Can I keep an anemone?

drakken

drakken

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My Wife and I share a 28 gal semi reef tank with a false perc, 6 line and a banggai. The lighting is a 65 PC with a 50/50 bulb. We would like to keep an anemone that hopefully the false perc would take as a host. So...
What, if any, anemone can we keep with the current lighting?
What are the chances the false perc will take to the anemone? BTW, it is an ORA tank raised fish.
 
j-cal

j-cal

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Id think that youd be safe with LTA and bubble tip anemones so long as u fed them regularly and the temp doesnt get too high :)
 
spsfreak100

spsfreak100

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I would actually recommend to not buy an anemone, and to instead by another coral for the clown to host in.
If you want something for your clowns to host in, I would recommend a Toadstool leather (Sarcophyton sp.) for your clownfish. These will make perfect hosts for the clownfish, and often will resemble an Anemone. Many other types of leathers including the Devils Hand (Lobophytum sp.), Spaghetti Leather (Sinularia flexibis) and Finger Leather (Sinularia sp.) will also work fine.
Other good hosts include the Colt coral (Cladiella sp., or, Alcyonium sp.), Kenya Tree (Capnella sp.-should be added to a mature aquarium), Alveopora (Alveopora sp.), Torch Coral (Euphyllia glabrescens), Hammar Coral (Euphyllia ancora), Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sp.), Green Star Polyps (Pachyclavularia sp.), Xenia (Xenia sp.?), Frogspawn (Euphyllia sp.), etc.
There were many I never meantioned, only due to the care level required for them, and the difficulty of keeping them sucessfully alive. Some of these include the Flowerpot (Goniopora sp.), Plate Coral (Heliofungia Actiniformis), and Elegance (Catalaphyllia sp.) to name a few.
Anemones do best in the ocean, which is where they belong.
Take Care,
Graham :)
 
cincyreefer

cincyreefer

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Me agrees with SPSfreak100...
The only anemone that does decently well in aquariums are Condy's, and very few clowns host in them anyway.
 
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