nano tank and anemone

knorsk · 01/29/2010, 10:41 PM

So I have had a FOWLR 55 gallon for about 2 years now ever since upgrading from a 29 a year before that. I am getting a nano tank and was wondering if I can keep an anemone in it under power compacts...I think the watts per gallon will be around 4.7 and it's only an 8 gallon so not very deep. I really don't want to get an expensive metal halide fixture if I don't need to. I was just thinking of putting in 2 juvenile perculas (1 inch to 1.5 inches) and an anemone and then moving the stuff to my 55 when the fish or anemone gets too big. So I'm just wondering if you can keep an anemone under pc's or if you need to go metal halide for them to live.
Thanks,
Jason

ls1boost · 01/30/2010, 03:15 PM

its not as much to do with lights as water quality to keep one. i have seen them kept under pc or t5 and are just fine

wis_fishing_guy · 01/30/2010, 05:10 PM

I think it would be fine. If it is not happy, you will know. Because it will move around a lot.

lordofthereef · 01/30/2010, 06:11 PM

I keep a condy in a 10g with PCs, though condys also aren;t high light anemones. What kind fo anem were you thinking of?

abulgin · 01/30/2010, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordofthereef

I keep a condy in a 10g with PCs, though condys also aren;t high light anemones. What kind fo anem were you thinking of?

It is not a correct statement to say that Condys are not high light anemones. They require strong lighting to survive long-term. You have a tiny tank, so I'm sure that you're giving it enough light with your PCs. You can mitigate this somewhat by supplemental feeding. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/condysysfaq.htm

Which leads me to answering the OP's question.

NO.

You cannot/should not keep an anemone in an 8 gallon tank. That's simply ludicrous. Depending on the species, they grow from 6 to 18 inches in diameter. Moreover, you certainly shouldn't keep two clowns in that small bucket. If you want to do something cool with a nano, do a mushroom tank or some zoanthids.

Cpl_usmc · 01/30/2010, 08:10 PM

I don't think you should have a anemone in a tank that small as stated above.. They need alot more room than that to grow and be happy!

Tier2plus · 01/31/2010, 07:48 PM

Which anemone are you wanting to keep, OP? The desirable ones are rather difficult to maintain.

01/30/2010, 06:11 PM	#4
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01/29/2010, 10:41 PM	#1
knorsk Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 82	So I have had a FOWLR 55 gallon for about 2 years now ever since upgrading from a 29 a year before that. I am getting a nano tank and was wondering if I can keep an anemone in it under power compacts...I think the watts per gallon will be around 4.7 and it's only an 8 gallon so not very deep. I really don't want to get an expensive metal halide fixture if I don't need to. I was just thinking of putting in 2 juvenile perculas (1 inch to 1.5 inches) and an anemone and then moving the stuff to my 55 when the fish or anemone gets too big. So I'm just wondering if you can keep an anemone under pc's or if you need to go metal halide for them to live. Thanks, Jason

01/30/2010, 03:15 PM	#2
ls1boost Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 62	its not as much to do with lights as water quality to keep one. i have seen them kept under pc or t5 and are just fine

01/30/2010, 05:10 PM	#3
wis_fishing_guy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 95	I think it would be fine. If it is not happy, you will know. Because it will move around a lot.

01/30/2010, 08:10 PM	#6
Cpl_usmc Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 381	I don't think you should have a anemone in a tank that small as stated above.. They need alot more room than that to grow and be happy!

01/31/2010, 07:48 PM	#7
Tier2plus Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 22	Which anemone are you wanting to keep, OP? The desirable ones are rather difficult to maintain.