InvertIntermediate care30g minimum
Bubble tip anemone reef compatibility check
Entacmaea quadricolor
Common host anemone, but it belongs in mature systems with guarded pumps.
Minimum tank
30 gallons
Care level
Intermediate
Reef safety
Caution
Bioload score
0.8
Stocking stage
Late
Flow need
Moderate
Light need
High
Compatibility warnings
- Can walk and sting corals.
- Protect powerheads and wait for a mature stable tank.
- Plan for tank maturity and stable lighting before purchase.
- Use pump guards because wandering anemones can be damaged by powerheads.
- Leave room around corals because movement is part of the risk.
Professional planning context
- Use the 30 gallon minimum as an adult-planning floor; display length, aquascape, and existing tankmates can raise that floor.
- Hold this entry until the system has at least 6 months of maturity or equivalent stability evidence.
- Invert plans should account for copper exposure, acclimation sensitivity, predation risk, and whether the tank can actually feed the animal.
Tank fit and maturity gate
Tank minimum
30 gallons
ReefCrafter uses 30 gallons as the planning floor for adult size, swimming room, nutrient load, and aggression margin.
Maturity gate
6 months
This animal should wait until the tank has enough age, food web stability, or parameter history.
Care notes
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Reef safety
- Caution
- Adult size
- 12 in
- Placement
- will choose its own spot
- Diet
- Photosynthetic; accepts occasional meaty foods.
- Flow
- Moderate
- Light
- High
- Bioload
- 0.8