Which comes first Coral or Anemones????

[dfm34]

In the future I am looking to add some corals and either a BTA or a Sebea. Since the Anemones tend to wonder and could damage coral should I wait and add the Anemones first and let it settle in or should I put the coral in first. Or does it not matter?

Thanks in advance

 

[onyxclown]

whats ur lighting and how many gallon tank??? its kinda hard to choose but ive had succes with the anenomes not corals!!!

 

[reefiness]

corals should come first but thats not always the case. you should start yourself with a nice hardy coral and work you way up from there

 

[onyxclown]

jmo! id go wit anenome but diff ppl had diff succes!!!!

 

[dfm34]

Thanks all for the responses. The more I research the more I find that most of this info out there seams to be a guideline not a black and whit rule. There always seams to be exception to the norm. I am still researching both corals and anemones so I still have a way to go before I add either. Just want to take it slow and gather as much info as possible. Over 20 years ago I had a saltwater tank and rushed a lot of things (very unsuccessful). So much has changed with the hobby as well as with myself so I really consider myself a newbie and just want to learn as much as I can before adding anything. So I really do appreciate this site and everyone’s advice.
Thanks

 

[swlover]

That is wise..I know it's hard..you want them. From my experience flower/rock anemones are a good choice to start with, although clown fish wont host these, they seem to accept some fluctuations in light & temp, they don't roam around the tank and they are fun to feed. now I don't want anyone to jump on me, so I'm not saying they are easy..they just tend to be more forgiving than others. I had mine, when I first started my tank in 15 gallons with just reg. strip lights, the lady at the LFS told me they would be fine.... Then I joined up with this forum and found out they needed more lighting, although they were doing ok, I knew I had to upgrade. I got better lights and moved them to a bigger tank, now they have the most wonderful colors and they don't need as much feeding as they once did. They are just about the only anemones you can keep in a group.. in the wild they have huge colonies of these in the Fla. keys where when the tide goes out they are exposed to 90+ temps and barely any water. Pretty neat I'd say. Hope this helps.