Which anemone?

[erendon]

Is there an anemone that will not split? I took my RBTA out of my DT a while ago because 1 turned into 4 after a while. I have a 180 reef and would like an anemone with clown fish. I had male/female maroon clowns before (to agressive). I no longer have the clowns but will start looking if I can find an anemone.

 

[dalston]

I love either the skunk clown/LTA or polymnus/haddoni combos. Both natural symbionts and both won't split.

Both are also sand dwelling anemones that usually like a deepish sandbed where they can bury their foot at a rock interface.

 

[erendon]

I love either the skunk clown/LTA or polymnus/haddoni combos. Both natural symbionts and both won't split.

Both are also sand dwelling anemones that usually like a deepish sandbed where they can bury their foot at a rock interface.

I do have a DSB and the room for the haddoni. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.

 

[Toddrtrex]

I do have a DSB and the room for the haddoni. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.

I am out in Lombard if you ever want to take a look at my Haddonis -- have 5 of them.

Granted, I won't be around for the next 9 days or so.

 

[marc price]

a sebae anemone, either H. crispa or a H. malu (in that order), would be another good choice and won't potentially eat your fish like a S. haddoni carpet.

 

[kkiel02]

I love either the skunk clown/LTA or polymnus/haddoni combos. Both natural symbionts and both won't split.

Both are also sand dwelling anemones that usually like a deepish sandbed where they can bury their foot at a rock interface.

Actually LTAs will split just not as often as BTA and not as slow as Mags. I am a fan of LTAs also though.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Actually LTAs will split just not as often as BTA and not as slow as Mags. I am a fan of LTAs also though.

I have never once heard (( let alone seen )) of an LTA (( Macrodactyla doreensis )). There are only 2 hosting anemones that split, BTA (( Entacmaea quadricolor )) and a Mag (( Heteractis magnifica )).

 

[WDLV]

Actually LTAs will split just not as often as BTA and not as slow as Mags. I am a fan of LTAs also though.

That's a new one to me as well. I'd love to see photo-documentation if this indeed exists.



As for anemones that won't split I think the S. haddoni would be the most predictable if you're a cora-holic. They pretty much stay in their little sand niche and leave corals on the rockwork alone.

 

[BonsaiNut]

E. quadricolor and H. magnifica are the only two species of clown anemones that are known to reproduce "regularly" via division, and can often be found in colonies of clones in the wild. If other species have ever naturally split in captivity, I am not aware of it.

 

[erendon]

I am out in Lombard if you ever want to take a look at my Haddonis -- have 5 of them.

Granted, I won't be around for the next 9 days or so.

Ha, ha..thanks Toddrtrex. I had a green Haddonis that took down a yellow tang when I had my first set up. there is a blue one in Aquarium Design and that is the only reason I have not bought it.

 

[erendon]

a sebae anemone, either H. crispa or a H. malu (in that order), would be another good choice and won't potentially eat your fish like a S. haddoni carpet.

I'll take a look at those. I've had Haddoni before and I know first hand how agressive they can be.