Anemones!

[marine123]

Hello,

I would love an anenome for my 50 gallon tank....

could you please tell me which is the easiest to look after??

kind regards,

joe.g

 

[pind4070]

The haitian anemone is the most easy to care for in my experience and they are usually cheap 5-10 dollars so you can try one and see how it does without a big wack to the pocked book.

 

[marine123]

cheerz guys,

how big do they grow and by the way i am located in the uk are u american

 

[marine123]

how about a bubble tip or a sand anemone??

 

[sorgan]

Nems need a mature tank (9-12 months at least) and good lighting, bubble tips are one or the easier to keep but still not recommended for beginners.

If it's for clowns they will also (maybe) host other things from powerheads and leather toadstools to caves and filter intakes.

If it's for that 'nem' look torch and frogspawn corals look much like nems and are easier to care for.

Research buddy, what I do is read about something untill I don't want it anymore, then if you see one and you think 'hey I am gonna buy that!' you know the lowdown

 

[marine123]

thanks alot you have really helped me!!!!!

which is easier out of these BUBBLE TIP or SAND ANEMONE??

kind regards,

joe.g

 

[sorgan]

Not certain mate, I don't intend to keep nems for a while but I really like BTA's.

Sand nems need a sand bed of at least 10cm i think and needs moderate lighting and plenty of water.

My LFS has a BTA in a 200lt tank and it looks great but either way you still need a mature system.
Hopfully one of the guru's will be along to offer more insight.

 

[marine123]

cheerz mate,

what is a guru??

 

[-Nemo-]

What sorgan stated is correct.
All nems need a good sized tank, a mature tank and higher end lighting. Also take into consideration that in reef tanks, nems can sting and kill corals if they can reach them.

 

[sorgan]

That's a guru

 

[marine123]

ohhhh right cheerz guys,

i was thinking of a bubble tip anemone could you give me any info on it??

kind regards,

joe.g

 

[sorgan]

Type bubble tip anemone care into google

 

[marine123]

i will cheerz,

wen are you goin to get yours?? i am getting mine in 3 weeks

 

[sorgan]

Not till next year most likely, how old is your tank? What lights do you use? Is your water stable and how large a tank do you have?

 

[marine123]

my tank will be 7 months old wen i get my anemone and it has really bright good lighting dont know what type though and it is 125 ltr