Tomato Clowns and Anemone

[Nick Mazzone]

Pretty simple but im in the market for a pair of tomato clowns, I have a 75 gallon. What is the best Anemone for a pair of tomatos and by best i mean most likely for them to host in. Thanks for the help and this is my first post!

 

[Trex]

Welcome.

Either an E. quadricolor (( BTA )) or an M. doreensis (( LTA )), will work. But, they do have different care requirements.

What size tank do you have?
What lights?
How long has it been set up?
Sandbed? If so, how deep?
Current water parameters --- with numbers please.
What else do you have in the tank?

 

[Nick Mazzone]

75 gallon, quad t5 fixture with 2 brand new purple plus bulbs, and 2 aquablue bulbs ati. Set up about a year sand bed 2 inches, Parameters idk i havnt tested in a week but everything is in check never have any spikes i have a yellow tang blue tang banana wrasse the 2 clowns niger trigger and a small lion

 

[Nick Mazzone]

bump

 

[Trex]

Honestly, with that bio-load I wouldn't want to add an anemone to that tank. At least 4 of those fish are going to outgrow your tank is time.
I would watch the trigger with the lion fish -- they like to nip at the fins.
Also, watch out for the lion going after the clowns.

But, if you would still get an anemone I would suggest an E. quadricolor.

 

[cmac330]

+1 to what Trex said

That is a lot of "dirty" fish which can lead to some pretty nasty nitrate swings which stress out nems. Plus the trigger, lion and wrasse will eventually knock out any cleanup crew only increasing the likelihood of upward nitrate swings. Not saying you can't do it, just saying you shouldn't as it will likely make things more difficult and cost you money.

 

[joseph.timbs]

75 gallon, quad t5 fixture with 2 brand new purple plus bulbs, and 2 aquablue bulbs ati. Set up about a year sand bed 2 inches, Parameters idk i havnt tested in a week but everything is in check never have any spikes i have a yellow tang blue tang banana wrasse the 2 clowns niger trigger and a small lion

Don’t worry about what the other guys said, your plan can work. Just get good filtration and that doesn’t mean spend more money. Simple appropriate sized sump/ skimmer, rock or bio blocks in sump. Some say not to but they have higher end options like filter rollers and auto test. Ur sump should be sectioned over flow into skimmer section, flow into chaeto (nutrient removal), if they rise just harvest for more room for new chaeto to up take said nutrients, then flows into return pump section. Add a clean up crew but remember to trip because your fish stop will snack on them. Just try it out, learn the system and behavior and come on here when you need help. Good luck bud

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Don’t worry about what the other guys said, your plan can work. Just get good filtration and that doesn’t mean spend more money. Simple appropriate sized sump/ skimmer, rock or bio blocks in sump. Some say not to but they have higher end options like filter rollers and auto test. Ur sump should be sectioned over flow into skimmer section, flow into chaeto (nutrient removal), if they rise just harvest for more room for new chaeto to up take said nutrients, then flows into return pump section. Add a clean up crew but remember to trip because your fish stop will snack on them. Just try it out, learn the system and behavior and come on here when you need help. Good luck bud

Just an fyi, this is a very old thread and the person you were responding to has not been on in years. :)

 

[joseph.timbs]

Just an fyi, this is a very old thread and the person you were responding to has not been on in years. :)

lol didn’t notice, I forget sometimes how long R2R has been, maybe it’ll help someone else in the future.