An anemone is not a coral, and the difference is the whole care sheet: no skeleton, a foot that grips where it chooses, and a mind to move when it disagrees with your placement. The bubble tip anemone — Entacmaea quadricolor — is the one that hosts clownfish reliably and the one we recommend first. Rock flower anemones stay small, carry spectacular color, and mostly stay where you put them. Carpet anemones get large, sting hard, and belong to experienced keepers. If you already know which of the three you are shopping for, the anemones for sale page is grouped by type.
The non-negotiable is tank maturity. An anemone wants a system that has been stable for six months or more, strong light, and clean water — and then it wants you to accept that it will choose its own address. Netting over pump intakes is cheap insurance for the first wandering week.
Care at a glance
| Light (PAR) | 150+ |
|---|---|
| Flow | Moderate — enough to keep tentacles moving |
| Placement | Its choice — you offer a spot, it decides |
| Feeding | Beneficial — meaty food weekly |
| Aggression | High — it stings what it touches, and it moves |
| Tank | Mature and stable, 6+ months |
A settled bubble tip splits under good care, which is why aquacultured BTAs exist at all — every one is a division of a division. Rock flowers come to us from Florida waters alongside the rest of the Keys livestock. Corals and anemones can share a tank, but plan the map so tentacles never reach a neighbor — the species directory tells you who can take a graze and who cannot.
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One thing to know before you order: the $10 Box & Handling Fee is charged by the box, not by the coral, and UPS Next Day Air is one flat shipping charge per order. A box holds several corals for the same $10 Box & Handling Fee and the same overnight ride, Florida orders under 6 lb ship UPS Next Day Air for a flat $30, and livestock orders of $349 or more ship free. If this page puts one coral on your list, it is worth seeing what else belongs in the box — start with corals under $100 or the newest WYSIWYG pieces.
Our stony corals are either aquacultured at the shop in Key West under Florida Aquaculture Certificate #AQ0254072 or conditioned in our Key West systems before they ship, and the photo on a WYSIWYG listing is the exact animal that ships. Corals ship UPS Next Day Air every Tuesday and Wednesday. If you are ever in Key West, come see the raceways.