Will clownfish host anything else besides an anenome?

[Mini T]

If I had a masters in marine biology I would hope to know more than this guy.

 

[chrislorentz]

I want to cause physical harm to him in a bad way !!!!!!!!!! My woosaaaa is not working !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[scrumpto]

Huh! Google is so much fun!
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/aquarium-corals/72071-sun-coral-husbandry.html
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...ussion/72250-3-gallons-enough-clown-pair.html
http://www.livingreefs.com/anemone-symbiotants-t36197.html
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/general-reef-aquarium-discussion/72041-nano-aquascape.html
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/71963-sps-problems.html

Chelseagrin in different places claims 10 and 12 years experience but all the questions are noob questions. And then there's this gem of a comment:

Re: algae on coral?
will the coral be affected by that time though? do you think they even have a chance? its only 15 bucks so not much of a loss if they dont make it but that would be awesome if they did.

 

[scrumpto]

Someone did try to set the record straight -- they didn't want to hear it.

 

[ShelbyJK500]

That was some funny reading!! On topic....I put a very large head of frogspawn very high and in the back center of my Nano. My clowns still will not come down from their corners hosting the return heads. OH...I also have heard they will host large xenias, which I also have. Nothing....sigh

 

[Wicked Color]

LOL, I love the~ this forum- that forum, finger pointing.
It takes all kinds of people to make up this wonderfull world, I am quite sure there are good and bad, smart and stupid, on all forum sites,
and opinions are like butt holes, everybody has one, the stinky ones are the most noticed.

 

[Wicked Color]

Hosting is touch and go, they (usually the female) will find something sooner or later, try discosoma/rhodactis mushrooms, elegance, frogspawn, any big fleshy corals. (well almost)

 

[ChrisB]

Hosting is touch and go, they (usually the female) will find something sooner or later, try discosoma/rhodactis mushrooms, elegance, frogspawn, any big fleshy corals. (well almost)

I have always seen my males host first.

 

[bsharpe]

My perculas like two, rather small hairy mushrooms and the percs are huge, it is very funny to watch. I put a large hammer in with our black ocellaris and they are not interested

 

[scrumpto]

I have a 5 gal ecopico with an external filter and fugue. It contains frogspawn, torch, hammer, tiny Xenia and a GBTA. Last week I added a perc/occelaris clown and was pleased to see it immediately host the anemone. Both will be moved to a larger tank later though the clown seems more than happy with the tank size.

More to the point, I've heard you can encourage hosting by placing both in a small container so the get used to each other. Something preferably that sits in the main tank but allows flow through it.

 

[scrumpto]

Sorry, double post - weird.

 

[Cherub]

my clowns host a corner...

 

[Heffe01]

Since people keep posting on reefsanctuary.com...why not just post a link to the thread so other people will lose respect for the him/her/it.

 

[Off The Deep End]

ok

 

[ShelbyJK500]

Hosting is touch and go, they (usually the female) will find something sooner or later, try discosoma/rhodactis mushrooms, elegance, frogspawn, any big fleshy corals. (well almost)

Aaron, did the clowns I got from you a couple months ago host anything in your tank?? They only host the corners in mine.

 

[Wicked Color]

Yup, the female took like 6 months to decide to host in my flame tip BTA, I was waiting for what seemed like forever, as soon as she did, it made the BTA mad and it started moving, killing stuff, and that was the last chapter in my clowns and nem book.

 

[jgonzz]

hairy mushrooms, super easy to care for and when they hide between them and peak there heads out it look cool IMO

 

[KhensuRa]

I know it is very unlikely but it sure would be swell if my clowns host my rock anemone.

 

[Wicked Color]

rock nem, no, it would eat your clowns.

 

[Boogie]

Aww man I sure will upgrade to a 10 gallon if someone give me one for free!

Got one in the garage you are welcome to. =)