Green Carpet Anemone

wav0718 · 04-14-2008, 04:31 AM

My LFS has a green carpet anemone for sale ($70). I bought a maroon clown and want to add the anemone. I know that they need lots of room to grow, but I only have a 27Gal aquapod. I was wondering if I could add this now since it is still small. Next year I am planning to get a larger tank. So my question is, how fast do these grow and will it be okay to keep it in a 27Gal tank for a year?

blue_eyes53813 · 04-14-2008, 08:54 AM

Nope Im sorry way to small of a tank.. All Fish will get stung and ate. They grow pretty fast as well. I would just hold out for your bigger tank.

lcstorc · 04-14-2008, 09:12 AM

IMO absolutely not.
Carpets are one of the most difficult anemones and require quite a bit of light and room. I know you don't have the room and I doubt you have the lights. They also require very stable paramaters which are very difficult to keep in a small tank.
Do you realize how big they get? I have a friend who has a 75g tank just for his carpet and a pair of clowns. There is not room for anything else.
If you really want to get an anemone then you will be much better off with a BTA. They are much more forgiving but even those get pretty big and require strong lighting and a reasonable amount of space. I have one in my 20g tank with a pair of clowns and it pretty much takes up 2/3 of the tank when it is expanded.

cheeks69 · 04-14-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

If you really want to get an anemone then you will be much better off with a BTA. They are much more forgiving but even those get pretty big and require strong lighting and a reasonable amount of space.

Very well said by Vicki and Lynn and just to add the Carpet Anemone isn't a natural host for the Maroon Clown the Bubble Tip Anemone is and would be your best option but you need good lighting. What type of lighting are you using and how many watts ?

rmlevasseur · 04-14-2008, 11:08 AM

Also, you will be able to find $70 deals on carpets again in the future when you have a bigger tank.

wav0718 · 04-14-2008, 01:35 PM

The light I have is 150W HQI Metal Halide. Thanks for all your advice. I think I will go with the bubble tip anemone as suggested.

lcstorc · 04-14-2008, 01:38 PM

BTA should be great under 150 hqi.

Snelly40 · 04-22-2008, 09:08 PM

i agreee, carpets can get big, and are demanding and might easily catch fish in a smaller tank, also your moroon really most likely will not host in it, but he'll love a bta

aquapodbarney · 05-06-2008, 10:39 PM

Ive got a 24 gallon aquapod stock lighting and have had my bubble tip for almost a year and its doubled almost in size. 5gallon water hange evey week keeps everything beautiful

Origami2547 · 05-07-2008, 12:14 AM

Personally, I'm sure glad that you bothered to ask and research before jumping at buying a creature so missuited for your current system. It was the responsible thing to do. Good luck with the BTA!

aquapodbarney · 05-07-2008, 10:24 PM

Must be doing something right its alive and healthy in my missuited system

Origami2547 · 05-07-2008, 11:11 PM

Barney, I think you may have misunderstood. You're not the one with the Green Carpet anemone.... A BTA is going to be much easier to handle than a Carpet in the long run in a system of this size.

04-14-2008, 04:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
wav0718 Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 42 View Gallery Karma Komment	Green Carpet Anemone My LFS has a green carpet anemone for sale ($70). I bought a maroon clown and want to add the anemone. I know that they need lots of room to grow, but I only have a 27Gal aquapod. I was wondering if I could add this now since it is still small. Next year I am planning to get a larger tank. So my question is, how fast do these grow and will it be okay to keep it in a 27Gal tank for a year?

04-14-2008, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 5,853 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Green Carpet Anemone Nope Im sorry way to small of a tank.. All Fish will get stung and ate. They grow pretty fast as well. I would just hold out for your bigger tank. __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

04-14-2008, 09:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Green Carpet Anemone IMO absolutely not. Carpets are one of the most difficult anemones and require quite a bit of light and room. I know you don't have the room and I doubt you have the lights. They also require very stable paramaters which are very difficult to keep in a small tank. Do you realize how big they get? I have a friend who has a 75g tank just for his carpet and a pair of clowns. There is not room for anything else. If you really want to get an anemone then you will be much better off with a BTA. They are much more forgiving but even those get pretty big and require strong lighting and a reasonable amount of space. I have one in my 20g tank with a pair of clowns and it pretty much takes up 2/3 of the tank when it is expanded. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

04-14-2008, 11:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
rmlevasseur Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 611 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Green Carpet Anemone Also, you will be able to find $70 deals on carpets again in the future when you have a bigger tank. __________________ Robert http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ufas-tank.html

04-14-2008, 01:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
wav0718 Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 42 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Green Carpet Anemone The light I have is 150W HQI Metal Halide. Thanks for all your advice. I think I will go with the bubble tip anemone as suggested.

04-14-2008, 01:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,457 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Green Carpet Anemone BTA should be great under 150 hqi. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

04-22-2008, 09:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,280 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Green Carpet Anemone i agreee, carpets can get big, and are demanding and might easily catch fish in a smaller tank, also your moroon really most likely will not host in it, but he'll love a bta __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society* In Hoc Signo Vinces

05-06-2008, 10:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
aquapodbarney Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Menifee Ca Posts: 13 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Green Carpet Anemone Ive got a 24 gallon aquapod stock lighting and have had my bubble tip for almost a year and its doubled almost in size. 5gallon water hange evey week keeps everything beautiful

05-07-2008, 12:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
Origami2547 Midas Blenny Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ashburn, VA (near DC) Posts: 97 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Green Carpet Anemone Personally, I'm sure glad that you bothered to ask and research before jumping at buying a creature so missuited for your current system. It was the responsible thing to do. Good luck with the BTA!

05-07-2008, 10:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
aquapodbarney Tunicate Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Menifee Ca Posts: 13 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Green Carpet Anemone Must be doing something right its alive and healthy in my missuited system

05-07-2008, 11:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
Origami2547 Midas Blenny Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ashburn, VA (near DC) Posts: 97 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Green Carpet Anemone Barney, I think you may have misunderstood. You're not the one with the Green Carpet anemone.... A BTA is going to be much easier to handle than a Carpet in the long run in a system of this size. __________________ Tom

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