can i get an anemone?

[tracereefer]

i have a fluval evo 13 gallon tank with 2 ocellaris clowns, some snails, a cleaner shrimp, and hermit crabs. bubble tip anemones have fascinated me for as long as i can remember and i’d love to try to get my clowns to host but i’m not sure if i can keep one in my tank. would it be able to survive with the stock evo lighting? will it eat my shrimp/snails/crabs?

 

[Mhumbach]

Not in that size tank. BTA can get quiet large. I would wait until you upgrade later down the road

 

[tracereefer]

Not in that size tank. BTA can get quiet large. I would wait until you upgrade later down the road

would any other type of anemone possibly work in that size tank?

 

[reef lover]

Not with stock lighting. Sorry.

 

[mark vincent muriel]

you could get other sea anemones but i doubt some can host a clown fish...

 

[DidYouSayReefer]

Not with stock lighting. Sorry.

So what are the par requirements of a bubble tip? The stock light gets 200 par close to the top of the tank. He might have to stack his rocks higher.

 

[Gw2kpro]

would any other type of anemone possibly work in that size tank?

Yes. You can put several rock flower nems in there if you want. They do not host clownfish though.

 

[DSC reef]

The stock lighting won't suffice but my wife had the same tank. We put a cheap current orbit marine led on the tank and removed the top. Worked very well and the bubble tips thrived.