Anemone Concensus

[22caddy]

As of late I have seen so many threads about wanting to keep anemones in a nano cube and little light. I am personally outraged at such questions and lack of care and respect. So with that said, what is everyones opinion on tank sizes and lighting. I personally feel a minimum of thirty gallons water quantity. By that I mean say you have a twenty tank, but a ten fuge or sump whatever, as long as it equals thirty you should be able to do it. Will it be harder, of course. As far as lighting, I would say as much as you can afford of course. If you have less than five watts per gallon, then I would not recommend an anemone. Really the main factor of course is experience. So what if someone has an anemone in a nano, the odds are that if they have long term success that they are very experienced. I am hoping by this thread maybe it will help people in their decision, so all opinions are welcome.

 

[bang guy]

IMO it depends on the species of Anemone. Carpets won't do well long term even in a 30 IMO but a BTA could.
I have two types of Anemone that are sized just right for Nano tanks.

 

[msitework]

I have 2 rose bubble tip, 1 other bubble tip, 1 condy, & 2 rock flower anemone's in my 20 gal & they are all thriving. But I have approx. 55 lbs. of LR, 2.5" LSB, 6.5 w per/gal PC lighting, CPR bak pak, bio wheel & several corals & 2 perc clowns, cleaner shrimp, CBS, various hermits, snails, & 2 porcelain crabs. Everybody is perfectly happy.

 

[bang guy]

I wish you the best but that setup sounds like a crash waiting to happen. How long has it been going with 3 hosting Anemone?

 

[22caddy]

I have 2 rose bubble tip, 1 other bubble tip, 1 condy, & 2 rock flower anemone's in my 20 gal & they are all thriving. But I have approx. 55 lbs. of LR, 2.5" LSB, 6.5 w per/gal PC lighting, CPR bak pak, bio wheel & several corals & 2 perc clowns, cleaner shrimp, CBS, various hermits, snails, & 2 porcelain crabs. Everybody is perfectly happy.
I wish you the best of luck as well, but this is the stuff I keep seeing over and over again lately. Six anemones in a 20. I also notice by some of your previous posts you are very new and bought a 1 year old tank. I will just stop there.

 

[thomas712]

I......I.....ah..... ehem..
Could I please request a pic of this 20 gallon with 55 pounds of live rock and 6 anemones +. I think it would be an object lesson to us all about what is possible.

 

[thomas712]

Originally posted by msitework
Don't worry, IMO that's normal behavior. I have 7 anomone's in my tank & most of them do that every now & then.

Umm... Which is it 6 as listed in first post or 7 anemones as listed above in another thread.

 

[msitework]

Thomas,
You are so quick to jump to conclusions, kinda reminds me of when I was in elementary school. I had 7 in that tank previously, but I moved one of the rock flower anomones to my other tank. I will attach a pic when I get home later for those of you that have nothing better to do than make childish accusations. The Rose bubble tip split, & if you look in the trading forum you will see that I am attempting to trade it for something else because I don't have the lighting in my other tank to support it. BTW, have fun - recess.

 

[marco333]

What difference does it make having 6 or 7? Both are way to much for a 20 gallon tank. You don't have to get all defensive when someone tries to help you.