anemone concerns

You most likely could, just need a healthy specimen to start with.
I keep several BTA's in a tank with corals, but the corals are mostly soft and some LPS. It just take close observation to make sure the anemones are not directly touching any corals and that they are happy therefore less likely to wander.

Condi's are not a good choice for a host for clownfish either if that is what you had in mind.

 

Comparing Condylactis to RBTA's is like comparing Apples to oranges, literally. Because of the fact that it will tolerate less-than perfect water unlike that RBTA's, it is a common starter anemone.

But like Apples like cooler temperatures, the Condylactis is almost a temperate anemone. It enjoys cooler temperatures of 68 ° - 75 ° F (20 ° - 24 ° C), so a chiller is a must to keep it in reef tanks in warmer climates. Whereas an RBTA is well suited to the temperatures in a reef aquarium.

Due to the fact that they are found at depths of 0-90 feet they will also do well in moderate to higher lighting tanks unlike the RBTA's. In the past I have kept them in 20 gallon tanks lit with 2 or 3 standard T12 Fluorescent bulbs and they did extremely well.

Condylactis Anemone is not a natural host for Clownfish, but these species may attempt to establishing a relationship with one, Cinnamon, Clarkii, Maroon, Sebae, Tomato. I personally had a pair of Tomato clowns hosting a group of medium sized Condylactis I had in a 30 gallon Hex tank. It took them several weeks to become immune to the Condylactis stings but they seceded and hosted them for several years.

Many of the things that have been said prior to this post are correct though, Condylactis like to travel ALLOT, One might stay in the same place for several months and then just up and decide to move and spend the next several months moving all over the tank, creating Havoc as it moves.

Also they can and do catch and eat fish, Crabs and Shrimp and the larger they are the larger the prey they can catch. They will also sting and kill corals in some cases more so than an RBTA.

 

Thanks for the clarification gaz, all my knowledge of nems comes from my exp with the BTA's so def helps me give more sound/specific advice in the future.

 

It was not meant as a comparison other than the fact that both are readily available and that both can do well in a system with without the intense lighting of multiple metal halide.
While I do not encourage others to keep BTA's under pc lighting unless they have some experience with them. I keep all but one of my BTA's under pc lighting and I replace the bulbs every six months.
I have kept condi's in a reef tank for years, but because I do not particularly like condi's coloration and the fact that clowns are less likely to reside in them I no longer keep them.

 

Great info! Thanks for your words of wisdom Gazog. K+

 

It isn't to say that condy's cannot be kept in a reef tank. Before I really got into the hobby, back when I thought the LFS would never lie to me I purchased a condy as the very first thing I introduced into a newly cycled tank. My LFS said it would be fine and it would host a clown fish. I didn't know anything at the time and thought they would never lie to me. I purchased a condy and a maroon at the same time. They were the first two living things, besides a CUC, that I introduced to my tank. Flash forward 10 months later and the maroon clown is now hosting in the condy, both are perfectly fine and the condy doesn't mess with any corals. Although it did get caught in my powerhead three times before I finally decided to rubberband a carbon filter around both koralias. It can be done.

 

well the anemone is gone....took a good ten mins to get the thing off the rock to. i traded it back for a pipe organ coral