Adding in a Blue Carpet Anemone.

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Originally Posted by Chaloupa

Hey Scott! nice choice of anemone! Wear gloves! My husband had to move ours and WOW do they sting...left quite the nasty mark on his wrist...he was only covered on his hands and it moved...then once it sticks...its STUCK on... the reefing gloves you can get are what we will make sure to have on hand next time (hopefully there is no next time).

We placed ours in our 120 in a corner...a good amount of flow (it does blow the clowns around a bit) and it has stayed there. It has had some issues with exactly where it wants to be...bit of a rock slide but nothing major. We have actinics, moons, and a 250 watt MH. From everything I have read this should be ok.

We did get a few warnings from one of the clownfish sites about the clowns killing the anemone. Our clowns are small, it had a pair of clowns that were HUGE previously and it is fine. Only time will tell.

Good Luck! Have fun with the cube upgrade. That will be cool!

Thanks for your reply

The stinging and stickiness of these anemones is what I fear the most. I have tons of (free) latex gloves available to me. Do you think these would do the trick? As for my arms, I will honestly wrap garbage bags around my arms if I have to... I don't plan on handling it much, but I know I will need to for the first day or two (hopefully only the first day) Are you saying your carpet actually STUCK on to your husband?? Creepy. I'll definitely be covering my arms.

Heh, I feel dumb putting him into a temporary home , I will be upgraded by the end of August at the very very latest. But I need to take him now if I want him, and I want him. heh.

I have good flow in my tank, and heh I have 250w HQI over just my 20g tank.. so I'm good to go on lighting

My clowns are still relatively small, definitely not adult size yet. I have no worries that they will beat up the anemone. I have two true perculas.

Where is yours placed by the way? In the rocks, on the sand, both? etc etc...

Thanks again for your reply.