Looking for opinions of the best anenome for me!

jg303030

jg303030

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I have a percula clown fish, 4x65 watt lighting, 75 gallon tank, 60-70 lbs of live rock, 60 lbs crushed coral, mushroom coral, nitrates have been staying around <10ppm this week, any opinions on what I might be able to keep alive?
 
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thomas712

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E. Quad, either BTA or RBTA, those are bubble tip anemones, or Rose Bubble tip anemone.
Thomas
 
jg303030

jg303030

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Why BTA? I like these the best, but why is it the best for what I have? Just wondering. Also, do they roam the least of the anenomes? That's what I've heard nad is why I want to get one. What should I look for when buying one? If it is closed up should I just not purchase it? My LFS has one, but I've gone twice and it was closed up. Thanks for the help.
 
masala4080

masala4080

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BTA's are one of the easier anemones to keep, it that is even possible. Also they commonly host perculas. They are known to roam a lot but will find a spot they like and stay there most of the time, just like most other anenomes. Make sure that when you go and buy it its open and you can see everything, under good ligthing and is not bleached out. This is a sign of low water quality or bad lighting.
 
jg303030

jg303030

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If I was going to get a BTA should I get it first to track where it goes? Therfore making it easier to place the other corals I get out of its way? Or is too hard to predict where a BTA will roam? Over time don't they find a rock and perch? Thanks for the help.
 
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thomas712

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I've had one on a rock for almost 4 years, and several of the clones are on the same rock, I have hand only 4 or 5 that wandered elsewhere. So in my case many of them stay put.
When I did have some roaming I had them go over a large rock of brown star polyps, sat next to my xenias, parked for a couple of days right against a frogspawn and leather coral, and they never harmed any of those. Of course your results may vary.
No you really can't predict where they will finally end up, many of them do enjoy going high up on the rocks.
They really are one of the easier anemones, and will under the right conditions grow and multiply in your aquarium.
Thomas
 
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