bubble tip anemone, are they safe in a small reef tank

would a small BTA be ok in my 12 gallon, I'd like to give one to my pair of clowns as they are trying to host in various locations that Id rather not(rubbing on my zoas, on the rocks, whatever they can find), and have always like BTAs so are they a good addition? do the pose danger to anything else?(I know they sting corals if they touch) but i mean to other fish/shrimp. and also what do I need to do to care for it?(feeding and what not)

 

The most important factor for BTA is lighting and flow. Once it finds a sweet spot it stays there. I dont see a problem.

 

cool, I have some spots right at the top of the tank, on the highest rock and the flow comes right over that area from the outlet nozzel for the filter...do I need to feed it? what and how often?

 

I wouldn't suggest feeding it in a nano as it will get huge quickly if you do. Just let the lighting and clownfish feed it and let it also eat whatever fish food you feed your fish that it can catch.

 

thats good to hear, that will make it nice and easy to care for since I keep a close eye on the water perams

 

I have a couple small ones in my 12 gallon...do pretty well despite crappy lighting.

Clowns love them....

 

Hey Sweetriden76, I've had a bubble-tip for a few weeks now, and my 2 clowns still do not take it as their host, maybe they're tank raised??? I feed it re-hydrated freeze dried jumbo krill, one about 2 times a week. I read they'll die if you don't supplement their food, and there's no guarantee your clowns will feed him (mine don't, but good luck trying on yours) But be careful, b/c just after two weeks when he hasn't left the rock he's been on, all of a sudden, he decides he wants to move around. So don't assume that he'll ever stay put in a place you can view him whenever you want to, even if he starts there.

Here's what I'm talking about:

 

I had one in my 12 gal nano dx. I took it out because it was stinging other corals.. I loved it for a while. I fed mine half a silverside once a week.. I lost a couple nice leather corals from my bta. It was beautiful, but in a small tank once they get big, they limit what else you can keep. Here's a couple pics....


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this link should give you some pretty basic info mine didnt take to it either though
Saltwater Aquarium Invertebrates for Marine Reef Aquariums: Bulb Anemone

 

thanks for all the info, it will be at least monday or tuesday till i get one, they had two but they were both pretty large, so i passed