10 gallon tank what type of clown and anemone to put in it?

smoney

smoney

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I'm weighing my options on what to do with this 10 gallon tank, but what kind of anemone can I put under this tank?? it has 26watt pc lighting??? I want to stay away from white bubble tip anemone and rose bulb anemone, what other cool anemone can i put in there?? ooh and what two clown could i put in their(preferably of different species and not true percs)??
I already have a white bubble tip anemone and two true percs in my 50 gallon tank, so I want to try something new???
thanx a bunch
 
viper_930

viper_930

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None of the hosting species should go into a tank so small IMO. The water isn't stable enough in a 10g, and you don't have enough lighting anyways.
You can get some ocellaris clowns, other species of clowns get too bit for a 10g IMO. Mixing species isn't always a good idea either, they often fight.
Also, your "white" bubble-tip anemone in your 50 gallon is probably bleached. There is no such thing of a healthy white anemone because the zooxanthelae that get the energy from the light is brown. What kind of lighting and how many watts of lights do you have on the 50g?
 
smoney

smoney

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not very much on the 50 gallon, only like 80 watts, at one point it was gonna die, but it seems to semi-flourish and live just fine.
any other opions on what to do with clowns and anemones in my 10 gallon tank??
 
sula

sula

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I have 2 ocellaris clowns in a 10g tank. One is black and white, the other orange and white. I like the fact that they are both ocellaris, so are compatible, but because of the 2 colors, they "look" like 2 different species of clownfish.
I also considered an anemone but ruled it out for such a small tank. Instead, I'm shopping for a toadstool or some other leather as an alternate host.
HTH
 
22caddy

22caddy

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not very much on the 50 gallon, only like 80 watts, at one point it was gonna die, but it seems to semi-flourish and live just fine.
Oh my god. That is not white it is bleached. Please upgrade lights or give it to someone who can care for it. It is doomed if you keep it.
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Percula have such a small territory that they will do fine in a 10 gallon. I strongly recommend against an Anemone though.
 
viper_930

viper_930

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You can try it, but like I said, mixing species often leads to fighting.
If you will try it, I'd suggest getting a big percula and a smaller tomato, just so that the male tomato will not grow too big for a 10 gallon.
 
viper_930

viper_930

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A bleached anemone is white because the zooxanthelae, which gives the anemone a brown tint, is gone. Zooxanthelae is a symbiotic algea found in all photosynthetic corals and anemones, and gets the energy from the light for the coral or anemone. So basically, a bleached (snow white colored) anemone cannot get energy from the light., very bad as you can imagine. From what I have seen, bleaching in anemones mainly occur from poor lighting. It is possible to regain zooxanthelae though, with proper lighting, but it could take a few months to fully recover.
 
blemmy_guy

blemmy_guy

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wow!! i had no idea, i bought it about 2 weeks ago, and it seems to be doing ok, bit ill keep an eye on it, anything i can do to help it out?? thanx todd
 
blemmy_guy

blemmy_guy

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actinics, but ime getting mh next month!!! woohoo!! but till then just 2, 10 k actinics. 2 30 watt blues. im so pumped about getting the MHs todd
 
gregm779

gregm779

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I still have not fully figured out why white anemones are considered to be unhealthy I have a BTA which is a white color who lives in the shade and has for months, same spot seems happy, underneath 3 150w HQI bulbs and 4 96w PC actinic bulbs. I feed him every once in a while a krill or two but he seems to be one of the healthiest ones that I've seen and he has grown quite a bit since I have gotten him. I'm just posting this to get opinions.
 
viper_930

viper_930

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Originally posted by GregM779
I still have not fully figured out why white anemones are considered to be unhealthy
This is why:
Originally posted by GregM779
A bleached anemone is white because the zooxanthelae, which gives the anemone a brown tint, is gone. Zooxanthelae is a symbiotic algea found in all photosynthetic corals and anemones, and gets the energy from the light for the coral or anemone. So basically, a bleached (snow white colored) anemone cannot get energy from the light., very bad as you can imagine. From what I have seen, bleaching in anemones mainly occur from poor lighting. It is possible to regain zooxanthelae though, with proper lighting, but it could take a few months to fully recover.
I do not know why yours seems to be "healthy" or just acting healthy but still looks bleached though.
 
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