Blanket Anemone and Angels

[aznt1217]

Hello Everybody,

I will be getting JLAudio's 54 Gallon Set up soon and I am trying to think of a livestock list. So far my Jawfish, Firefish, and False Perc will be the only ones inhabiting the tank.

Questions:

1. Does anybody have a Blanket Anemone and what risks does this invert pose to any corals in my tank (So far only simple corals-- Xenia's Zoas, Leather Frag, Green Star Polyps, Anathelia, some shrooms, and a Frogspawn).

2. Dwarf Angelfish are SOOO nice, but I know they are better in FOWLR tanks. Any advice on keeping them? I really like the flame angel.

 

[Zoous]

You should be able to keep a flame angel in your tank. I don't think you have to worry about the flame angel nipping at the corals. But then again you never know.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Carpet anemone's can and will eat anything that goes into it. Keep that in mind when adding fish Those angels might be ok with corals but let me tell you they won't stand too well against that anemone.

 

[aznt1217]

I see... So I guess no Blanket Anemone for me. lolz. I don't want it swallowing up my clown.

With regards to Angels, is there any way to ensure they won't nip at corals? Just keep them fed?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

The clown will survive but other fish that get too close are goners.

In regards to the angel, like dean says the only predictable fish is a dead one. No there is no way to prevent that.

 

[Moonstream]

just to clarify, it is the haddonis that are fish eaters. gigantica would be fine, unfortionatly, gigantica are very, very hard to keep (and in many cases hard to even find). if you want an anemone, with with a BTA.

 

[NYPDFrogman]

I've had a purple tip Sabe in my tank for 2+ years now doing well healthy and my ocellarious clowns love it!
carpets also can get very big! they are aggressive and will sting you too if not careful.

if you are allergic to the sting it can cause severe problems much like the severity of a bee sting to some people.
carpets are best left in wild or large tanks

I have had a flame angel in my tank for 4+ years with no issues
if you plan on getting one find one that was caught in Vanuatu
they seem to be hardier that those from hawaii

 

[moonlightxpress825]

i think carpets will outgrow your tank and make it look disproportionate...

 

[aznt1217]

Thanks for the input guys. I probably won't go with the Blanket it was pretty big when I saw it at Fishtown. Still going to think really carefully about the angels.

 

[mcnuggget]

besides being big, anemones should not be keep until your tank is established.

 

[aznt1217]

I won't jump right in, don't worry I have developed an extreme amount of patience. All the stuff I have going in is from my established tank and from other member's established tanks. :splitspin