keeping anemones?

[etpuffer]

what kind of tank set up do you need to keep anemones? could you keep them without live rock and sand just gravel on the bottom??????

 

[ebeckels]

could u...ya, plenty of anemones prefer to stick their foot in ur substrate rather than the rock, but still...Anemones are VERY difficult to keep and I wouldn't recomend one to anyone. Clownfish do not NEED them, contrary to popular belief. Anemones are VERY short lived in the home tank and when they die they can RUIN ur tank. BE VERY CAREFUL if you plan to purchase an anemone. At the very least, I'd give them a well established tank with PERFECT levels.
question: Why no LR?

 

[ebeckels]

edit: I didn't see ur not using sand also! I'd definitely stear clear of keep an anemone in a tank like that.
Question 2:
why no sand and LR?

 

[von_rahvin]

also as a thought to not scare other people off, it is possible to keep them alive, in a well maintained tank. I would NOT recommend them to beginners at all but once you are established in your ability to have a SW tank then it is not too trying to have one. I successfully kept one for 5 years in my father's tank. He switched salts and crashed the system but the Condy was the last thing to eat it in the tank. So it is possible to have them.

 

[obatang]

How strong does the lighting have to be?