Clownfish and Anemone Care

[Tsmith1203]

So I'm just looking for a little assistance. I have two Fiji Barberi Clownfish in my tank and I have tried to keep a long tentacle anemone in the tank for them to swim in, but i feel like they are being to rough with the anemone. Is there such thing as clownfish being to rough with an anemone. Everytime I get a healthy anemone they swim in it, but my anemone ends up not being happy and pushing it's insides out. So i dont know what I should do. I would really like to have something in my tank for them to swim in.

[polarbear]

Have you tried a different type of anemone? maybe a GBT.

[Tsmith1203]

No I havent tried Bubble tip anemones, because i havent found one big enough for both of them to swim in.

[Dean]

I ended up getting rid if all of my nems because they moved around tagging my coral too much and my clowns never paid them any mind. My clowns do love my large green polyp toad stool though. Maybe try something other than a nem unless your specifically wanting one.

- Dean

[Tsmith1203]

Well have a huge rock with GSPs and I have a large leather and my clowns pay neither attention.

[polarbear]

Sometimes clowns out host anything or will host a power head or overflow. My clowns at work just hang out in the back corner eve though I have GSP and a BTA. It's a hit and miss sometimes.

[Ms. Mermaid]

I would get a RBTA they get bigger then the GBTA. Not sure if you have a local club were you live but people will put the up for sale and you can get them cheaper that way because some lfs will double the sale price on them. But you do need to have a mature tank for most nems.

[polarbear]

GBTA get pretty big. My current one in my 90 gallon is close to 10 inches when fully opened.