Which came first...

[kegogut]

The carpet or the clown?

Im getting ready to set up a nano and was wondering which I should introduce to the tank first. Thanks. :thumbsup:

 

[ct_vol]

Cycle, and then Clown. Anemones do best in mature tanks.

 

[Toddrtrex]

What size nano?
What species of "carpet" ? Foresee any of the hosting "carpet" anemones getting way too big for a nano.

 

[kegogut]

The nano will be a 28 gallon jbj and will already be cycled.

 

[bradleym]

All carpet anemones get 18-36 inches wide, depending on the species.

 

[kegogut]

If it ever does get to big I can always throw it in my 120, or by then the wife will have let me change our 225 over to salt.

 

[D-Nak]

I think most of the carpets that you'll see in the LFS will be larger than 10 inches when fully expanded. I've seen quite a few gigs in stores and only one time did I see them at about 5" and since they were still acclimating I'd guess they were 3/4 of their size. I've seen more smaller haddoni. I'd suggest a magnifica -- though not a carpet -- since I oftentimes see smaller ones. The short story is that you're probably going to get a lot of heat for trying to house any carpet in a nano, but it's nice to know that you have a place to put it when it outgrows its current digs.

But, as others have mentioned, to answer your original question -- typically get the clown first then add the anemone later -- but it really doesn't matter if it's an established tank. For example, some clowns beat up on new anemones so it may be better to add the nem first, let it settle in, then add the clowns.