Green Bubble-Tip Anemone

Overview

Everything you need to know about Green Bubble-Tip Anemones, at a glance:

• Common Names: Bubble Anemones, Gelam Anemones
• Scientific Name: Entacmaea quadricolor
• Max Size: ~30cm
• Temperature Range: 25-27°C
• pH Range: 8.2-8.4
• Salinity Range (SG): 1.024-1.026
• Compatibility: Reef-safe, with caution
• Area Of Origin: Indo-Pacific
• Suitable Foods: Finely shredded meaty foods and anemone-specific pellets
• Special Requirements: Only add to established aquariums (at least six months old), requires strong lighting

What is a Green Bubble-Tip Anemone?

Bubble-Tip Anemones, also commonly known as Gelam Anemones, are striking-looking anemones renowned for their bright, almost iridescent colours and long, bulbous tentacles. They’re not quite as demanding as other anemones and are often recommended as great choices for beginners.

Like many other types of anemones, Bubble-Tip Anemones are native to the shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific region. In the wild, they live alongside and compete with Malu Anemones, Carpet Anemones, and Tube Anemones. They also host many species of anemonefish, offering them shelter while their hosts provide them with food.

Bubble-Tip Anemones are one of, if not the most colourful anemone available in the hobby. This green variety is characterised by its bright green tentacles and spotty bubble tips. There are many other varieties, including a red variety with deep red tentacles and pinky bubble tips. If given proper care and attention, Bubble-Tip Anemones can live for decades and grow to sizes of around 30cm.

How do I care for a Green Bubble-Tip Anemone?

While Bubble-Tip Anemones may be a great choice for beginner anemone keepers, they still require some specialist care. Like other anemones, Bubble-Tip Anemones are delicate and therefore need to be kept in an established aquarium (at least six months old, preferably older) with very stable water parameters.

As photosynthetic animals – or, more accurately, animals with photosynthetic symbionts – Bubble-Tip Anemones require strong lighting. They get a lot of their nutrition from their photosynthetic symbionts, but they should also be fed supplementary meaty foods, finely shredded, or anemone-specific pellets at least once a week.

Bubble-Tip Anemones, like most other anemones, are venomous and can (and will) sting stationary corals as they move around your aquarium. For this reason, they should only be added to a reef tank with caution. You should also reduce your flow and cover your filter intake before you add your new anemone to prevent it from climbing inside and getting dangerously entangled with any motorised mechanisms.

Bubble-Tip Anemones will move around your aquarium until they find a comfortable spot, often on a rocky surface exposed to lots of light. You can encourage your anemone to move should you not like the spot it settles in, but this should be done with extreme caution and only really if it’s endangering the lives of your aquarium’s other inhabitants.

How is this Green Bubble-Tip Anemone delivered?

All of our aquatic animals are dispatched from our livestock distributor and delivered directly to your door. Our distributor dispatches and delivers livestock packages Tuesday through Friday to avoid animals being in transit over the weekend.

After placing your livestock order, you’ll receive all the information needed to track your livestock order via email. If you have any problems regarding delivery, or concerns about the health/wellbeing of your animal(s) upon arrival, please contact us, Swell UK Ltd, immediately, or at least within 48 hours of receiving your livestock order.

Any other, non-livestock items that you purchase alongside livestock will be sent via standard or express delivery and arrive at your delivery address in a different package. This means that, depending on when you place your order, you may receive your non-livestock items before or after your livestock package.

For a detailed breakdown of when you can expect to receive your livestock package depending on the day you place your order, be sure to check the delivery details in the specifications below.

How do you acclimate a Green Bubble-Tip Anemone?

It’s very important that you acclimatise new animals to your aquarium. This is the process of gradually adjusting an animal to its new environment and it’s especially important in an aquatic setting where sudden changes in water temperature, pH, and salinity can cause stress, illness and, in some cases, even death.

Before you acclimate your Bubble-Tip Anemone, it’s recommended that you put on a pair of water-proof gloves (rubber gloves work fine). This will stop your Bubble-Tip Anemone from stinging you and protect them from any toxic substances/residue that may be present on your hands.

To acclimate your Bubble-Tip Anemone, place the bag with the anemone inside into your aquarium. Float the bag for at least 20 minutes to allow the temperature of the water in the bag to match the temperature of the water in your aquarium. Then, open the bag and, over the course of an hour, add small amounts of aquarium water.

After an hour, your Bubble-Tip Anemone should be ready to release. It’s recommended that you discard the water from the bag before transferring your anemone. Also, place your new anemone where your sand bed is deepest, and as far away from your wave pump as possible. Consider turning off your wave pump during this acclimation process.

Above images for illustration purposes only. Exact colours, patterns, and size may vary between individuals.

Please note: The livestock that is sold on our online site is not held in store at our Swell shop, or available for collection from the shop. Species sold at our Swell store will differ from ones available to order to your door.