will a Rose Bubble Tip Anemone outgrow my 20 gallon tank?
by Aquaboy on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 | 2 Comments
If so, are there any other bubble tip anemones that i could keep? (I want a bubble tip because i hear they are the easiest anemone to keep) Also will the anemone sting me if i touch it? Will it be able to even if i had rubber “doctor gloves” on, or would i have to have thicker gloves? Thank you!
If it gets too big could i cut in in half or something?
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Probably not, but they do better in larger tanks, definitely. It won’t sting you if you touch it, the human skin is too thick to be affected. It WILL sting you if you lick it, the skin is much thinner on your tongue.
I suppose if it’s the only cnidarian in the tank, it could work. They get to a foot across, so it will take up half of the tank, so keep that in mind. But then, it’s not like it needs swimming room. Make sure you have awesome filtration, and you keep up with good-sized weekly water changes, especially as it starts getting larger.
As far as stinging you, it will sting when you touch it, but your skin is too thick for it to do anything. You’ll feel it “sticking” to you as it stings, but that should be all you get from it. Carpet anemones can give a bit of a sting, and fire anemones are hellfire packed into a cool looking cnidarian, but most other anemones can’t do anything to you.