which is better

[TheGreatOne]

I did not really where to post this. Eventually I am wanted to get both corals and anemones for my tank. My question though is which ia better to get first. The reason I am asking is that I know that an anemone will move around until it finds a spot it likes so I do not want to get corals and then have the anemone stick them while it moves around to find the spot. Also with my tank "listed below" what would be a decent coral or anemone that are easier to care for. I want an anemone that hopefully my clownfishes would host with. Thanks for any advice that I can get.

 

[mike007]

I really don't think you will have a problem adding anemones and coral at the same time. But there is no guarantees so if you are not comfortable add the anemone first and let him find his happy spot then add other corals. Bubble anemones are a good choice which clown fish will host.

 

[duke62]

Bubble tips get huge. I had to remove my bubbletip because it was the size of a dinner plate and couldn't put any corals in a 14x14 area of my tank. It grew extremely quick. It also moved a few inches every once in a while so even more space was taken away

 

[Rob.D]

Bubble tips are a good choice, I recently added one to my wife's tank and I hope it doesn't move from its current spot....fingers crossed.

I see you in E. Tn, check out: East Tennessee Reef Club

 

[Canitolindo]

If your not stocked with corals yet then I would go with anemone first once they settle in then stock up and place your corals. I also agree that rose bubbles a fairly common and easier to care for

 

[Canitolindo]

Also if your constantly reaquascaping of changing the power heads positions or water movement the it will move

 

[TheGreatOne]

Thanks everyone for the great advice. Once I get my water levels taken care of I will try to check into getting one of the bubble tips.

 

[TheGreatOne]

Thanks for the reply. An old friend of mine is part of the ETRC I believe. His name is Brandon. I will def check into it.

 

[Canitolindo]

No problem your welcome post pics when you do

 

[TheGreatOne]

With having 3 Chromis and a Chalk Bass, if I do get the rose bubble anemone do I need to worry about it killing or eating these fish?

 

[rufus2008]

No bubble tips will not kill and eat those fish. Take a look at mine. I have five at the moment, would be happy with just one but you know how bta's are. .....

 

[TheGreatOne]

No bubble tips will not kill and eat those fish. Take a look at mine. I have five at the moment, would be happy with just one but you know how bta's are. .....

Thanks for the information. Once I get the water levels in the right spot and everything ok I am planning on getting an anemone.

 

[mcarroll]

[...] Take a look at mine. I have five at the moment, would be happy with just one but you know how bta's are. .....

Unless I'm mistaken, the OP has a 30 gallon tank and that picture shows bta's taking up about that much space. !!!!

I would not put such an anemone into such a small tank. Assuming all goes well (not a safe assumption) and he gets happy, that means either he balloons up to dinner-plate size or larger...or that he starts splitting, as in this pic. They aren't easy to remove without disturbing the reef when they are happy.

A friend had a single rBTA taking up HALF of his 75 gallon reef.

Again, all this is if things work out in your favor. If they don't, you can look forward to the possibilities of an unhappy anemone, corals being stung, the anemone moving, the anemone drifting into a pump (which can crash a tank) and even possibly fish getting stung. I do not consider typical anemones as beginner-safe at all. (Doesn't stop lots of people from trying, of course.)