Anemone advice

[mrdc]

I purchased a neon bubble tip anemone yesterday. I placed it in the tank and it moved around and settled under a ledge. It was still there this morning but I expect it to move when the lights come on. I hope it doesn't bulldozer my other corals since I won't be there to keep an eye on it. I have 2 250w halides and 2 65w CF and 2 65w CF actinics. As soon as I go to running my halides all day, I will switch to 4 65w actinics. My current time is 7 hours on the halides, 2 hours on the CFs and 9 hours on the actinincs. Do
Also, a few weeks ago I was started off with my halides for 2 hours a day and bumped it an hour each week. I did start to have an alage problem towards the top of the tank but the snails finally seem to be taking care of that problem. My corraline has taking off too but I also think that has something to do with my ca and alk being in the right range.
1) Do you think I have enough light?
2) How long does it usually take an anemone to settle down?
3) Should I spot feed it?
4) I have a perc clown and does a clown normally host an anemone fairly fast?
5) How safe would it be to add another perc clown since I have had the current clown for about 4 months?
All I can think of for now.
Thanks.

 

[mrdc]

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[thomas712]

1. yes you have enough light
2. At least two weeks for water acclimation, light acclimation, general searching/wandering.
3. Not for a few days yet
4. Its anyone guess on that, and even no guarentee that any clown will be accepted. Only time will tell.
5. Always going to be a bit of a struggle at first but I would definatly add an additional one, just a bit smaller than the one you have, or you can take the one you have back and get two at the same time from the same batch.

 

[mrdc]

Thanks Thomas. I couldn't find my post at first

All the moving around is what worries me. I just don't want it to kill my other corals but at the same time I always wanted a bubble anemone for its looks and hopefully to host some clowns. My LFS has a black perc with white stripes while my current one is orange. The black one is smaller but I will have to think more buying it.
Is this truw? I was told that if I added tank raised clowns several months apart, there probably won't be a problem. If I do the same thing with wild clowns or one wild clown and one tank raised clown, then there will be trouble.
Thanks.

 

[thomas712]

There can always be trouble, all depends. Tank raised seem to be a bit more acustom to people near the tank and all while wild ones have a harder time and tend to be more shy or skiddish. With regards to getting along with each other I have no clue.
Thomas

 

[mrdc]

Thanks again Thomas. The anemone stays under the ledge until the light come on then it ventures out some but unfortunatley it comes out facing the back of the tank. I am about to move it to the sand to see what happens.
I also took your suggestion and bought another perc but smaller. The bigger perc is showing a lot of signs of domination but what's weird is that when the other fish come around to check the new guy out, the bigger perc chases them off. The two percs slept in the same spot last night so I hope the bigger guy was just letting the new guy know he is the big dog and at the same time sort of protecting him. Oh and they are both tank raised.