Best Anemone for pur clowns..?

[usefulidiot213]

I have 2 pur clowns, and have been waiting for my tank to mature a little bit before I get a Anemone for them. I have read that the best Anemone to get would be a carpet Anemone.. Has anybody had luck with pur clowns hosting an Anemone...? What is my best bet for an Anemone that my Pur clowns will host...?

 

[fishrul11]

Carpet anemones are great for any clown!! But just rememeber, anemones love pristine water and strong lighting, so make sure you are ready for that. Best of luck!!!!

 

[usefulidiot213]

Yeah I know that water has to be just about perfect. Thats why I have been waiting. My water has been really good for about 6 months now, and the tank is about 9 months old.. Made sure to get HQI lighting as well. So I think its about time to find me a carpet anemone for my Clowns to move into...

 

[perfectdark]

What size tank is it going into? Carpets get huge fast...and usually require large tanks.

 

[usefulidiot213]

Originally Posted by PerfectDark
What size tank is it going into? Carpets get huge fast...and usually require large tanks.
It's a 100gal. Which carpet breed is the smallest....?

 

[rod buehle]

Originally Posted by usefulidiot213
It's a 100gal. Which carpet breed is the smallest....?
S. helianthus is the smallest, but its a non hosting species from the carribean. It will very likely make a meal out of your clowns if they try to use it as a host.
S. gigantea is the next smallest, (usually max out at about 20-22") but these are one of the most difficult anemones to keep
S.hadoni is one of the easiest carpets but usually go about 24-28". They are proven fish eaters.
S. mertensi is the largest (36" but are rarely collected/imported)
E.quadricolor (AKA BTA) is not a natural host for percula clowns, but IME most percula will accept a BTA as a host. BTAs are one of the easiest (Not super easy,but easiest) anemones to keep and also the easieat to get ahold of. They regularly reproduce in aquaria, and anything that is a tank raised clone will always do better than something that was plucked from the ocean