Tube Anemones and BTAs

[DiscoDon]

Hello,



Recently, I trusted a company out of the state regarding having multiple long tentacle anemones in the same aquarium. His thought was they came to him in groups, they will live together fine. WRONG! I lost 3 of them in nothing flat AND had a major drama regarding the health of the aquarium. I usually look at multiple resources about anything, but trusted this guy. Never again will I just trust one person.



What are the chances of the same thing happening with tube anemones or BTAs?



Thank you,

 

[vetteguy53081]

Tube anemones have different behaviors but you want to spread at least 3-4" apart as they can aggressively sting and have a good reach with neighbor coral. With the loss of one already, there M A Y be a presence of toxins. Adding a pouch of chemipure blue will diminish presence of toxins and polish the water

 

[dennis romano]

Tube anemones do not move and require a soft substrate. They are also nonphotosynthetic so they don't need strong lighting. They do have to be fed. I feed mine brine shrimp and mysis.