| Re: Looking to buy a anemone what to look for Some people do not recommend mixing corals and anemones, I would find one that you would like to have (carpet, long tentacle, BTA) and research it and make sure that you have the right lighting and water flow also you want to know if the anemone is aggressive and how long its sweepers can get. Remember just as BoomerD said it may take awhile for your anemone to settle down and until then it will float around your tank with the possibility of stinging other tank mates that it may come in contact with, including fish. My Long Tentacle floated around my tank so much that we named it “Mary Popins” it took over two months for it to settle down, two trips through my wet/dry and one scary trip into one of my power heads, I had to cut it free of the filter basket. During all this I had no Corals in the tank at the time….so far the anemone has been semi-stationary for close to eight months and has tripled in size…I feed it silver sides and krill and its home to my two Clarkies, my advise would be to study the type of animal you want to add before purchasing, make sure it is what you want to do. A Picture of “Mary Popins” can be seen in the photo gallery…..Good Luck and have a wonderful new year.
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