bubble tip anemones
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devil dog
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Originally Posted by rzande1
http:///forum/post/2597044
Does anyone know if the above are reef safe for coral?
yeah they are. you might have to keep an eye out if it starts to fight with something...
http:///forum/post/2597044
Does anyone know if the above are reef safe for coral?
yeah they are. you might have to keep an eye out if it starts to fight with something...
lexluethar
Active Member
They are not reef safe. Anemones will sting any corals they touch and may irritate them to the point of death. I have a BTA in my reef and i've lost a few coral to the anemone moving and touching them over a long period of time.
You don't need an anemone to protect your clownfish. Depending on what you have in the tank, they will be safer in the rockwork and caves you provide with your aquascaping. And purchasing an anemone is no guarantee that the clowns will host it.
IMO this is a poor reason to get an anemone, especially in a reef tank.
You don't need an anemone to protect your clownfish. Depending on what you have in the tank, they will be safer in the rockwork and caves you provide with your aquascaping. And purchasing an anemone is no guarantee that the clowns will host it.
IMO this is a poor reason to get an anemone, especially in a reef tank.
oneradtek
Active Member
i agree with the fact that no anemone is really reef safe because they will kill anything they touch. although we all take chances and put them into our reef tanks including me, they should not be seen as a reef safe species IMO. although out of all the anemones you could have, the bubble tip is one of the more docile and less aggressive species out there. just hope that they are happy where u put them in your tank. Or else they'll find a nice spot themselves , traveling around your tank killing everything it touches.
I love my anemone ....and i wouldnt have it any other way.
I love my anemone ....and i wouldnt have it any other way.
oneradtek
Active Member
Originally Posted by LexLuethar
http:///forum/post/2597058
They are not reef safe. Anemones will sting any corals they touch and may irritate them to the point of death. I have a BTA in my reef and i've lost a few coral to the anemone moving and touching them over a long period of time.
You don't need an anemone to protect your clownfish. Depending on what you have in the tank, they will be safer in the rockwork and caves you provide with your aquascaping. And purchasing an anemone is no guarantee that the clowns will host it.
IMO this is a poor reason to get an anemone, especially in a reef tank.
ditto with what lex said, especially if u have corals that look similar to anemones, the clowns will host that instead. Before my anemone my two clowns hosted a frogspawn and they loved it just the same!
although the symbiotic relationship between clowns and anemones are amazing and IMO worth the risk, just be wary of the consequences.
If the anemone DOES move and starts stinging corals, as seen in my second picture showing a bleached bottom of an acropora, quickly move the coral that its attacking to somewhere else. also hence my first picture of the acropora fragged haha
http:///forum/post/2597058
They are not reef safe. Anemones will sting any corals they touch and may irritate them to the point of death. I have a BTA in my reef and i've lost a few coral to the anemone moving and touching them over a long period of time.
You don't need an anemone to protect your clownfish. Depending on what you have in the tank, they will be safer in the rockwork and caves you provide with your aquascaping. And purchasing an anemone is no guarantee that the clowns will host it.
IMO this is a poor reason to get an anemone, especially in a reef tank.
ditto with what lex said, especially if u have corals that look similar to anemones, the clowns will host that instead. Before my anemone my two clowns hosted a frogspawn and they loved it just the same!
although the symbiotic relationship between clowns and anemones are amazing and IMO worth the risk, just be wary of the consequences.
If the anemone DOES move and starts stinging corals, as seen in my second picture showing a bleached bottom of an acropora, quickly move the coral that its attacking to somewhere else. also hence my first picture of the acropora fragged haha
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tfolke1
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I just added a Bubble tip on Sunday. I was extremely happy when my Maroon Clown was hosting with 15 minutes. Then it "Crawled" right over a rock full of GSP. It didn't appear to do any damage. THis time
oneradtek
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https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/314265/who-has-a-anemone-in-reef-tank
i posted this awhile ago about the same topic
i posted this awhile ago about the same topic
payton 350
Member
What are you putting in your tank that would harm the clowns and why would you do that?
azfishgal
Active Member
I have a green BTA and when I first bought him he would not stop moving around. But then he found a spot, in the BACK of my tank.
He then split in two and I now had two to worry about. After reaquascaping my tank I moved both BTAs to the other side of the tank. One would not stay still and ended up down in my sump and then met his death in the skimmer pump. The other had stayed put and seems to be happy. If he doesn't move I will keep him, if he starts moving around I would take him out and NOT get a new one. Oh, he's been in my tank now for about 6 months and my clowns won't go near it.
candycane
Active Member
What brand are we talking about, of clownfish?
Certain clowns will be better off hosting certain anemones and certain clowns will sometimes not go near other anemones. Also you have to watch out for the slime factor. Some corals will release a great amount of "slime" if clowns try to host them; this will in time suffocate the clown at some point usually. Like xenias. It's great when they first start hosting it and do it for a year or two, but then just gone. They will sometimes host fuzzy mushrooms, fiji leathers, just check out corals with larger polyps. I only say this because YEARS ago I put a GBTA in my tank. The thing went under a rock and stayed there for 8 months (I thought it was dead). It came out, started moving around and slowly wiped out around 14 corals.
Certain clowns will be better off hosting certain anemones and certain clowns will sometimes not go near other anemones. Also you have to watch out for the slime factor. Some corals will release a great amount of "slime" if clowns try to host them; this will in time suffocate the clown at some point usually. Like xenias. It's great when they first start hosting it and do it for a year or two, but then just gone. They will sometimes host fuzzy mushrooms, fiji leathers, just check out corals with larger polyps. I only say this because YEARS ago I put a GBTA in my tank. The thing went under a rock and stayed there for 8 months (I thought it was dead). It came out, started moving around and slowly wiped out around 14 corals.