What corals are compatible with Long Tentacle Anemone?

Long Tentacle Anemone coexists safely with Green Star Polyps, Pulsing Xenia, Discosoma Mushroom, Zoanthids, Bubble Tip Anemone, Toadstool Leather. Compatibility accounts for stinging tentacles, sweeper reach, and overgrowth pressure; the full ranked list on this page includes cautions to plan placement around.

Coral Profile

Long Tentacle Anemone

Macrodactyla doreensis

Also known as: LTA, Corkscrew Anemone

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Type

Anemone

Difficulty

advanced

Light

high

Flow

medium

Notes

Hosts clownfish like BTAs but with much longer flowing tentacles, looks like a coral version of a sea anemone illustration. Burrows its foot deep into sand and wanders less than BTAs once settled, but stings like every other host anemone when it does move.

Compatible Neighbors

Corals compatible with Long Tentacle Anemone

Every coral below passes the reef-compatibility engine when placed alongside Long Tentacle Anemone. Verdicts account for stinging sweepers, wandering anemones, and overgrowth pressure. Cautions mean you can still keep both but should plan placement (frag plugs, separate rockwork, sight breaks).