Anemone
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reef_magic
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very risky. b/c they roam and would sting other tankmates. also very hard to keep water condidtions stable in such a small tank. what kind of anemone? as no anemone is "small" most grow pretty large
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thomas712
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Originally posted by Nemo4life
Could I keep a small anemone in a 5.5 if the tank was established and had proper lighting?
My advice would be absolutly no. They truly need more room than that.Min of 30 gallons for some anemonies. Carpet anemonies would require at least a 125 gallon in my opinion.
Thomas
seschaefer
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not to steal the post or anything, but are there any anemones that could be kept in a 20 gallon tank?
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thomas712
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Originally posted by seschaefer
not to steal the post or anything, but are there any anemones that could be kept in a 20 gallon tank?
Your danger is this. Most smaller tanks have hang on filters and power heads. Anemonies tend to get stuck in these intakes. In smaller tanks like this it becomes more critical to maintain the water quality, spikes in ammonia could send an anemones' health spiraling down fast. Its death could pollute the whole tank in a hurry.
The lighting on smaller tanks winds up costing more than much of your other equipment combined, and you would need good lighting like VHO or PC at least for an anemone IMO.
Personally I wouldn't even do it in a 20 gallon tank. Not to say that many have not tried.
Given the dismal survival rate of anemonies any way I would say that the larger the tank and the higher the water quality then the better your chances of sucess.
Just my opinion
Thomas
bang guy
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Originally posted by Nemo4life
Could I keep a small anemone in a 5.5 if the tank was established and had proper lighting?
I have two types of Anemone that will do well in a Nano, Tulip Anemone and Stichlodactyla tapetum (Mini-Carpet Anemone). None of the hosting anemone will do well in a 5.5.
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barry cuda
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I'm sure you could have great success with aiptasia...