An anemone tank?

[Keri]

An anemone only tank is certainly do-able, but many people don't recommend mixing types as they can fight. It's risky. If you have all of the same RBTAs (clones of one "parent" like you allready have) they will not fight. It would be neat to have a dedicated clown and anemone tank!

[Patrice]

Hi!
I understand your point! I don't think that would be nice to have a tank full of the same RBTA. Some variation in colour and shape would be great.

I don't know much about how aggressive anemone can be with each other. The only experience I have is a RBTA who killed my finger leather within 3 days.

Some might be less aggressive than others.
Do you know if some species would do best for that kind of setup?

[Keri]

Some are more aggressive than others, and can grow quite large. What size of tank are you planning with what type and wattage of lights?

[Patrice]

For now, it is a 25 gallons with a 150W MH but I can always upgrade a little. Looks like the light is strong enough for the anemones for now.

The anemones I have do not grow too much and are about the size of my hand. This is probably because they don't get too much food. I usually feed them 1 shrimp every 2 a weeks. I have been feeding RBTA like this in 2 tanks for close to 2 years and they do well. I am sure they can take more but they would grow much larger I am sure.

I could simply add new anemones one at the time and always make sure the first are well established and have enough space before to add an other one. If they need more space after a while, I'll give them some space.

What ever the space I have, I would preffer to find some less aggressive species for that system.

[Doug]

A friend on another board has a tank thats just full of RBTA. I dont recal how many are in there, as I think he,s lost count. One happy clown lives in it and for a long time now, a yellow tang. Dont recall the size but its at least a 90g if not larger. I will find the pic when over there.

[Patrice]

Thanks Doug!

Could it be this tank?