anemone for clown

[jmorgan315]

I have had a oscellaris clown in my posession for close to two years now and i want to get him a nice anemone to live in. is there a certain type that he will prefer or will it be hard to get him to move into one that is just introduced into the tank.

[TR 25]

is he wild caught? and what size tank?

[Jnicho]

False percs naturally host in carpets IIRC, but IMO they are not a particularly good choice (one of the harder nems to keep)...I think the next best choice is a bubble tip (most likely to host and relatively easy to keep as far as nems go)...my daughter has two tank raised FP's that hang out in a green bubble tip.

[jmorgan315]

I purchased him from my LFS and hes in a 55 gallon. Thanks for the advice Jnicho..will it be difficult to get a bubble tip to host him or is it just random whether it will work out or not

[Mr.Peanut]

I am very interested to see some of the answers you get in this thread. I also have 2 false perc's and I am getting ready to buy an anemone. Hopefully I can get a good idea what to get them.

[OneDummHikk]

Whether a clown (any kind) hosts at all is a coin toss. Some will, some won't. I had my one pair false percs hosting a rock, a powerhead, the heater, two different bubble tips, just about anything I put in the tank with them, they went to. The other pair just hosted one another, never cared what I put in the tank as long as I put food in there and left them alone.

[Jadinop]

Anemones can be very difficult to keep longterm. The first question should be is your tank setup to house an anemone? Do you have enough lighting and a filtration system capable of providing the stable system that anemones require?

Clowns don't require anemones to live happily in aquariums. I think your clown would be just as happy with a mate instead of an anemone.

BTW, after 2 years alone your clown is now a she and not a he.

If you do decide to add a second, a young aquacultured clown would be a good choice. This way you are assured of getting a sub-male that will be accepted by the female. The size difference may make them look a little funny together at first but for clowns this is perfectly natural.

[zymeth90]

a beaded anemone would be nice.

[Loverotties]

Originally Posted by Jadinop

Anemones can be very difficult to keep longterm. The first question should be is your tank setup to house an anemone? Do you have enough lighting and a filtration system capable of providing the stable system that anemones require?

Clowns don't require anemones to live happily in aquariums. I think your clown would be just as happy with a mate instead of an anemone.

BTW, after 2 years alone your clown is now a she and not a he.

If you do decide to add a second, a young aquacultured clown would be a good choice. This way you are assured of getting a sub-male that will be accepted by the female. The size difference may make them look a little funny together at first but for clowns this is perfectly natural.

+1

[schmnr]

I just got a green BTA last night for my clarkii clown, and already this morning he is hosting. I was worried about him ignoring it also, and was very surprised to see him in it already.

[Minor Detail]

I had one that liked a large empty conch shell.