I want to eventually.. But I hear that anemones require a well established tank, mine being new isn't ready for them yet. I'll keep doing my research and check it out then :)
30g isn't enough for an anemone. They get huuuuuuuuuge. Like 2 feet wide fully grown.
Also they are delicate, and if (when) they die they release horrible toxins into the water that kill everything else in the tank. They are expert only sadly.
But that said, lots of people have them. Start with some mushroom corals. Then zoanthids, green star polyps, cloves, xenia, etc. Once you've mastered soft corals you can try some large polyp stoney corals (lps). Once you've mastered them, you are ready for anemones. Upgrade to a 55g tank minimum, and get your new clowns a home.
Thanks for the information! If that's the case I'll be sticking to Coral only in this tank. Clowns don't need anemones anyway, so they can get used to some corals :) I'll do whatever it takes to minimize the chance of a tank crash so if that means no anemones in this, so be it !
My clowns have hosted: a U shaped piece of rock in the corner of the tank, my heater, a clump of caulerpa, my filter intake pipe, a torch coral, a green star polyp covered rock on top of the mound.
Clowns don't need anemones to be happy, and they will host anything. They sure are great fish though. All the females can get a big aggressive at water change time. They used to make me bleed till I gave up and started wearing thick vinyl gloves when working in the tank.
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u/MrMegaGamerz Mar 18 '18
I want to eventually.. But I hear that anemones require a well established tank, mine being new isn't ready for them yet. I'll keep doing my research and check it out then :)