New to nano's, need some help on stocking.

[varg1]

Ok i have been in the hobby of saltwater tanks and such for about 6 months now. Currently i have a 30 gal reef tank with a percula clown pair and there host anemone, and a 20 long with tomato clowns and there host anemone. Now i want a pair of pink skunks and i want to put either a bubble tip anemone in there with them or a long tentacle anemone. Now what size nano would i need, i was thinking that a 24g would be big enough, just put the anemone right in the middle and hope it stays there. But i don't really now how big nanos are and what would be best for space saving/energy saving, and have enough room for the anemone.

 

[djconn]

Hello varg1 and welcome to Nanotank!

Clown/anemone interactions are probably some of the most exciting in our hobby. I used to have a 20 g and I learned the hard way that a 20g is just too small for anemones. We all know that they like to move around and just when you think they're gonna stay put, they move again. I would say that a 20 gal is on the small size for an anemone especially if you are adding a pair of skunks.

30 gal would be better but honestly, I'm not too sure if that would even work. I'd like someone else from the site to chime in here since I don't have any direct experience with anemone/clown combos just anemones.

Hope that helps a little bit and welcome to the site.

 

[varg1]

I would probably end up getting a LTA anemone because they stay still for the most part, all they need is 2 inch's of sand bed medium current and lighting. Im thinking for a 20g nano a BTA is out of the question, but it would look sooooo goood.

 

[johnanddawn]

I would probably end up getting a LTA anemone because they stay still for the most part, all they need is 2 inch's of sand bed medium current and lighting. Im thinking for a 20g nano a BTA is out of the question, but it would look sooooo goood.

i have never had a lot of luck with anemones but i know several people who would say just the opposite of this BTA's are far hardier ( try to get the colonial type - they stay smaller and are more likely to survive and reproduce) LTA are true carpets and get too big for a nano, don't reproduce by splitting and are far less hardy.