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O.K. folks I'm in trouble and I need some help....
My eight year old daughter has a birthday coming up in about a month, and since seeing "Finding Nemo" all she wants for her birthday is a clownfish (or two) like Nemo (either true percula or ocellaris) and an anemone for him to live in. **** Disney and Pixar [email protected]#*! And yes, I know about the problems with keeping anemones, even the more hardy versions like BTAs, and therein lies my problem. I've tried to explain this to my wife, and all I've managed to do is get in hot water! "What do you mean you can't put a couple of little clownfish and and a small anemone for her in that monstrosity that you've spent hundreds (if she only knew) of dollars on!"
So I need help on finding a good anemone substitute to host a pair of clowns. I've already bought Joyce Wilkersons book, and have seen that clowns will sometimes host in toadstools and mushrooms, in addition to frogspawn and hammers. But I need something that "looks" like an anemone, or at least close enough to fool an 8 year old girl, and a 40 year old woman. Something with long tentacles like an anemone, but won't be irritated by the constant presence of a clownfish or two, and heaven help me if the fish choose not to host in anything.
So please folks, give me your best advice. The dog has already told me I can't move in with him!
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My eight year old daughter has a birthday coming up in about a month, and since seeing "Finding Nemo" all she wants for her birthday is a clownfish (or two) like Nemo (either true percula or ocellaris) and an anemone for him to live in. **** Disney and Pixar [email protected]#*! And yes, I know about the problems with keeping anemones, even the more hardy versions like BTAs, and therein lies my problem. I've tried to explain this to my wife, and all I've managed to do is get in hot water! "What do you mean you can't put a couple of little clownfish and and a small anemone for her in that monstrosity that you've spent hundreds (if she only knew) of dollars on!"
So I need help on finding a good anemone substitute to host a pair of clowns. I've already bought Joyce Wilkersons book, and have seen that clowns will sometimes host in toadstools and mushrooms, in addition to frogspawn and hammers. But I need something that "looks" like an anemone, or at least close enough to fool an 8 year old girl, and a 40 year old woman. Something with long tentacles like an anemone, but won't be irritated by the constant presence of a clownfish or two, and heaven help me if the fish choose not to host in anything.
So please folks, give me your best advice. The dog has already told me I can't move in with him!