Adding a bubble tip anemone to a fully stocked reef tank?

Anyone have any thoughts on adding a bubble tip anemone to a reef tank that is 3 years old and already pretty full of corals. The tank is mostly full of softies, particularly mushrooms and zoanthids with a few LPS and SPS. I've been considering trying to place a small one on the right rock structure amongst the hairy mushrooms that have taken over. My thought is that if the anemone decides to walk around or climb that rock structure, I won't be upset about losing some of those mushrooms and if it settles into the gaps between them, even better. There's also some real estate on the back of the rocks without as much corals, but I'd much prefer it be on the front of the scape where it's more visible.

Here's a recent picture of the tank so you can see what I'm talking about. Any thoughts on this idea? Bad idea? Potential for success? I'm certainly not married to the idea, but wanted to bounce it off of the more experienced reefers to see if it could potentially be successful. Any thoughts would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
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Don't discount those hairy mushrooms PUNCH ....I have a Long Tent Nem set up shop right with them, they battle a bit back and forth both doing just fine for years ....not sure on the BTA sting in comparison. Nice looking tank BTW....
 
I put an rbta in yesterday on a spot I hoped would work. Anyway it moved a little, ok that’s fine but then today it moved into a fish swim through. Won’t get food or much light. I was told to let it ride, it will come out when necessary.
 
Yep. Don’t worry about the fact it won’t get much light. It will certainly move to where it likes it.
She pretty much rules the tank.
When it settles into a place you like too, feed it a little
 

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