How long to wait until I can get an anemone

IsaacCorlett01 · 01/14/2018, 08:49 AM

Hi I was just wondering at what time I can get an anemone for my 10 gallon nuvo fusion reef tank.Ihave 2 clownfish babbies and online it says the younger the better to pair then them to it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks.

hijinks · 01/14/2018, 08:51 AM

The reason most say wait 6-8 months is most tanks go through a lot of odd cycles over that period. Anemones need a really stable tank. If you are new to the hobby please wait before you kill it. That period also allows new people to get use to keeping a reef tank stable and healthy.

smaller tanks are tough because any little thing can cause a crash easily if you aren't always on top of things.

IsaacCorlett01 · 01/14/2018, 08:59 AM

Thank you for your reply

Cliving1 · 01/14/2018, 09:48 AM

How long had your tank been setup, what type of clowns?

OrionN · 01/14/2018, 11:49 AM

10 gal is too small for host anemones. Even too small for a pair of clownfish. I would avoid these, unless you invest in a larger tank, and after you keep reef tank for a while. "How old is the tank?" is only smaller part of if you should put an anemone in it. The larger part is that you should be a moderately seasoned reefer before you should attemp to keep anemone. At the very least you should be able to keep the well keep, stable reef tank. Definately host anemones are not beginner animals and you are a very new reef keeper (my guess from what you wrote)
Stable condition is what anemone need. How old the tank is is not the right question in this case. "Can YOU keep a stable 10 gal tank reeftank?" is a pre appropricaate question. Many reefer, myself included, got hook on reekeeping by seeing anemone and clownfish. I killed my first anemone in 1980. I hope you take my advise and hold off on getting them until you keep a well run reeftank for at least 1 year.

SRQreef3r · 01/14/2018, 06:16 PM

Will be extremely difficult to keep stable enough parameters in a 10 gallon tank that isn't plumbed into a bigger tank

01/14/2018, 08:49 AM	#1
IsaacCorlett01 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 12	How long to wait until I can get an anemone Hi I was just wondering at what time I can get an anemone for my 10 gallon nuvo fusion reef tank.Ihave 2 clownfish babbies and online it says the younger the better to pair then them to it. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks.

01/14/2018, 11:49 AM	#5
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	10 gal is too small for host anemones. Even too small for a pair of clownfish. I would avoid these, unless you invest in a larger tank, and after you keep reef tank for a while. "How old is the tank?" is only smaller part of if you should put an anemone in it. The larger part is that you should be a moderately seasoned reefer before you should attemp to keep anemone. At the very least you should be able to keep the well keep, stable reef tank. Definately host anemones are not beginner animals and you are a very new reef keeper (my guess from what you wrote) Stable condition is what anemone need. How old the tank is is not the right question in this case. "Can YOU keep a stable 10 gal tank reeftank?" is a pre appropricaate question. Many reefer, myself included, got hook on reekeeping by seeing anemone and clownfish. I killed my first anemone in 1980. I hope you take my advise and hold off on getting them until you keep a well run reeftank for at least 1 year. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

01/14/2018, 08:51 AM	#2
hijinks Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 505	The reason most say wait 6-8 months is most tanks go through a lot of odd cycles over that period. Anemones need a really stable tank. If you are new to the hobby please wait before you kill it. That period also allows new people to get use to keeping a reef tank stable and healthy. smaller tanks are tough because any little thing can cause a crash easily if you aren't always on top of things.

01/14/2018, 08:59 AM	#3
IsaacCorlett01 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 12	Thank you for your reply

01/14/2018, 09:48 AM	#4
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	How long had your tank been setup, what type of clowns?

01/14/2018, 06:16 PM	#6
SRQreef3r Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 50	Will be extremely difficult to keep stable enough parameters in a 10 gallon tank that isn't plumbed into a bigger tank