Would it eat them?

[ClownFishGuy6]

So I gave all my fish to my LFS but kept my yellow tail damsel and green chromis. I am thinking about getting a Bubble tip anemone for my 55 gallon tank. But I want to restock my tank with about 4 bangi cardinals and a cleaner shrimp, a fire fish, and a diamond watchman goby and don't forget 2-4 clownfish. But will the bubble tip anemone be a host to 4 clownfish and not only 1 pair? And will the anemone eat all my fish?

 

[Daniel62]

Btas are not known fish eaters. What type of clowns, some types will only allow for 2, in a tank that size.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

You should only have one pair of clowns in your tank. Also if you want a BTA, no they don't eat fish but your best bet of them hosting clowns is Maroon Clowns or Clarkii's, or any clowns where their natural host is BTA. This webpage will show you all host anemones and their natural clowns. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-10/hcs3/

Entacmaea quadricolor
A. akindynos
A. mccullochi
A. allardi
A. melanopus
A. bicinctus
A. omanensis
A. chrysopterus
A. rubrocinctus
A. clarkii
A. tricinctus
A. ephippium
P. biaculeatus
A. frenatus
A. latezonatus

 

[shifty51008]

Stick with 1 pair of clowns and 1 pair of cardinals per tank or most likely you will end up with 2 of each in the end anyway.

 

[tonysi]

You should only have one pair of clowns in your tank. Also if you want a BTA, no they don't eat fish but your best bet of them hosting clowns is Maroon Clowns or Clarkii's, or any clowns where their natural host is BTA. This webpage will show you all host anemones and their natural clowns. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-10/hcs3/

Entacmaea quadricolor
A. akindynos
A. mccullochi
A. allardi
A. melanopus
A. bicinctus
A. omanensis
A. chrysopterus
A. rubrocinctus
A. clarkii
A. tricinctus
A. ephippium
P. biaculeatus
A. frenatus
A. latezonatus

I'll take a pair of omanensis and a pair of latezonatus :thumbsup:..... Oh wait you aren't giving away free clownfish. :sad1:

 

[davocean]

Agree, one pair of clowns and one pair of bangaii's, pajama cardinals can be kept in groups but not bangaii's.
I also like natural host nem/clown matches as to what would be found in the wild, hosting is more certain and usually happens much faster.