2 Bta's?

royal gang

royal gang

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can i have 2 BTA's in my aquarium?
my tank is about 40 inches high and about 24 inches width, and 24 thick..can i put 1 BTA on top, and another one on the other bottom corner?
i want a normal bubble tip anemone and a pink bubble tip anemone, the orange one. :happyfish
 
scsinet

scsinet

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Two anemones of the same species will not sting each other, but you are talking two different species... they might be close enough that they won't bother each other but they might not.
As long as they don't contact each other they'll be okay, but anemones settle in where they want to, they don't always stay where you put them.
Be sure your system has been running at least 6 months or so before trying to add any anemone.
 
royal gang

royal gang

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ahh, so i can keep 2 but seperated that makes me so happy :) i didn't know that if they where the same they wouldn't sting eachother XD wow thank you so much, i will probably get about 3 of the same kind then, should i go with he normal BTA or the pink tip? any opinions?
 
scsinet

scsinet

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I have the normal ones, and they are pretty cool. The colors of the tentacles have changed several times over the last 18 months that I've kept them.
Beware... these things get pretty big and they do occasionally lift anchor and move around... if you put three of them into that 47 gallon tank in your profile, they'll pretty much rule the roost. They will sting to death just about anything that gets in their way, including prized corals.
I had one that has split twice, so now I have three, and I'm having to take one out this week as it happens to the LFS becuase they've all gotten so huge.
 
scsinet

scsinet

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Maybe 6" in diameter... so pretty big when you are talking about a 47 gallon tank.
I'm not familiar with that food. I hardly ever supplent food with mine. If your lighting is sufficient they will do fine. A Maroon Stripe clown in the tank will divide his time between the different anemones, bringing them food he finds elsewhere in the tank.
When I do supplement mine, I use hunks of frozen mysis. I just hand feed them. Just touch a wad to their tentacles and they pull it right in. If you have sensitve hands you might want to wear a latex glove or use tongs, but I just use my bare hands with no problem.
 
royal gang

royal gang

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......r u telling me to wear thongs??? :scared:
will these lights do? Ocean HQI Double Ended Metal Halide Bulbs 250 watts 12k ? thanks for all the help, u are now my friend
 
scsinet

scsinet

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A single 250 watt would work, but if your tank is more than 24" wide, two 150s or 175s would be better. As long as you are investing in lights, you might as well do it right.
 
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