2007-04-04 23:47:11 · 5 answers · asked by firas t 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
One of the best books I have found, and the main reference for information presented here, is the book "Field Guide to Anemonefishes and their Host Sea Anemones" by Daphne G. Fautin & Gerald R. Allen. They say, you need 10 gallons water per anemon and 2watts of light per gallon.
2007-04-05 08:42:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How many will depend on your tank size and which anemones you'd want to keep. Anemones are stinging celled animals, and you'd need to be very careful if you try mixing several types together - as they grow they will likely sting each other. Some will stay put once they find a spot they like, but others will wander around the tank and sting anything they touch.
Anemones have photosynthetic bacteria in their cells which provide for part of their food supply. Unless you have very good lighting (a compact fluorescent at least, or a metal halide for a deeper tank) your anemones will likely die.
For the rest of their feeding anemones are predators. They will eat any fish they can catch with the exception of clownfish. Clownfish, however, don't require an anemone, and you can't just mix any anemone with any clownfish - each species has preferences. If you're asking about anemones because you'd like multiple clownfish groups, you should realize that one pair clowns in most commercially available tank sizes will be territorial and not allow other clowns in the tank - so in this case, one anemone is enough.
I'll add some links about anemone care and anemone-clownfish compatibility below.
2007-04-05 19:29:56 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, more information is needed: size of tank, types of anemones you want to keep. Some anemones actually fight with each other (as do corals etc), so it's imperative to know a bit more about the ones you want to keep before you put it in your tank.
2007-04-05 02:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by Belle Amour 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your tank is around 55 gal, you can put a couple in, but however if you have a seabae anenome it gets pretty big or even a long tentacle gets big. I have a seabae and when I got him he was around 6 inches around ,now 1 yr later he is the size of a basketball so be careful which one you choose.
2007-04-05 07:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by BOBBY M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK???
SAND???
ROCK???
FILTER???
ECT.???
2007-04-05 01:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋