Keeping anemones and corals together? (1 Viewer)

[toddrparr]

I have a Biocube 32 that has been up and running for 3.5 years now. It has always been stable temperature and chemistry wise, I do my weekly 5 gallon water changes, always use the same Red Sea salt.

My question, is the tank too small to keep RBTAs and SPS/LPS in the same tank? I will get corals, mostly euphilia and montipora, and they last about a month. Pre-anemones (3years ago) all did fine. I may have answered my own question.... zoas do fine.

Let me know what you think...

best, Todd

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

The issue I always run into is the nem walking around and over the corals. If you train/position them to stay, then you are ok.

 

[Reefahholic]

Anemones rarely move if you have stable parameters and they’re in their happy place. If the tank is going through swings or your light is too low/high they will walk like crazy.

Swings meaning ALK, Temp, light, salinity, NO3, PO4, etc.

 

[Reefahholic]

I have a Biocube 32 that has been up and running for 3.5 years now. It has always been stable temperature and chemistry wise, I do my weekly 5 gallon water changes, always use the same Red Sea salt.

My question, is the tank too small to keep RBTAs and SPS/LPS in the same tank? I will get corals, mostly euphilia and montipora, and they last about a month. Pre-anemones (3years ago) all did fine. I may have answered my own question.... zoas do fine.

Let me know what you think...

best, Todd

Time to upgrade!

 

[toddrparr]

the nem is stable, has been for awhile. It doesn't "bubble" the tentacles will reach all the way across the tank at times. I will be a bit more vigilant with water testing and see if I can catch a swing. I would love to upgrade, want to make sure the tank is the problem first....

 

[PorpoiseHork]

the nem is stable, has been for awhile. It doesn't "bubble" the tentacles will reach all the way across the tank at times. I will be a bit more vigilant with water testing and see if I can catch a swing. I would love to upgrade, want to make sure the tank is the problem first....

From my experience this is usually due to inadequate lighting or not enough food. As long as mine get 300+ Par and/or get supplemental feeding at least once a week they keep their tentacles short and bubble up quite happily. If I skip/miss feeding them then they stop bubbling up and extend much farther into the tank. You can try to increase the PAR if you can or feed them a little more frequently. Got to be careful with that though as too much food can/will lead to splitting. Not always a bad thing if you plan on selling the "offspring."

 

[toddrparr]

@PorpoiseHork I do feed them a bit, the clown does too... I'll try and increase my lighting intensity gradually. I have had good luck (I guess) with selling the offspring or trading them for corals that I subsequently kill... I checked my alk this morning and it was 12... got to figure that out.

 

[TX_Punisher]

What are you feeding your nems?

ive lost some sticks due to nems moving.

 

[toddrparr]

What are you feeding your nems?

ive lost some sticks due to nems moving.

mine each whatever they can grab from the tank, PE mysis, the clown helps a bit too by feeding it. Otherwise, I don't directly feed them.