AlmightyJoshaeus Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Hello all! I want to keep a tank dedicated to a tube anemone at some point in the future. How big would such a tank need to be? Would a 5 gallon work? The only other life in there wuld be macroalgae...no other animals. Thanks 🙂  Quote Link to comment
AbnormalReefer Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Tube anemones can get quite big, 8 inches I think. I guess you could keep a small one in there and swap it out as it matures. But a full grown one? Absolutely not.  So you’ve decided on no inverts either? If you do decide on inverts, they may become lunch for the tube anemone. They’re actually a distant relative of the true anemones from what I’ve read. So I’d assume they’re not accustomed to things like anemone shrimp/crabs Quote Link to comment
AlmightyJoshaeus Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 No...this is a separate setup. My 10 gallon will have fish, inverts, corals, and macroalgae; my sister's 5 gallon will have a pistol shrimp/goby pair, macroalgae, and corals. Any other anemones that WOULD do well in small spaces? Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, AlmightyJoshaeus said: No...this is a separate setup. My 10 gallon will have fish, inverts, corals, and macroalgae; my sister's 5 gallon will have a pistol shrimp/goby pair, macroalgae, and corals. Any other anemones that WOULD do well in small spaces? Â Rock flower anenome 1 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, AlmightyJoshaeus said: No...this is a separate setup. My 10 gallon will have fish, inverts, corals, and macroalgae; my sister's 5 gallon will have a pistol shrimp/goby pair, macroalgae, and corals. Any other anemones that WOULD do well in small spaces? I think RFAs should be okay. Another option is mini maxis. Mini maxis can stretch up to 6" on a good day though, so depending on your tank layout - it may/may not be possible to keep *just one. Quote Link to comment
AlmightyJoshaeus Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 OK! Thank you Quote Link to comment
AlmightyJoshaeus Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 I just did some research and found that rock flower anemones can get to an imposing 8 inches...not a good size for a 5 gallon 😞 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, AlmightyJoshaeus said: I just did some research and found that rock flower anemones can get to an imposing 8 inches...not a good size for a 5 gallon 😞 Why not do a yuma garden instead? Sure, it's not a nem, but I have a few yumas in my tank now and they look wonderful under actinics. The 'bubbly' surface looks like tiny teardrop-shaped tentacles too. Quote Link to comment
AlmightyJoshaeus Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Perhaps...might go with a black sun coral jar instead, though. That, with macroalgae, a little sand, and the coral, would look NICE 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 When they're actively feeding a Cerianthus anemone can stretch out their tentacles a good 6-8". I wouldn't put anything in a tank with one that I didn't care if I lost. Quote Link to comment
el_ote Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Cool video i found just the other day about the rock flower anemones in a pico.  Quote Link to comment
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