Good anemone for SPS tank

Pseudo · Feb 9, 2013

Hello,

I am looking for an anemone for my Darwin clown pair to host but I have an SPS dominant tank and I am unsure of what species is a good candidate for my tank. I have 2 tanks (one 60 2'x2' Cube and 120g 4'x2'x2') and want one for each tank that is not going to sting everything in it's path. I have alot of other fish in the tanks from dwarf angels to wrasses. Initially I was looking at a blue carpet but heard not a good choice as it will catch my curious fishes.

What would be some of the better choices. Something colorful would be nice too.

Thanks

seamonkey84 · Feb 9, 2013

Any nem will move around at first, and sometimes randomly after months of being in the same spot. Bit a haddoni or a lta that stays in the sand may be possible, depending on depth of sand and lighting. Otherwise maybe isolate a rock "island" on the sand bed for the nem to be stranded on.

oowtfmang · Feb 9, 2013

I say no anemone for sps tank.

KSzegi · Feb 9, 2013

I second the sand dwelling type of anemone if you want to take the risk. This reduces the chance of killing your sps if/when it moves around your tank. If you have a spot that keeps it happy it may not move at all once it settles in. My LTA has moved only 2-3x in the 2.5 years I've had it and two of those times were upon initial introduction when it moved twice wthin the first week to find it's spot and when I moved it to the new tank - it moved just once to find a spot to settle into. The drawback here is that they can get very large ..... at this point mine is alrealdy over a foot in diameter when opened up!

Pseudo · Feb 12, 2013

Would a Rose BTA be any better? How bad would the sting be on SPS from a BTA? I am looking at a Rainbow anemone or a Rose. I have seen many tanks with them in it and they look fantastic. Thanks for the replies

MattL22 · Feb 12, 2013

Bta will move and kill sps it touches !
Been there done that

Reefing8EZ · Feb 12, 2013

When i added my RBTA it moved for the first week. I hade to move sps out of the way and remount elsewhere so they would not get stung and die. But it has found a happy place and all is well.. My 40 breeder is 100% sps! It can be done but you will have to keep a close eye in the beginning and be willing to get your hands wet and rearrange a few things.. HTH! :nerd: