When to add Anemone and Clown fish?

[Pholder]

Here is my Tank setup: https://www.pzplace.com

My tank is ready to add fish. I have a 30 gal. bio cube with 35 lbs. of LR. The tank has cycled about 4 weeks ago. I have let it sit for about 2 months. I do have a cleaning crew of 5 Mexican turbo snails, 5 crabs (little). I have two corals both of them are polyps. The polyps have been in the tank for about 2 weeks and are doing well and growing.

Here is my selection of fish:
The fish that I want to add first are the percula clown fish, I want two of them but I also want an Anemone to go with them, I am thinking that a Bubble tip Anemone would work good.

Here is my Queston:
I am I ok to add the Anemone at the same time as the fish or should I stagger them to allow for the stress factor? If I add them at the same time with the Anemone reject them just because is it stressed? Or will the fish reject the Anemone because it is stressed out?

 

[papagimp]

Wait about a 6months to a year on that anemone in my opinion.
the cleaning crew of 5 turbos and 5 hermits in a 30 may not work out as well as your hoping either. As for adding them together or not, it ain't going to matter, it's gunna be a crap shoot weather they host together or not. Decent chance being a bubble tip anemeone, but no guarantee's. You could easily spend $100 on a new pretty anemone and your clowns will go host in your $5 mag float.

 

[squeezix]

I have never succesfully paired them, but when I did try, the anemones were mail ordered and I didn't know what I know now about water quality. The general consensus is that they should already be paired, bagged into separate bags, then introduced to the tank the same day as each other. It may take a while for them to pair up again. Anemones are really sensitive, if you are new at this, you may lose the anemone. Clowns are very hardy. I'm going to be trying again soon, probably with a rose BTA.

It looks like halides on your site, so you are good with that, they like moderate flow, but powerheads will dice them without a sponge, which increase nitrate, which they hate. I've had great luck with everything but anemones.

 

[fareforce]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9825483#post9825483 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by papagimp
Wait about a 6months to a year on that anemone in my opinion.
the cleaning crew of 5 turbos and 5 hermits in a 30 may not work out as well as your hoping either. As for adding them together or not, it ain't going to matter, it's gunna be a crap shoot weather they host together or not. Decent chance being a bubble tip anemeone, but no guarantee's. You could easily spend $100 on a new pretty anemone and your clowns will go host in your $5 mag float.

LOL... I know this one too well. I have a GBTA, and a purple sabe nem, in my tank with 3 percs. They hosted to my orange cabbage sponge I got for free. Go figure..

 

[FLReefGirl]

Make sure you have a good handle on water params and husbandry before you add the nem. Most say wait 6 months at least before adding a nem (to each their own). You can can add the fish before the nem it will not hurt. My clowns took 2.5 months before they hosted my nem, they liked the bubbles from the power heads more. It's a crap shoot of whether or not your clowns will ever host a nem, they may like the mag float like someone said above (which is totally hysterical BTW ).
Best Wishes!

 

[cdangel0]

My personal opinion is to add the nem first (but again some say to wait before adding a nem to a "new" system). This will give it a chance to find a nice spot it wants to call home without being annoyed by the clowns if they decide they want to host immediately.

My tomato clown began hosting in my RBTA in about 20 minutes.

 

[FLReefGirl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9825894#post9825894 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cdangel0
My personal opinion is to add the nem first (but again some say to wait before adding a nem to a "new" system). This will give it a chance to find a nice spot it wants to call home without being annoyed by the clowns if they decide they want to host immediately.

My tomato clown began hosting in my RBTA in about 20 minutes.

GOOD POINT!

 

[Pholder]

Thanks for the sugestion's it really looks like its a split decision. Some say fish now, some say anm. now. So i'm going to rock it with the two fish now then add the anem. after a couple of weeks.

Thanks!