Couple questions

[kevin mcrae]

I'm new to saltwater and am currently cycling my 33 gallon.
I eventually want to get a anemone at some point. I have been doing quite a bit of searching but can't find the exact answers I'm looking for.
Lighting, I have 2 24" t5 lights. One is a 6'700K and the other is colormax. Is this sufficient lighting?
How often do I feed the anemone?
How do I put it on a rock? Can I touch it or do I need a glove?
I know they can be hard to get clowns to use; are there any tricks to get them to host a anemone?
Going to go with a couple damsels to start after I'm done cycling, 2 true percula clowns and a mandrian goby eventually. Will any of these hurt the anemone (I know the clowns won't)?
Thanks for the help!

 

[coastie81]

Originally Posted by Kevin McRae
http:///forum/post/2710249
I'm new to saltwater and am currently cycling my 33 gallon.
I eventually want to get a anemone at some point. I have been doing quite a bit of searching but can't find the exact answers I'm looking for.
Lighting, I have 2 24" t5 lights. One is a 6'700K and the other is colormax. Is this sufficient lighting?
How often do I feed the anemone?
How do I put it on a rock? Can I touch it or do I need a glove?
I know they can be hard to get clowns to use; are there any tricks to get them to host a anemone?
Going to go with a couple damsels to start after I'm done cycling, 2 true percula clowns and a mandrian goby eventually. Will any of these hurt the anemone (I know the clowns won't)?
Thanks for the help!
the lighting that you are choosing is good but would recomend MH lighting. But your lighting should be good enough. I would feed like 2 or 3 times a week. Just put it in the tank it will move to a spot that it likes. As far as hosting that will just come as it comes sometimes clowns host fast and others take a while. Also make sure you get the right anemone for the right clown.
I would recomend not using damsels to cycle your tank ( unless I am reading this wrong) damsels are very terroitaral ( however you spell it ) and are very hard to catch when you want to take them out of the tank. If you want them after your cycle. then I would recommend adding them last due to them being a very aggresive fish I wouldn't add them at all.

 

[kevin mcrae]

Thanks for the reply.
I was planning to add the damsels after my tank had cycled. I heard that some were pretty aggressive. They are inexpensive and look very nice which is why I want them. Maybe I will have to reconsider. I heard some are worse then others.
What kind of anemone would you recommend for a pair of true perculas?
What do you feed you anemones?

 

[coastie81]

Originally Posted by Kevin McRae
http:///forum/post/2710270
Thanks for the reply.
I was planning to add the damsels after my tank had cycled. I heard that some were pretty aggressive. They are inexpensive and look very nice which is why I want them. Maybe I will have to reconsider. I heard some are worse then others.
What kind of anemone would you recommend for a pair of true perculas?
What do you feed you anemones?
I would suggest a bubble tip anemone or a florida condi anemone.
I feed mine silversides. twice a week. I get them frozen and then I cut them into little chunks. I pick up the silverside with my tongs and he reaches out and grabs the chunk of fish. He'll move where and when he wants make sure you have your powerheads covered. So he doesn't decide to move and get sucked in and chopped up

 

[dse]

yes definatly buy the cheapest MH (metal halide) you can find that will fit your tank.
make sure you have the right ammount of LR too i think it goes at the ratio 1kg of live rock per 2 gall. so that not too much for your tank.
also make sure you have good water movement too.

 

[kevin mcrae]

Great, thanks a lot!

 

[kevin mcrae]

Oh, another question.
How long would you wait before you added a anemone to a newly cycle tank? So, it would be ready for fish. How long would you wait after this to add one, or can it be added the same time fish can be?

 

[meeks101]

I have a rose anemone it is one of the hardiest ones and is very ellegant. I suggest it if you are going to get one. Another thing, clowns and damsels do not mix, so putting those together is out of the question. You feed the anemone once or twice a week. You can touch the anemone with your hands it does not sting humans, all you have to do is take the anemone and drop it in the water or if you like you can put it in acertain spot but it will probably not stay there, it has a foot and can move. If you put it in the sand that's okay. If it wants to it can move onto the rocks by itself. I have two clowns and a mandarin goby. And I know that the mandarins will not hurt the anemone because the anemone will sting it. But don't worry the gobys don't even go near it because they know that it will hurt them. Getting clowns adjusted to an anemone is not hard inless they find another home before they find the anemone. My tank was at my dads house and the first home they found was a frogspawn. Once my tank was moved to my house the first home they found was the anemone. And that is the house they still live in. They will go in other places beside anemones some example are... colt corals, mushrooms, frogspawn, and others but those are some of their favorites!!! Take note of my advise I wouldn't have wrote this long letter if I didn't know what I was talking about!

 

[kevin mcrae]

Haha. Okay, so everyone is saying not to get damsels. I've decided against it, makes me sad though. haha. I really like damsels but I cannot see myself with a saltwater tank without clowns.
So, its a 33g, I want 2 percs, and a mandarin goby. Since I won't be getting damsels is there another fish you would reccomend? I want about 5 or 6 fish and 2 peppermint shrimp. That is all I will be putting in my tank. I want something that will be moving around lots and are colorful but peaceful. Anything to reccomend?
So, what I will do is get my clowns the same day I get my anemone, and hopefully they will choose it as a home.
Thanks!

 

[invertcrazy]

OK, first you need a well established tank for the mandarin because it only eats live copepods. putting it in a tank without copepods it will soon starve.
Also at least 6 months is recomended for an anemone.
check out this web site before getting your anemone, its got loads of info.
www.karensroseanemones.com click on --before you buy one