Small clownfish and anemone setup

[jamesw]

Hi Ryan,

That is a very small system for an anemone, and I would not recommend it. Why don't you go with a 20g tank or something instead? It's not much bigger.

With that said, to keep an anemone in a small setup with inadequate lighting will be difficult.

The species you will have the most success with is the captive raised clonal form of the Bubble Tipped (E. quadricolor). You will need to feed it often, and this could be a problem, as a lot of waste will be produced so keep that in mind.

HTH
James Wiseman

 

[Anemone]

Ryan,

Ditto what James said. If you can get a host anemone to survive in a 7 gallon tank (which I doubt), the anemone would soon outgrow the system. Combine that with the fact that most clowns get too big for a tank that small, and you chances of success are just about nil. Sorry.

Kevin

 

[BananaSlug]

I am in the very early planning stages of setting up a little reef system here at school. I am thinking of setting up a little clownfish and anemone system in an AGA seven gallon bowfront aquarium. Has anyone had any experience with such a small clownfish/anemone system? I have had experience keeping a 29-gallon reef with a wide variety of soft and stony corals, but no clownfish host anemones. What would be a good species of hardy (I know this is somewhat of an oxymoron) anemone to keep? What clownfish would be a good species to host in it? What about lighting in such a small system? MH is out of the question but PC's? I of course would be using live sand and live rock in the tank. No other cnidarians would be present, the anemone would be able to walk where it pleased with no worry of stinging anything.
Any ideas would be great,
thanks,

 

[BananaSlug]

Yeah,I know that both clownfish and their host anemones grow too large for such a small system but I figured if I got small specimens and moved them when they grew it would work.
But on second thought I think I might scrap the idea and go with some corals instead.
Thanks for the replys,

 

[Rich-n-poor]

if you are really set on a small anenome clown tank heres a possibility but Im not saying i would recommend it ...

A condi anenome is pretty hardy and also cheap I have keep several under a florescent hood with a coralife bulb but this requires feeding them by hand 3 times a week

I have had both clarki and tomatoe host in this anenome although the clarki seem to be the least picky

Tank raised clowns are always the best and worth the extra cost

I know several people with nanoreefs about the size you are considering who have percs in theirs with no problems but they all have pretty high tech self contained tanks with either wet dry and or protien skimmers built in

most of them have removed the bioballs from the filter section and added live rock and some shrooms and they all have some form of pc lighting

These tanks are available at marine depot for about $375 complete with lighting skimmer and wet dry built in (OUCH my wallet hurts)

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[Anonymous]

I,in no way,would recommend a sea anemone for a 7 gallon tank.

Dan

Except aiptasia.