Anemone?

[kahlua]

I got my two little clownfishies in there and really wanna give them a home. Is there and easier type of anemone that I can do or a more hardy type one for em? This would be in my 29 gallon biocube with the stock lights.

I now have the following :

2 ocellaris clownfish
1 Blood Red Fire Shrimp
1 Skunk Stripe Clear shrimp
2 Giant snails cant rem there type
3 little hermits.

Guys think I could you anything else for the tank? I really want to put a start fish or cucumber are either of these possible you think?

[archer772]

The BTA's might be the best choice but what size tank and how long has it been setup? They will get quite large and they really need a mature tank IMO.

[kahlua]

My tank has been around 1 and half months maybe a week or so less cant rem the exact day haha

[archer772]

I would wait at least 6 months before adding a nem and you might be best to upgrade your lighting IMO

[dolfans1]

I would wait at least 6 months before adding a nem and you might be best to upgrade your lighting IMO

"At least" being the key phrase. Anemones need mature, stable tanks to survive. They also need good lighting, as they are photosynthetic. What are the "stock lights" in the biocube?

[kahlua]

Power compacts I believe it comes with in the biocube. Would frogspawn be a little easier or able to put in a little earlier?

[zeeter]

I hate to be one of those "wait 3 years before even thinking about putting a fish in your tank" people, but I'd have to agree. Yours is too young. I've had two anemones die when I tried within the first three months of setting up. I have a third, but I'm not betting my house that he'll survive.

[zeeter]

BTW: are your ocellaris tank raised or wild? It's hard to get a tank raised clown to host an anemone. Actually it is rather unlikely. Been done, but rarely. Trade off is to get ones fished from the wild, but they don't live as long as tank raised.

[kahlua]

I believe there wild the ones I got because usually they say tank raised on the lfs tank. These ones didnt say that

[kahlua]

OKay Ive been patient so far just dont want to feel like im putting these guys through torture hehe