Anenemoe v. Puffer & Trigger

You would be asking for trouble with that combo. Neither puffers and ESPECIALLY Triggers ARE NOT REEF SAFE! That means no Inverts period. No crabs, shrimp, anemones, corals etc. They will all become food at one point or another. So if you really want an anemone either decide on the anemone or the Trigger and Puffer as they can not live together. You know that they need powerful lights like Power Compacts or Metal Halides right? No normal output light will keep one alive for long.
And you are quite a bit overstocked even now when they are babies. With all those fish you will be looking at a 200-250 minimum gallon tank as they start to grow. I'm suprised the Tangs don't fight left and right. I have 4 in my 209 but would never consider 4 in any other size tank. All of your fishes minor squabbles now will eventually become very brutal and deadly. Beware the Clown Trigger as they can be amiable for months with tankmates and then overnight be the only fish in the tank. Anyway, hope this helps and good luck.
 
i agree btw axsalt a dori tang is a blue hippo or regal and it sounds like you didnt do much research on any of them so you probably dont know that if those fish start chasing"dori" she will get very stressed and probably die all of those tangs are gonna fight sooner or later and i would think about a trade off or more tanks good luck
 
not for nothing but all I asked was if I could keep an anenome w/a puffer & trigger. And, yes, I have done plenty of research but could not think of the name when I posted. Thanks professor tang.
 
axsalt im not trying to be mean but if you did any reasearch at all you would see that tangs shouldnt be kept together and you would also know that a blue hippo cant handle stress as well as other tangs i learned that the lfs dont care what they sell ya and there not gonna stop you from buying any fish the best thing to do is research again im just trying to help i was in your boat once and i learned the hard way not to listen to the lfs
 
Short answer no anemone. It won't mix.

Plus an anemone should be kept only by the pros as they aren't hardy at all. And the tank should be more than a year old at least. Water conditons have to be perfect all the time and you need tons of light. That is all general info but it is a start.

Regardless of how those fish you have interact, the number of fish you have will make it tricky to keep the water parameters perfect all the time.
 
axsalt- You may not have asked but we are pre-warning you as to what the outlook of your tank is and that is not a good one. Triggers are VERY well known for deleting tankmates if there is not enough space for them and what they think should be theirs. I agree with TKOS, it is not likely you will be able to keep the water clean enough with all those fish for an anemone. Do you know if your Clown is captive bred or not? Most captive bred Clowns won't even accept an anemone since they were not raised with one. I have 2 CB Tomatoes and they took suprisingly but I have some Occelaris that did not take.
fishman-what do you mean by Blue Tangs can't handle stress as well as others? I have always found the Blues to be one of the hardiest Tangs, right up there with the Yellows and Sailfins. Maybe it is just because I keep hard Tang species but have never had a problem with either of my Blues. 1 Blue is in the 209 with a Powder Blue Tang, Sohal Tang, and Sailfin Tang. The other blue is in with a Red Sea Sailfin Tang in a reef set up.
Anyway, I think the obvious answer axsalt- is no anemone and seriously start looking into upgrading. You did not pick out small fish (adult size wise) and now you need to start planning for that. Anyway, hope this helps and good luck.
 
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