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I'm new to the hobby. Currently have a FOWLR tank. Just ditched the damsels and moved up to a few new fish, two of which are clowns. I'd like to get them an anemone or two. Anyone want to sell? I'll pay cash (I get paid this coming week). :bigsmile:

If you don't have any for sale, where do you buy yours? (There are so many sites and so many kinds of anemones that it's overwhelming to a newbie!)


Kate
 
Acanlord.com is great. Stephens great to deal with.
Aquasd.com
Neptunescove.com

If you're looking for high end anemones theres
Coralcollection.com
Sexycorals.com
Gonzoscoralfrags.com
Gonzoscoral
 
Kate how much you looking to spend.
I got a sunburst bubble tip nem, sc rainbow bubble tip nem, orange bubble tip nem. All are safe for clown fish.
 
Also should add they all are very hardy. Lived throw tank crashs. And most been In and aquarian for over 10 years.
 
I'm new to the hobby. Currently have a FOWLR tank. Just ditched the damsels and moved up to a few new fish, two of which are clowns. I'd like to get them an anemone or two. ....

(There are so many sites and so many kinds of anemones that it's overwhelming to a newbie!)


Kate
Kate,
You should not get any anemone. Clownfish hosting anemones are difficult to keep animals. They need a well run reef tank to thrive in. With few exception, anemones as a group are among the most difficult animals to keep in the reef. clowfish will do just fine in aquarium without an anemone.
They need very clean water, high light and good circulation to do well. Since your tank is a FOWLR minus a few damsels, most likely it cannot keep a host anemone alive. Please reconsider. Look at my threads and my albums. I know what I am talking about regarding keeping anemones and clown fish. If you want anemone, you need to search and decide which species you want to keep, set up an aquarium that meet it's need. Then you can get the clownfish that would naturally live in it and put it in there.
 
Good point orionN maybe a little more info onyour tank. Like size of your tank,what you use for filtration, and are you adding anything for Alkaline 80 calcium and magnesium and other additives. For beginners aquaculture corals are the best. Watch out for wild corals.
 
Thanks for the help!

Good point orionN maybe a little more info onyour tank. Like size of your tank,what you use for filtration, and are you adding anything for Alkaline 80 calcium and magnesium and other additives.

I have a 30 gallon nano. I have a MHL but am ordering this to replace it this week: Marineland Reef Capable LED Lighting System - WITH TIMER Aquarium LED Light Fixtures

I don't want to have a FOWLR forever. I'm new and this is an expensive hobby so I'm building slowly. I thought an anemone would be a good next step since I have the clown fish (I know they don't need one, but it would be nice and I have to start somewhere).

As for the additives, I'm not adding anything, I get my water from the LFS to ensure it's the perfect blend but if I get an anemone I'll start buying the saltwater with the coral friendly additives.

Thank you all for your help,
Kate

ps I was looking at live aquaria Aquarium Fish: Tropical Freshwater Fish and Saltwater Fish for Home Aquariums any positive or negative reviews?

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Being new in this hobby and wanting all the wondrous things you see online and here on R2R can be a bit overwhelming! Let me explain.I remember being in the same place many years ago and wish someone had told me what i will tell you now' Wait until you have some experience under your belt b4 trying to keep a specimen like an Anemone that is difficult for people that have more experience than you do. Try some hardy soft corals and see how they and you do at keeping a stable tank that will keep things alive. An old saying SPS (Stability Promotes Success) will tell you when you and your tank are ready to step up to harder to keep specimens. This is JMO and there will be many more but go slow and learn this great hobby without making mistakes that can be avoided with more experience
Bill.
 
Being new in this hobby and wanting all the wondrous things you see online and here on R2R can be a bit overwhelming! Let me explain.I remember being in the same place many years ago and wish someone had told me what i will tell you now' Wait until you have some experience under your belt b4 trying to keep a specimen like an Anemone that is difficult for people that have more experience than you do. Try some hardy soft corals and see how they and you do at keeping a stable tank that will keep things alive. An old saying SPS (Stability Promotes Success) will tell you when you and your tank are ready to step up to harder to keep specimens. This is JMO and there will be many more but go slow and learn this great hobby without making mistakes that can be avoided with more experience
Bill.

Wish someone would have told me this years ago
 
Being new in this hobby and wanting all the wondrous things you see online and here on R2R can be a bit overwhelming! Let me explain.I remember being in the same place many years ago and wish someone had told me what i will tell you now' Wait until you have some experience under your belt b4 trying to keep a specimen like an Anemone that is difficult for people that have more experience than you do. Try some hardy soft corals and see how they and you do at keeping a stable tank that will keep things alive. An old saying SPS (Stability Promotes Success) will tell you when you and your tank are ready to step up to harder to keep specimens. This is JMO and there will be many more but go slow and learn this great hobby without making mistakes that can be avoided with more experience
Bill.

I started out with 3nems ....mushrooms haha
 
Hey, ive got a very red one that needs to be gone. Local pickup please because we are so completely slammed with life this month. $30. Its about 1.5" across. making my zoas REALLY MAD. this is a split. it is sitting on the Zoa mat so it will come off super easy. I ahve another smaller one that is on the complete other end of the tank but its on the rock.

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Hey, ive got a very red one that needs to be gone. Local pickup please because we are so completely slammed with life this month. $30. Its about 1.5" across. making my zoas REALLY MAD. this is a split. it is sitting on the Zoa mat so it will come off super easy. I ahve another smaller one that is on the complete other end of the tank but its on the rock.

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Are those joker zoas?
 
I see you have a metal halide fixture behind the tank. Why not run this instead of the LEDs? IME marine land fixtures are great for fish only but not reef. Even the reef "capable" could not support a nem long term. However the metal halide would provide enough light
 
I see you have a metal halide fixture behind the tank. Why not run this instead of the LEDs? IME marine land fixtures are great for fish only but not reef. Even the reef "capable" could not support a nem long term. However the metal halide would provide enough light

I don't like the metal halide because it takes up lots of energy but mostly because it gets really hot and the lid on the tank is a thick plexiglass (can't find a glass one, going to have to have one made) and it warps under the MHL. I could supplement the anemone with some MHL an hour or two a day in conjunction with the reef LED.
 
Kate These guys are right. Just give it time. I did not listen to anyone and had a lot of bad luck with anemones. Was not thinking about the animal. You have a great setup. Try a few soft corals, clowns will host anything. Try a nice hammer coral. It took almost a year before my water was stable enough for an anemone. They are worth waiting for. I've got about 8 in my 180 SPS tank, I call it anemone island:
 
My first salt water animals were a pair of tank raised Ocellaris and a Caribbean anemone in 1980. I kill them both in short order. I recommend other corals but if, like me, you really want anemone then read the following:
For anemone, you likely not need to do any additive to the water but they need stability. All anemone needs stability temperature, salinity and nutrients. Depends on species, adequate light and current. Some need a sand bed.
Your tank seem new and not have enough light on it right now. If you want anemones consider the following:


Remove the glass top on your aquarium, much better air exchange and temp stability.

Improve light. A good full spectrum LED should be OK. I don't have experience with LED other than Radion. I use MH in the past.

Change water frequently at least for now, 25% every week or two. Make sure the salinity match and temp almost match. 1-3 degree is OK but not 5+ degree in temp different. I have heat new water in microwaves 1 gallon at a time to bring the new water temp up in the winter. Make sure you age the new water at least 24 hr before use it.

With your tank, I would only attempt H. malu (Malu) or E. quadricolor (Bubble tip anemone BTA) for now. They will do OK in a tank that size and does not require a lot of current. Malu needs a sand bed, stay small. BTA is the hardiest of the anemones. Most stay small but some can get really big. Neither are natural host anemone of Ocellaris but in aquarium nearly all of them will go into a Malu and most will go into BTA.

Good luck. Post a thread on the General reef discussion or the anemone forum. I know you posted on WTB but I saw this thread when I check New Posts and though I give you some advices.
 
OrioN,
I appreciate you taking the time to give me such good advice. I'll certainly take that into consideration. I'm also looking into hammer coral that Alabamareef suggested.

Thank you to all!
 

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