BTA with Clams ?

[Z06-Hec]

Anyone house any Bubble tip anemone with their clams ?

I have a new BTA, looks great, but it moved already to a new area. Im worried of its sting and or attack on my Crocea. I also plan on getting a few more clams soon and dont want to have to worry about the BTA causing damage.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

I have kept multiple BTAs and clams together at the same time. What size is your tank? Also, where are you planning to place the clams? If you keep them on the sand bed, you shouldn't have any problem IME.

 

[Z06-Hec]

It is a 72" long 150gal with a Eshopps 200 sump.
Right now I have had my Crocea for a long time attached to a rock but the rock is in the sand,
I am looking at a 2 maximas 4-5" package deal.
Then I am also looking at a Squamosa and Derasa. 3-4". So its not set but I may be looking at 5 clams total.
If all goes well i plan on spreading them in the center of the tank. With that many clams If the BTA decides to swim it has a good chance to touch one.
Where the BTA chose to plant first was a good made cave I setup and the foot was totally protected, not sure it moved due to current but it went inside the cave now. If it stays on the left of the tank it would be ok.
I was planning on most of them in the sand, maybe experimenting and putting 1 or 2 on the middle set rocks/cave.
I have 3 made up caves, left center and right.

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

I've never seen a clam react to stinging corals or inverts. palys, zoas, gsp, aptasia, majano, SPS, galaxia... etc has never affected any of my clams opening with a healthy extended mantle or not.

 

[Z06-Hec]

Sounding good, i was afraid i would have to bring this Nem back or look to trade it.

 

[bsagea]

One of my maximas was stung by a euphyllias
and it's mantle curled a bit from the sting. It eventually did return to normal after a bit.

 

[Z06-Hec]

Interesting.... I am also considering some Frog Spawn and Hammers... i will consider placing them a little higher on rock or more spread out.

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

Really? i got an indo blue maxima and it came in with 3 nasty aptaisia for months i let it be until the clam moved and killed my yellow hammer. Never an issue to the clam except it has a bunch of orange blotches all over.

 

[skinz78]

I've seen them react to stings but they seem to not mind Aptasia's much.

 

[tweekedta]

I have 1 big roads bubble tip and a green bta with a 5 inch squamossa clam with no issues

 

[gacolt]

i have 3 clams at the moment and 9 or so rbta i have not had any problems