anemones reef safe?

[dem0n321]

just wondering how reef safe anemones are?

 

[Anonymous]

that is a loaded question.

alot has to do with the reeftank it is in (more specifically what s in it) and what type of anemone you have.

some like it high, some low. some want light ,some don't (this is remininscent of a song i know).

i would say you should bone up on the different species and return with a specific question. like "can i keep a stichodactyla haddoni in a 29g SPS dominated reef tank?"

 

[Len]

For the most part, yes, anemones are reef safe. They will sting neighboring corals, and some species (namely carpets) can eat fish. But as a whole, most people consider them reef safe.

Just a warning, anemones aren't the best choice for a new tank or for new hobbysts. They're demanding and relatively delicate.

 

[Jime]

Not to mention they occasionally like to take a walk around the tank, mine has been wandering for about a week now which has forced me to relocate several coral.

 

[clown1]

anyone else had problems with stoichdactyla (?) blue carpet anemones? the one i had managed to eat every fish in the tank besides my two clowns, about $180 worth, despite the fact that i was feeding it every three days on prawns and sardine. managed to persuade my lfs to take it off me and now have an extremely well behaved, and well table mannered heteractis magnifica.

 

[Anonymous]

anyone else had problems with stoichdactyla (?) blue carpet anemones? the one i had managed to eat every fish in the tank besides my two clowns, about $180 worth, despite the fact that i was feeding it every three days on prawns and sardine. managed to persuade my lfs to take it off me and now have an extremely well behaved, and well table mannered heteractis magnifica.

Hows it doing? And what size tank and lighting?

 

[Anonymous]

Carpets are one of those that really need their own tank or the understanding that you will lose fish to it. One tip - try putting a moonlight directed at the anemone that comes on in the evening - most times I've seen it's when the fish blunders into it in the dark.

I have a BTA in my tank and they are about the best I've found by virtue of their generally smaller size, seemingly less propensity to wander and hardiness. Having said that they can still sting corals or get stuck in overflows/filters given time.

I had , past tense, a beautiful purple long tentacle that lived on my sandbed for a long time, one day he started to wander and of course found the one powerhead that I didn't have covered - ended up getting very damaged and died aftermuch effort to save it a few months later.

Anemones in a well lit refugium might be something to try if it's large enough - I have a sand zone type refugium with some rock rubble and seagrasses, might make for a good environment for one of the odd non hosting anemones.