puntific Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 My Rose likes to expand HUGE and it stung several of my corals. I have since moved everything away from it that, but I was wondering if there were corals that I could have that could fight back and survive. Anyone have any ideas? Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgreenthumb Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 keep them away, thats my opinion!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I think an anenome wins all matches. Best to place it on a rock on the sand so it can't sting others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntific Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 The lower you put it, the more it will expand, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Not necessarily. It expands when its happy. Thats a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 None Anenomes win usually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 The only coral that may "win" against a BTA is a hydnophoria or maybe a galaxia... But I don't think that you want the coral to "win" you probably want them to co-exist. It won't happen. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 hydnophora will survive!!!! course it might kill the anemone instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefhut Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 you can move all your corals away and the anemone will move again DOH!... RBTA will try to get as high in the tank as possible so once that happens you MIGHT be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i see alot of people with RBTA's in there tanks..alot more than in the past..and i kind of want to get one for my tank and i would put it in the sand away from corals or other stuff..but they can move right? and how do you keep it away? just keep moving it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 The best corals to put next to a RBTA are dead ones. That way you don't get upset when it kills them. Seriously, I have had very bad experiences with anemone's and corals when they touch. Couple of options are, a) try to get anemone on rocks in one corner of tank, then seperate those rocks with sand bed <-- doesn't normally work because RBTA's like to float around the tank. b)try to place corals low to middle of rock work, normally my anemone likes to be high on the rocks to be close to the light. he may move around up top a little but consistant feeding should keep him there. All of this is just things you can try, it depends on your anemone, mine doesn't like to move....at all. So on that aspect I have had good luck, however when it splits, which is all the time, those new ones move....and when I say move I mean MOVE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i see alot of RBTA's in the corners or in the sand..i heard that they can split every day..what do you do when they split? sell them? yeah you are lucky that yours doesn't move so you dont have to worry about it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Xenia may survive next to a RBTA. I have seen them near each other with little problem. RBTAs like rocks, not sand (more specifically the holes in the rocks). If you want an anemone in the sand bed, you would be better off with a long-tentacle. They will not split every day. Every couple of weeks to months if the conditions are perfect. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 ok well maybe they put the rock there on in the sand..oh well thats good..because i was like..every day what the heck! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 dsoz, does yours move alot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 No, they found a nice hole in the rock, and put their foot in the hole. Every now and then they take a walk, but I try to move them back to where I want them. I hear that feeding them makes them tend to stay in the same spot, but it is not 100%. IMO, anemones are not great things to have in a mixed reef. They tend to move around and sting corals. They are great for a species biotype, but not in the same tank as anything that you don't want to risk dying. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Remember, they will be drawn towards the most exotic, desirable and expensive corals in your tank. It's like some undersea, unexplained mass sponge migration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I think your question has been pretty much answered. Yes you can sell or trade the splits, I hear it can be quite profitable. The only other thing outside of what was said that you can do to keep your anemone from moving is pray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undrtkr_00 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Frank has a huge anenome that brushes up against his clam all the time and does not seem to bother it. So.. at least some kinds of clam/nem combinations seem to be OK. That's not a coral, I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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