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

Guides to read next

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.