Anemone tank

seafurn · 12/18/2017, 05:10 PM

Hi am new to this forum, but have been keeping reef tanks since I was seven and am now twelve. I currently am building an anemone tank in which I will be keeping various species of anemones. I currently have a ten gallon nano that is houses some of the anemones I will keep in the mainly anenome tank. I will be having the 25 gallon fusion lagoon tank. I hope to keep various fish including my current clowns and as for anenomes I hope to keep long a long tentacle anemone, 5 or so rock flower anemones, and 2 or three bubble tip anemones. If you see any flaws in my plan please let me now and make sure to add your ideas for the tank as well. Thanks so much in advance.

OrionN · 12/18/2017, 07:08 PM

The tank is too small.
LTA need a deep sand bed, at least 3 inches, 4+ would be better.

seafurn · 12/18/2017, 07:16 PM

is the tank to small for all anemones or just LTA, also thanks for letting me know it is to small. In the past I have kept many RFA's in my 10g no problem.

Cliving1 · 12/18/2017, 07:16 PM

I think its awesome that your keeping a tank that young, I would of never been able to. There is a lot of good advice on here. I would suggest one anemone that will host your clowns. Good for thinking ahead and asking before doing.

seafurn · 12/18/2017, 07:41 PM

ok so I am now thinking maybe a tank with RFAs which I am keeping one currently and a bubble tip that a friend's dad gave to me after his split. My clowns are tank raised and will not host the bubble tip. The lagoon tank should be arriving any day now so the clowns will be happier in their new environment. Does anyone have any advice for how to help my anemone to host the clowns.

b22 · 12/18/2017, 11:28 PM

Man I wish I was lucky to start as early as you have.
It’s a waiting game. Some clowns find the nem and get hosted right away and other clown many never. Also what kind of clowns do you have?
Probably not the nicest thing to do but in the past I have put a nem and the clownfish in a small acclimation box together to get them paired.
Or I have put a fake nem in my qt with no other objects for the clowns to hide so the naturally swim and hide in the fake nem. When I put the clowns in my display they went straight to the real nem to hide and I got lucky with a instant hosting.

seafurn · 12/19/2017, 04:12 PM

I have true purcula clowns that are tank raised so there is like a 50 percent chance that they will host.

seafurn · 12/19/2017, 06:55 PM

it is still very small and the price in for size at my LFS the only good LFS in my area is way over priced and shipping to the midwest for some reason is crazy high. I am not willing to pay 70 dollars for shipping do you think the size of the new may be why they will not host it as well as that they are tank raised.

Zagzoo71 · 12/20/2017, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by seafurn

I have true purcula clowns that are tank raised so there is like a 50 percent chance that they will host.

I just put 55 percula (all tank raised) family clowns in my tank at once. There are 19 bta's, soon as the clowns hit the water they went straight into the bta's.

seafurn · 12/21/2017, 07:54 PM

hi my anemone that I got 3 days ago has a gaping mouth and is expelling a large amount of brown slime. I know this could be bad so does anyone have any suggestions.

D-Nak · 12/22/2017, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by seafurn

hi my anemone that I got 3 days ago has a gaping mouth and is expelling a large amount of brown slime. I know this could be bad so does anyone have any suggestions.

Start a new thread and post photos. We'll be happy to help.

D-Nak · 12/22/2017, 02:53 PM

Regarding hosting, it doesn't matter if the clown is wild or tank raised. Tank raised clowns not having a host anemone is a myth. I did read somewhere that if the parents raise the eggs near an anemone, the babies are able to recognize the smell when they are born. In other words, it's not a matter of wild or tank raised -- do the babies even know that they're tank raised or wild? I think not.

12/18/2017, 05:10 PM	#1
seafurn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 9	Anemone tank Hi am new to this forum, but have been keeping reef tanks since I was seven and am now twelve. I currently am building an anemone tank in which I will be keeping various species of anemones. I currently have a ten gallon nano that is houses some of the anemones I will keep in the mainly anenome tank. I will be having the 25 gallon fusion lagoon tank. I hope to keep various fish including my current clowns and as for anenomes I hope to keep long a long tentacle anemone, 5 or so rock flower anemones, and 2 or three bubble tip anemones. If you see any flaws in my plan please let me now and make sure to add your ideas for the tank as well. Thanks so much in advance.

12/18/2017, 07:08 PM	#2
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	The tank is too small. LTA need a deep sand bed, at least 3 inches, 4+ would be better. __________________ 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

12/22/2017, 02:53 PM	#12
D-Nak Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 5,797	Regarding hosting, it doesn't matter if the clown is wild or tank raised. Tank raised clowns not having a host anemone is a myth. I did read somewhere that if the parents raise the eggs near an anemone, the babies are able to recognize the smell when they are born. In other words, it's not a matter of wild or tank raised -- do the babies even know that they're tank raised or wild? I think not. __________________ Tank info: 120 gallon 48x30x20 high DT. Clownfish breeding rack in full swing: C-Quest Onyx, Bali Aquarich P1 Picasso + Rod's Onyx, wild percula + Rod's Onyx.

12/18/2017, 07:16 PM	#3
seafurn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 9	is the tank to small for all anemones or just LTA, also thanks for letting me know it is to small. In the past I have kept many RFA's in my 10g no problem.

12/18/2017, 07:16 PM	#4
Cliving1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,923	I think its awesome that your keeping a tank that young, I would of never been able to. There is a lot of good advice on here. I would suggest one anemone that will host your clowns. Good for thinking ahead and asking before doing.

12/18/2017, 07:41 PM	#5
seafurn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 9	ok so I am now thinking maybe a tank with RFAs which I am keeping one currently and a bubble tip that a friend's dad gave to me after his split. My clowns are tank raised and will not host the bubble tip. The lagoon tank should be arriving any day now so the clowns will be happier in their new environment. Does anyone have any advice for how to help my anemone to host the clowns.

12/18/2017, 11:28 PM	#6
b22 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: dallas, texas Posts: 78	Man I wish I was lucky to start as early as you have. It’s a waiting game. Some clowns find the nem and get hosted right away and other clown many never. Also what kind of clowns do you have? Probably not the nicest thing to do but in the past I have put a nem and the clownfish in a small acclimation box together to get them paired. Or I have put a fake nem in my qt with no other objects for the clowns to hide so the naturally swim and hide in the fake nem. When I put the clowns in my display they went straight to the real nem to hide and I got lucky with a instant hosting.

12/19/2017, 04:12 PM	#7
seafurn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 9	I have true purcula clowns that are tank raised so there is like a 50 percent chance that they will host.

12/19/2017, 06:55 PM	#8
seafurn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 9	it is still very small and the price in for size at my LFS the only good LFS in my area is way over priced and shipping to the midwest for some reason is crazy high. I am not willing to pay 70 dollars for shipping do you think the size of the new may be why they will not host it as well as that they are tank raised.

12/21/2017, 07:54 PM	#10
seafurn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 9	hi my anemone that I got 3 days ago has a gaping mouth and is expelling a large amount of brown slime. I know this could be bad so does anyone have any suggestions.