ludachris821
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I wanna have a maroon clown in a 30 gallon with 10 lbs of live rock. I wanna get a bubbletip anomene(spelling?) for a host but wanted to know if I needed special lighting for it or the live rock?
Finally Decided on what to start my first saltwater tank and need help
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hookedonreefs
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Have you checked this boards general feeling on anemones? Of course it's your tank, do what you want, but a lot of people are against trying to keep an anemone. Many people suggest a coral for the host. I don't know personally if maroons will take a to hosting in corals, but it seems to be suggested to try this route seeing as anemones are 1) hard to keep, and 2)even in expert hands live much shorter lifespans in captivity. I know there is a shark or two who will back me on this.
Of course if you still go the anemone route make sure you do a LOT of research to give the anemone a good chance at survival.
Best of luck!
Of course if you still go the anemone route make sure you do a LOT of research to give the anemone a good chance at survival.
Best of luck!
entice59
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my bubble tip died 6 months after i have gotten it. I thought it was thriving, then one day, its gone. Theres better corals you can use instead of an anenome which the clown will host to, toadstool leather, hairy mushrooms, star polyps.
I cant say it will host to it but its worth a try, but it all depends if your lighting can even support these corals to begin with and how well your water conditions are. What lighting do are you using now or what are you planning on getting?
I would recommend getting the maroon last, because it can be very aggressive towards any other new fishes you plan on adding along the way. The first thing my maroon would do when i would add something in the tank is attack it no matter what it is, crab, shrimp, hermit, snail.
Im not telling you what to do but its just something for you to know.
good luck
I cant say it will host to it but its worth a try, but it all depends if your lighting can even support these corals to begin with and how well your water conditions are. What lighting do are you using now or what are you planning on getting?
I would recommend getting the maroon last, because it can be very aggressive towards any other new fishes you plan on adding along the way. The first thing my maroon would do when i would add something in the tank is attack it no matter what it is, crab, shrimp, hermit, snail.
Im not telling you what to do but its just something for you to know.
good luck
sammystingray
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New tanks go through a lot of changes when they start, and it doesn't end at the completion of the cycle as many seem to think.....after a few months even, the pH or some other spec may be giving you trouble, and this is why anemones should really NEVER go into a tank less than six months old. It takes quite awhile for all specs to balance out and hold steady....after this, then add corals and if you must, an anemone. I promise it will most probably quickly die if you add it too quickly. Bubble tips seem to be the only anemone with any type of decent success, but yes, you need reef lighting. Luckily they are less light needing than most anemones, but the local pet store that sells dogs and cats isn't going to have the right lighting...
PCs or VHOs should be used atleast if you even want to call it a reef tank. Just my opinion, and don't bother with an anemone for atleast six months.....if you do, don't bother asking why it died. Most people fail with anemones anyway, and clowns will host in tons of different corals instead. I would go with a perc over a maroon clown in a 30 gallon tank. Just about every clownfish will host in a bubbletip, but you simply should wait, and learn all you can while you are waiting. The bubbletip will be an expensive death right off the bat, and that's no way to start out.......wait.
PCs or VHOs should be used atleast if you even want to call it a reef tank. Just my opinion, and don't bother with an anemone for atleast six months.....if you do, don't bother asking why it died. Most people fail with anemones anyway, and clowns will host in tons of different corals instead. I would go with a perc over a maroon clown in a 30 gallon tank. Just about every clownfish will host in a bubbletip, but you simply should wait, and learn all you can while you are waiting. The bubbletip will be an expensive death right off the bat, and that's no way to start out.......wait.