mandarin and anemone?

[cobra397]

So How many have anemones and mandarins.. are they safe to have together? I want something my clowns may host in. Later I want a mandarin but the mandarin gets to be number one. any ideas or others with expirience?

[GSMguy]

what kind of anemone?

[cobra397]

one that will host a perc clowns. BTA maybe?

[dennjl]

I have a mandarin and a GBTA. They are doing just fine :) You may want to wait a while to add your mandarin. They require a large pod population.

[cobra397]

ya i plan on waiting atleast a year. I just heard anemones will sting and eat a mandarin.. will the mandarin go near it? I really want a mandarin and i want it to stay alive for as long as i can but if an anemone will likely sting it ill just wait on the BTA. or get one and get rid of it later.

[GSMguy]

the mandarin and the BTA will be fine together i have a mandarin in both of my tanks with anemones

[dennjl]

I have seen the mandarin near the anem, but i dint think they have touched. In fact, nothing has touched the anem except my regal tang.

[davocean]

I've had a mandarin for 2 yrs w/ both my LTA and sebae no prob.
You could get one in about 6 mo. if pods are plenty.
Rec. having fuge.

[davocean]

Here's mine next to my LTA

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e141/mermail/Bestoftank003-1.jpg

[GSMguy]

nice male daveocean mine are smaller both female

[apayne]

How can you tell the sex of mandarins?
I have a mandarin w/ my haddoni and have not had any problems.

Thanks,
Aaron

[kttsf]

The male Mandarin tends to be larger than the female and has a large pointed dorsal fin.

I have a mandarin with my rbta and also has no problem. My mandarin is so fat that she can hardly pick herself up to swim around.

[Grunt]

I've heard many stories of carpets eating mandarins. Some people have good luck with them, larger tanks, or smart fish.
Cheers

[davocean]

Thanks GSM.
Yeah, that spike coming off the dorsal means male.

[ATX aquarist]

I've seen BTA's with mandarins, no problem

[cschweitzer]

My mandarin chills out under the BTA for periods of the day...I'm wondering if maybe the anems will go after sick mandarins, or starving mandarins going into the anem and more suceptible to being eaten. My mandarin(female) has been trained to eat frozen.