"StringerBell" wrote in message ...
thanks for the reply---
one other question---
is there a type of anmonie that doesnt need special lighting that will
interact with clowns? In other words---I dont want to go nuts with a reef
tank---but I would like to have a simple Clown/anemonie relationship going
on. Is there a way I can chieve this without the "heavy duty lighting"
investment?

All host anemones are photosyntetic, but they do not require
strong light to live. I have a large bubble tip anemone under
two 96W power compacts (1x10000 and 1xactinic). I feed it
occasionally with larger morsel, my breeding pair of maroon
clownfish are feeding it also with what they do not eat and
it is doing just fine. One word of warning - properly fed
they grow quite fast and can become too big for small tank...
I kept mine in 3-feet/30 gallon and had to upgrade to 58 gallon
because it was smothering other corals in the nearby...

It will not do well under normal output fluorescence ligths
sold with average aquarium set, but you can get a tank and
some used lights from eBay or other place for very cheap...
Under my two 96W bulbs the anemone positioned itself very
close to the bottom - so the light is too strong for it anyway.