Anemone question

[jejton]

I've been interested in getting an anemone for my aquarium at some point. The lighting and flow are adequate for most species I've read about but the tank is not mature. I know that anemones can, and often do, wander around the tank stinging other sessile creatures as they go. Another member suggested once adding an anemone before corals so that it can wander around freely until establishing a permanent location. Is this what others have done? How long then do you wait before your tank is mature enough to add one?

 

[daisy]

I can tell you that I recently added an RBTA to my tank (which is very mature, but is full of corals already), and the only thing that I know of that's gotten stung by it is ME!!!! It actually found a spot pretty much right where I placed it in the tank (that would be the first time it stung me...) and it's right among other corals which do not seem to mind being shoulder to shoulder with this hot pink bad boy.....

Not that that answers your question so much, but that's just been my experience....

 

[reefkprZ]

well maturation depends on the tank. if your still building live rock amounts, adding new equipment, and such you tank while maturing cant truly stabilize as long as things are changing. hobbyests have had luck on all extremes of the spectrum. but the safe reccomendation is to allow at least a year for a good safe bet for your anemone, now a lot of people will scream they succeeded adding them sooner and I admit it is totaly possible. but success with anemones are not counted in months they are counted in years, anemone in fact are only prone to death by a few factors, old age is not one of them, they are more than capable of living for hundreds of years because they do not die of old age *(as we know it) only of adverse water conditions, disease (usually from unfit water, secondary disease/infection from combat with other anemone, or other inhabitants) or predation.

for the best chances of success make sure your tank is stable and mature.

my $0.02

 

[NYreefNoob]

there is no way of knowing where it will want to be, might stay in one spot for years then decide to take a walk

 

[wayne]

read up buddy.......
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/bubbletipanemones.htm

 

[basiab]

I can tell you that I recently added an RBTA to my tank (which is very mature, but is full of corals already),

Some seem to think that corals and anemones don't mix well. It would be interesting to know how they are doing after a month or two.

 

[jejton]

Thanks for the advice. Wayne I've read much and then some but there is always conflicting advice ( including within WWM itself ) that I wanted to survey other people's experiences.

 

[jay1335]

My bta just split!! Im excited but I dont have enough room in my little 28 gal for two....as for them bugging other corals they have stayed away from most of my stuff, one is annoying my star polyps but thats about it. They confuse the hell out of my clown its funny he doesnt know which one to host.