Anemone, feather duster and clams

[mushy coral]

Ive set up a new tank this tank will be a mixed reef with high end corals. I also set aside an isolate island for nems, but that rock got a really cool small cave that i thought a feather duster peakiut from there would be a beautiful and natural placement. I also want a clam at the base of that rock as well. Will they get along well or the nems gon kill they all? And my tank is small so which species of clam fits best?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

How big is the tank? What kind of anemones are you wanting to keep?

 

[mushy coral]

How big is the tank? What kind of anemones are you wanting to keep?

Tank is around 25gallons with deep sandbed. I already have a rainbow bta with a picasso clown hosting it that i kept for more than a year. May be I will add a few rock nems too. Fish will be only a pair of clown and a leopard wrasse.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Tank is around 25gallons with deep sandbed. I already have a rainbow bta with a picasso clown hosting it that i kept for more than a year. May be I will add a few rock nems too. Fish will be only a pair of clown and a leopard wrasse.

You would be fine to add RFA's in there. I would hold off on the leopard wrasse. Those are meant for 50g or bigger tanks.

 

[mushy coral]

You would be fine to add RFA's in there. I would hold off on the leopard wrasse. Those are meant for 50g or bigger tanks.

It was just my planning cause leopard wrasse is one species that i want to have for long time ago, but it could be a threat to the feather duster and clam. Maybe I’ll change to a spotted mandarin. The BTA and RFA is good with feather duster and clams, no?

 

[Ryanliyikun]

I’d be careful, nems can definitely sting both a feather duster and a clam if they decide to move. In a small tank, that risk is even higher. For clams, a maxima or crocea stays smaller, but they need stronger light and more stability.

 

[mushy coral]

I’d be careful, nems can definitely sting both a feather duster and a clam if they decide to move. In a small tank, that risk is even higher. For clams, a maxima or crocea stays smaller, but they need stronger light and more stability.

Maybe I should keep only the bta and rfa on that isolated island, clams and feather duster could be somewhere else. Im not worry about lighting as tank pretty low and the light hang only about 10-12inches above the surface. The rockwork and filter media also soaked in low salinity saltwater and been cycled for 8months. I only add 1 coral a month in this tank cause my budget for highend coral is limited, maybe 2 if I make more that month lol.