Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)

Bubble Tip Anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor

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The easiest host anemone for clownfish. Add only to a tank six months or older, and cover powerhead intakes: it wanders.

Light
Medium (≈100–200 PAR)
Flow
medium
Where it goes
Anywhere on the rock
Colony size in a year or two
4–12 in
Aggression toward other corals
high
Temperature
76–82 °F

Where to buy it

Buy aquacultured frags where you can: they're hardier than wild colonies and don't come off a reef.

Likes the same light

Reef-safe fish and inverts

Care ranges are typical hobby guidance and vary by source and by where the animal came from. Ask your supplier and watch your own tank. Spot a mistake on this page? Let me know.