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Entacmaea quadricolor, Leuckart in Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828
Entacmaea quadricolor (bubble anemone) is an anemone from the tropical coral reefs of the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific, whose tentacles reach approx. 10 cm. Bubble anemones are usually reddish in color, which is why they are also called copper anemones. Bubble anemones live in symbiosis with zooxanthellae. In contrast to other sea anemones, they only nettle weakly.
Entacmaea quadricolor is one of the most beautiful and most common sea anemones in reef aquariums. They are often offered as offspring. Bubble anemones always try to anchor their foot deep in caves, crevices or cracks. If they don't like a place they will migrate! They need sufficient space and a medium current.
The same applies here as for all sea anemones: If the foot is not injured and the water values are right, it is very easy to acclimatize.
This anemone can be easily socialized with clownfish. The anemone has zooxanthellae and therefore does not need to be fed if the light is sufficient.
It sometimes reproduces by division, and as some authors have also described, it can even be propagated artificially. If you have bought the anemone, you should introduce it when the current is switched off. This gives it time to attach its foot before the current is switched on again.
A total of ten species of the genus Amphiprion, as well as the velvet anemonefish (Amphiprion biaculeatus) and, when young, the three-spotted damselfish (Dascyllus trimaculatus) accept it as a partner. It is also accepted as a host by the porcelain crabs of the genus Neopetrolisthes and by Red Sea partner shrimps.
The following species accept the copper anemone or bubble anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor, as a partner:
Amphiprion akallopisos, Amphiprion akindynos, Amphiprion allardi, Amphiprion barberi, Amphiprion bicinctus, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Amphiprion clarkii, Amphiprion ephippium, Amphiprion frenatus, Amphiprion latezonatus, Amphiprion mccullochi, Amphiprion melanopus, Amphiprion ocellaris, Amphiprion omanensis, Amphiprion percula, Amphiprion rubrocinctus, Amphiprion tricinctus and Amphiprion biaculeatus
Strong reproduction
Strong reproduction can occur in large tanks with good water and light values. If the light parameters are changed, migration can occur and at this point the anemone can be loosened and removed from the aquarium without any problems. Covering the anemone with a flower pot (the bottom should have a hole) can encourage it to migrate. If the anemone is very high up in the aquarium, a dark plastic lid can be fixed to the water surface if there is no room for the flower pot.
Note:
Copper anemones can look quite different, especially in terms of their "tentacle posture". Often you don't see the typical bubble shape at all, but sometimes you do.
Lighting:
Caution:
Changing the lighting can cause migration or a gradual reduction in size, as the anemone seeks protection from excessive light. A slow changeover is necessary, e.g. with Red Sea Reef LED 90 of 50 % and a daily increase of 2 - 3 % may be possible.
The small green species are assumed to be a deep-water form. They usually remain smaller, although this also varies considerably with copper anemones.
Synonyms:
Gyrostoma adherens (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Gyrostoma erythrosoma (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1851)
Gyrostoma haddoni Lager, 1911
Gyrostoma hertwigi Kwietniewski, 1897
Gyrostoma kwoiam (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
Gyrostoma quadricolor
Gyrostoma sulcatum Lager, 1911
Physobrachia douglasi Saville-Kent, 1893
Physobrachia ramsayi Mariscal, 1970
Radianthus carlgreni (Lager, 1911)
Entacmaea quadricolor (bubble anemone) is an anemone from the tropical coral reefs of the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific, whose tentacles reach approx. 10 cm. Bubble anemones are usually reddish in color, which is why they are also called copper anemones. Bubble anemones live in symbiosis with zooxanthellae. In contrast to other sea anemones, they only nettle weakly.
Entacmaea quadricolor is one of the most beautiful and most common sea anemones in reef aquariums. They are often offered as offspring. Bubble anemones always try to anchor their foot deep in caves, crevices or cracks. If they don't like a place they will migrate! They need sufficient space and a medium current.
The same applies here as for all sea anemones: If the foot is not injured and the water values are right, it is very easy to acclimatize.
This anemone can be easily socialized with clownfish. The anemone has zooxanthellae and therefore does not need to be fed if the light is sufficient.
It sometimes reproduces by division, and as some authors have also described, it can even be propagated artificially. If you have bought the anemone, you should introduce it when the current is switched off. This gives it time to attach its foot before the current is switched on again.
A total of ten species of the genus Amphiprion, as well as the velvet anemonefish (Amphiprion biaculeatus) and, when young, the three-spotted damselfish (Dascyllus trimaculatus) accept it as a partner. It is also accepted as a host by the porcelain crabs of the genus Neopetrolisthes and by Red Sea partner shrimps.
The following species accept the copper anemone or bubble anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor, as a partner:
Amphiprion akallopisos, Amphiprion akindynos, Amphiprion allardi, Amphiprion barberi, Amphiprion bicinctus, Amphiprion chrysopterus, Amphiprion clarkii, Amphiprion ephippium, Amphiprion frenatus, Amphiprion latezonatus, Amphiprion mccullochi, Amphiprion melanopus, Amphiprion ocellaris, Amphiprion omanensis, Amphiprion percula, Amphiprion rubrocinctus, Amphiprion tricinctus and Amphiprion biaculeatus
Strong reproduction
Strong reproduction can occur in large tanks with good water and light values. If the light parameters are changed, migration can occur and at this point the anemone can be loosened and removed from the aquarium without any problems. Covering the anemone with a flower pot (the bottom should have a hole) can encourage it to migrate. If the anemone is very high up in the aquarium, a dark plastic lid can be fixed to the water surface if there is no room for the flower pot.
Note:
Copper anemones can look quite different, especially in terms of their "tentacle posture". Often you don't see the typical bubble shape at all, but sometimes you do.
Lighting:
Caution:
Changing the lighting can cause migration or a gradual reduction in size, as the anemone seeks protection from excessive light. A slow changeover is necessary, e.g. with Red Sea Reef LED 90 of 50 % and a daily increase of 2 - 3 % may be possible.
The small green species are assumed to be a deep-water form. They usually remain smaller, although this also varies considerably with copper anemones.
Synonyms:
Gyrostoma adherens (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Gyrostoma erythrosoma (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1851)
Gyrostoma haddoni Lager, 1911
Gyrostoma hertwigi Kwietniewski, 1897
Gyrostoma kwoiam (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893)
Gyrostoma quadricolor
Gyrostoma sulcatum Lager, 1911
Physobrachia douglasi Saville-Kent, 1893
Physobrachia ramsayi Mariscal, 1970
Radianthus carlgreni (Lager, 1911)
