Acid Wash Bubble Tip Anemone

About this invertebrate

Acid Wash Bubble Tip Anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor

The Acid Wash Bubble Tip Anemone features vibrant colors with neon tips that glow under actinic lighting. Its striking appearance and dynamic tentacle movement make it a showpiece in reef tanks. Like other BTA varieties, it can host clownfish and typically settles into rocky crevices with moderate lighting and flow.

Features:

• Care Level: Moderate
• Lighting Requirement: Medium/High (150-350 PAR)
• Flow: Moderate
• Temperament: Aggressive
• Can host clownfish and symbiotic fish species
• Neon coloration intensifies under actinic lighting
• Expands and retracts tentacles based on conditions and feeding

Specifications:

• Care Level: Moderate
• Reef Safe: Yes, but aggressive toward nearby corals
• Lighting: Medium to high (150–350 PAR)
• Water Flow: Moderate
• Placement: Rocky crevices, mid-tank
• Temperament: Aggressive; can sting neighboring corals
• Adult Size: Up to 12 inches (30 cm) when fully expanded
• Diet: Photosynthetic; accepts small meaty foods
• Temperature: 75–82°F (24–28°C)
• Salinity: 1.023–1.026
• pH: 8.1–8.4
• Alkalinity: 8–12 dKH
• Calcium: 400–450 ppm
• Magnesium: 1,300–1,450 ppm
• Nitrate: 10–25 ppm
• Phosphate: 0.01–0.1 ppm