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03-24-2009, 10:47 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Atlanta, Ga
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anemone for clown
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.
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03-25-2009, 01:20 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: new zealand
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is he wild caught? and what size tank?
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03-25-2009, 01:26 AM
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This Space For Rent!
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Kansas City, MO
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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.
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03-25-2009, 02:05 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Atlanta, Ga
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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
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03-25-2009, 02:32 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Long Island NY
Posts: 2,260
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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.
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03-25-2009, 02:36 AM
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Non-Hypocritical
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hillbillyville Alabama
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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. |
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03-25-2009, 06:24 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Orange Park, Fl
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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.
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10-22-2009, 06:45 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 22
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a beaded anemone would be nice.
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10-22-2009, 08:25 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 34,104
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Quote:
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.
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10-22-2009, 09:48 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 138
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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.
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10-27-2009, 01:52 PM
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squid
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Homosassa, Florida
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I had one that liked a large empty conch shell.
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11-21-2009, 10:54 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 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.
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How's your green BTA doing so far?
I have one with my two perculae in a ten gal tank. She's going strong for two months now!
My perculae were tank bred and had no clue about anemones at first and avoided her. Eventually the female dived in and made a home out of her. The male will go in if he is threatened. The female "sleeps" in the BTA during lights out.
You can see pic's of my tank over at the nano tank site under the post: "World's Greatest Nano Tank"
Last edited by ray-the-pilot; 11-21-2009 at 10:56 AM.
Reason: added info
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11-21-2009, 01:48 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 138
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ray-the-pilot
How's your green BTA doing so far?
I have one with my two perculae in a ten gal tank. She's going strong for two months now!
My perculae were tank bred and had no clue about anemones at first and avoided her. Eventually the female dived in and made a home out of her. The male will go in if he is threatened. The female "sleeps" in the BTA during lights out.
You can see pic's of my tank over at the nano tank site under the post: "World's Greatest Nano Tank"
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The BTA crawled into a large hole in one of my rocks, and will not come out of it. It's foot stays in place on the top of the rock cave while it sticks the rest if its body out to catch light, but it seems to be doing alright. I am a little anoyed with where it choose to set up camp, but I dont think there is much that can be done about it. My Clarkii loves it, and its cute to see him feed it!
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11-21-2009, 09:27 PM
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"Just keep swimming..."
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Sanford, north carolina
Posts: 777
Reviews: 28
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my two used to host a large seashell back when I had fish only. Now that i'm reef, they just bob all of my tank. I'm hoping they'll host one of my corals like the xenia or hammer, but so far they prefer just follow eachother around. The male seems to be going close to a certain hammer coral..but nothing as of yet. They did love the shell though, at night they both would be in the inside of thes piral and I couldn't even see them, i'd see their shadow through the thin shell and that'd be it.
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