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Bubble-tip anemone

Entacmaea quadricolor

The Bubble-tip Anemone is a spectacular marine invertebrate and a natural host for Clownfish. It requires intense lighting, stable water, and careful acclimation.

Taxonomy
Class:Anthozoa
Order:Actiniaria
Family:Actiniidae
Genus:Entacmaea
Species:Entacmaea quadricolor

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Water Temperature

24 - 28 °C

pH Value

8.1 - 8.4

Water type

Marine

Adult size

40 cm

Minimum group

>= 1

Species description

Geographic Origin and Biotope: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about geographic origin and biotope for Entacmaea quadricolor. Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Taxonomy and Morphology: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about taxonomy and morphology for Entacmaea quadricolor. Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Social Behaviour: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about social behaviour for Entacmaea quadricolor. Consult this record's parameters and sources.
Colouration and Sexual Dimorphism: No additional source-verified editorial notes are available about colouration and sexual dimorphism for Entacmaea quadricolor. Consult this record's parameters and sources.

Care, breeding and tankmates

Aquarium Setup: Guidance about aquarium setup for Entacmaea quadricolor must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Feeding and Diet: Guidance about feeding and diet for Entacmaea quadricolor must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Water Quality: Guidance about water quality for Entacmaea quadricolor must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Compatibility and Coexistence: Guidance about compatibility and coexistence for Entacmaea quadricolor must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Aquarium Breeding: Guidance about aquarium breeding for Entacmaea quadricolor must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Risks and Disease: Guidance about risks and disease for Entacmaea quadricolor must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

This species originates from: Indo-Pacific, Baker Island, Andaman Sea.

Origin

Tropical oceans and reefs

Invertebrate profile

Diet
No verified data available
Ecological role
No verified data available
Life expectancy
No verified data available
Adult size
40 cm
The catalog's scalar value is 40 cm. The MOBS marine organism body-size database source reports a maximum adult measurement of 40 cm for this species, recorded as the dataset's reported length dimension. These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
Jump risk
No verified data available
Shock sensitivity
No verified data available
Calcium and minerals
No verified data available
Molting
No verified data available
Reproduction
No verified data available
Compatibility & tankmates
No verified data available

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Related species

Recommendations grouped by close relatives, companion choices, and similar care.

Variants and close relatives

Same atlas type, nearby scientific identity, genus, or family.

Last updated: 08/10/2026
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