Entacmaea quadricolor

Tank compatibility

 * This creature will sting near by corals, and will consume anything that swims in its grasp. Clownfish have a symbiotic relationship with this creature.

Diet

 * Frozen foods, small pieces of fish, crustaceans, zooplankton, phytoplankton, and mussels.

Environment Specifics

 * Most bubble tips like bright light of at least 300 to 400 PAR and will thrive under more.

Identification

 * This anemone has long sweeping tentacles which are bulbous at the tips, and a vent in the centre that also acts as its mouth. It has a sticky base used to attach itself to rock.

Flow

 * Bubble tips do not like strong flow and really dis-like strong direct flow.

Clownfish Hosts

 * The following Clownfish are known to host this anemone:
 * Amphiprion melanopus
 * Amphiprion clarkii
 * Premnas biaculeatus
 * Amphiprion sebae
 * Amphiprion frenatus
 * While other species of Clowns may host in them these are the most likely choices.

Pictures
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