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Anemone in a 10 gallon standard?


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Hi all,I posted this question in a different part of the forum but decided to post it here,I have a ten gallon standard nano tank,and I run a marine orbit led light and was wondering if it would be acceptable to house a bta in this setup?I run a hob filter,and protein skimmer,and a nutrifin power head which is a closed until with no exposed blade,I have softies in the tank,a clown fish and a ywg a col hermits,I love bta and want to have one pretty bad but I'm also interested in the wellbeing of the animal.any suggestions are welcome!

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I've heard a lot of people say you can't do this in a 10 gallon tank, not enough light, it'll get caught in the pump, blah blah blah. I had one in my 10 gallon with the stock led lighting that came with the tank. At first, none of my water flow provided any problem but I had to add a powerhead and it decided to walk into it. Many have foam filter pads that can protect creatures from walking into them. I had to get rid of mine because I didn't have a pad to put on my pump. It grew very fast and required little feeding. It was a long tentacled anemone. For other species I cannot say. The guy at the fish store even told me I could just throw it in the water and I didn't need to acclimate it. I did this and didn't have any problems. I don't really know much about that other than this time that I did it so. Anyway, get one and let us know how it goes! : )

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I've heard a lot of people say you can't do this in a 10 gallon tank, not enough light, it'll get caught in the pump, blah blah blah. I had one in my 10 gallon with the stock led lighting that came with the tank. At first, none of my water flow provided any problem but I had to add a powerhead and it decided to walk into it. Many have foam filter pads that can protect creatures from walking into them. I had to get rid of mine because I didn't have a pad to put on my pump. It grew very fast and required little feeding. It was a long tentacled anemone. For other species I cannot say. The guy at the fish store even told me I could just throw it in the water and I didn't need to acclimate it. I did this and didn't have any problems. I don't really know much about that other than this time that I did it so. Anyway, get one and let us know how it goes! : )

thanks for that story!I'm still on the fence but I just might get one,if I do ill defiantly post!
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Why repost the same question in a different place?

 

I don't think getting an anemone and just throwing it in is advisable. Thats irresponsible advice but not surprising of the LFS...a lot will advise anything to make a sale.

 

Just winging it leads to problems and possibly a demise of ones tank. Thats quite the chance to take on an expensive investment.

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He said in his post that he had posted somewhere else and then thought here more appropriate. Good job at telling people what to do and getting mad if they don't do it. You'll fit in well on this site. - Gee I wish my parents were here - sigh - . The all fish store people are bad is another fallacy. In reality most everything in everyone's tank has probably survived some pretty harsh conditions in the wild. We tend to take more care than we need to sometimes. I don't think that store owner would have suggested it if he hadn't done it himself.

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Many ppl answered the first post. Multiple posts on the same question get ignored.

 

I'm sorry but the advice given by the lfs was not good, you can agree with it but many won't. You take a risk at just throwing an anemone in.

 

The reason why 95% of us on this board advise researching and alot of it is because winging it or listening to lfs advice often leads them in a situation they haven't the experience to deal with.

 

An anemone thats constantly moving around = unhappy anemone. If it was happy with the provided conditions it won't move.

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Sorry for hijacking the post. I'm planning on buying a GBTA from a fellow reefer. Do you think it is advisable to quarantine it in my 10G QT or should it go straight into my display? My DT already has a RBTA that's happy.

 

Many ppl answered the first post. Multiple posts on the same question get ignored.

 

I'm sorry but the advice given by the lfs was not good, you can agree with it but many won't. You take a risk at just throwing an anemone in.

 

The reason why 95% of us on this board advise researching and alot of it is because winging it or listening to lfs advice often leads them in a situation they haven't the experience to deal with.

 

An anemone thats constantly moving around = unhappy anemone. If it was happy with the provided conditions it won't move.

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RIP Sebastian

Sorry for hijacking the post. I'm planning on buying a GBTA from a fellow reefer. Do you think it is advisable to quarantine it in my 10G QT or should it go straight into my display? My DT already has a RBTA that's happy.

 

 

If your RBTA is fine, don't worry about it.

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I have a Bta in my 10 gallon with the same light you have. I can't remember but it's probably been in for 6 months if not more. I feed it mysis twice a week. Only advice I can give is to try to keep it in an island by itself so it doesn't move around d too much. Also try to make it so they can move up and down or hide a little it it wants to.

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Sea_Of_Treachery

Sure, you can put it in the 10 but it will outgrow it fairly quickly as long as you meet its lighting needs. They are not advised for such small volumes of water due to the fact that they move around and can sting corals. They can also be messy and feeding can add excess nutrients in a small tank. Just keep an eye on it. Upgrade or trade in would be in the near future.

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Interesting thread...

 

So I agree that we should not be throwing things into our tank at a whim and "seeing how it goes"... That's just irresponsible (as mentioned) without taking the time to make the right preparations beforehand.

 

Any change we make to our tank is a risk. The goal should be to start off only making low risk choices. Once we know more we can take more risk. Adding an anemone to any tank is a medium/high risk decision. I can think of very few tanks that are perfectly suited to BTA's where there is no risk of something happening. So you need to decide if you're willing to take the chance that the anemone might get stuck to/damaged by the HOB or internal pumps or otherwise not do well in your system for whatever reason (water quality, lighting, tank mates, etc...). I think once you take inventory of these items you'll be able to decide whether now is a good time or not to add an anemone.

 

Housing a BTA in a 10g has been done many times both successfully and unsuccessfully. It's probably not an ideal setup for your first anemone, but it can work if you do your research and have the right setup and maintenance routine - and you're observant and pro-active if you notice anything off. Speaking of research - I think you will find that your Orbit Marine LED probably isn't enough light for a BTA... Some run double orbits to increase the intensity for more demanding species of corals/anemones/clams.

 

Finally - have you considered mini carpet anemones? IME they're a bit easier to care for. Usually more tolerant to lower light, they are less aggressive, and while they can move I don't hear about them getting stuck to pumps as often. Probably a combination of how they move and the fact that they have shorter tentacles.

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