a good recipe for an anemone. They need stable water conditions - larger volumes help moderate nitrate spikes - most are also dependent upon photosynthetic algae for survival.
See this link on anemones before deciding to buy one -
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/anemones.htm
Also, you can't really keep anemones with any other stinging creatures, and watch out for powerheads that could suck them in and kill them.
That being said, my mature Heteractis crispa is my favourite of all marine creatures I have kept. It has grown from 4" to over 20" and dominates my 86 g tank.
JohnM99
Premium Member
Should also mention the excellent article on this site about anemones - in case you haven't seen it -
http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf
Anemones have a very long lifespan in nature - I recall reading about a famous anemone kept in a jar in England in the 1800s that lived for decades. (lots of servants to look after the water changes)
Some of the most impressive tanks I have seen have been anemone only tanks with a number of aneomones of the same species, with a few compatible fish.
http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf
Anemones have a very long lifespan in nature - I recall reading about a famous anemone kept in a jar in England in the 1800s that lived for decades. (lots of servants to look after the water changes)
Some of the most impressive tanks I have seen have been anemone only tanks with a number of aneomones of the same species, with a few compatible fish.
