View Full Version : anemone that should not be hosted
bluedempsey
06-30-2005, 6:00 PM
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these anemone usually don't let clowns host in them
:screwy:
EZHOOPS
07-27-2005, 5:12 PM
WHy shouldn't that anenome be hosted? that is a common condi anenome or an "atlantic anenome". Sure they aren't considered a host anenome but alot of clowns host in these in captivity. I don't see any reason why they shouldn't. please share your reasons, maybe I'm missing something.
reefman
07-27-2005, 10:20 PM
Some anamies will not be hosted i had a 14"green carpet that would not take a host it ate so many fish (i'e)3 clarki clowns 1 maroon clown and 3 bamboo cat sharks
I've had a half dozen "purple tip"(Atlantic) anemones and they all DEVOURED fish.
piranha45
07-27-2005, 10:24 PM
do they throw out a skeleton/head, or do they eat the whole thing? is there a struggle, or is the fish paralyzed in seconds? does the fish feel the anenome out before attempting to host, or do they just jump on it like a couch?
frontosa_man
07-28-2005, 1:46 AM
i have two of those and a carpet but both of my clowns wont host in them.
my clown are tank raised. how would i get them to host and to what kind of anemones? :newbie:
i have two of those and a carpet but both of my clowns wont host in them.
my clown are tank raised. how would i get them to host and to what kind of anemones? :newbie:
What kind of clowns?
My true perculas have hosted in carpets, but I've had some that won't host and others that will host in anything that was thrown in. Kinda hit or miss.
frontosa_man
07-30-2005, 12:22 AM
false p. clowns. today they hosted in the carpet and are also bitting it while they lay there.
EZHOOPS
08-03-2005, 11:18 PM
Carpet Anem's are the stickiest anem's they are. They will often eat many fish that attempt to host in them. That is not to say that clownfish don't host in them, in fact many clownfish do i.e. the saddleback clownfish (a. Polymnus), etc.
The most common host for clownfish in captivity is a bubble tip anenome BTA (e.quadricolor) this anenome is a lower light anenome and does excellent in captivity (in fact mine just split) BTA's are not a natural host for many clownfish but some reason clowns tend to like this anem's in captivity. I've had Maroon clowns, True percs, ocellaris, saddlebacks, clarki's, personally host in BTA's for me.
It doesn't really matter if a clown is captive born or tank raised or wild caught. The fish ultimately decides whether it will host in that specific anem or not. That being said, Wilc Caught clowns typically will host much faster than CB or TR clowns. In nature it is rare to find a clown without a anem host.
EZHOOPS
08-03-2005, 11:19 PM
Everyone loves a pic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/ezhoops/onyxpair2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/ezhoops/Maleonyx1.jpg
false p. clowns. today they hosted in the carpet and are also bitting it while they lay there.
Bitting it and tanking chunks out? Or cleaning it?
I have a large green carpet now that takes 4" feeders down with ease but has also hosted 5 or 6 false percs. they just know. I hold the feeder within about 4 inches and just wait, the carpet will reel up and snatch it and away it goes. Balls up and about 2 hours later....it's sprawling back out.
frontosa_man
08-07-2005, 10:24 PM
not taking chunks out mabey it is cleaning it. it looks more like sucking on it.
managuense-fury
08-09-2005, 3:57 PM
agree
bluedempsey
08-09-2005, 4:08 PM
agree
agree with what?
:screwy:
hyphen
08-17-2005, 7:18 AM
my tomato clown is being hosted by my condy. she took to it immediately after being acclimated. i even removed her and the other fish for hyposalinity treatment after an inch outbreak. after putting them all back in she went straight for the condy again.
it was a slow process. the clown nipped at the tentacles, slowly getting used to it. after a while of nipping it began rubbing and then it was inside.
the reason for the condy not being good hosts (the anemones hosts the clownfish, not the other way around), is because they're not from the same areas as clowns are. condys are from the atlantic, clowns from the pacific. and while it happens in captivity, it doesn't happen too often. the anemones generally don't know how to react to a clown thats attempting to make a new home. and it reacts as it normally would, as a predator. which is why so many people lose their clowns to condys. anyway, here's mine:
bluedempsey
08-18-2005, 3:28 PM
that was very well said.
the only clown that i have ever seen host in a condy are: maroon, tomato.
also very nice picture.