Long Tentacle Anemones

[Annelise]

Can I put different species of long tentacle anemones in the same tank? It's a 10 g.

 

[EmdeReef]

Can I put different species of long tentacle anemones in the same tank? It's a 10 g.

One will be a struggle to keep alive in 10g.

 

[Annelise]

One will be a struggle to keep alive in 10g.

Why? Just curious (:

 

[EmdeReef]

Why? Just curious :)

As a rule of thumb anemones need similar stability as sps, which is very difficult to achieve in a 10g tank. Long tentacle nems burry their foot and thus need a relatively deep sand bed.

If it survives it will relatively quickly outgrow the tank they can quickly expand, if not physically then in bioload. Think of an anemone as a large fish when it comes to bioload.

 

[reef lover]

With a small tank id stick to rock flowers.

 

[davocean]

LTA max's at 18" which not only will be too big for that tank, but will always be right up against pumps or intakes.

Rock flower would be a better choice.