Anemone for A. Latezonatus

[bigsink]

What would be the preferred anemone for this species? I acquired a young tank raised pair.

 

[garygb]

H. crispa is its natural host.

 

[Winwood]

Along with E. quadricolor.

 

[garygb]

Fautin and Allen list H. crispa as the only host anemone for latz. But they also list crispa with percula, and I think that is likely a mistake--I have yet to see a perc in a crispa in the wild.

 

[bigsink]

Anyone I can contact who may be working with these fish?

 

[phender]

Fautin and Allen list H. crispa as the only host anemone for latz. But they also list crispa with percula, and I think that is likely a mistake--I have yet to see a perc in a crispa in the wild.

It is funny that they say only H. crispa, because in my Fautin/Allen book there is a pic of Latz in a BTA (the bta is mis-IDed as a H. crispa however).

If you do a google image search, you will find several pictures taken in the wild of Latz in BTAs.

 

[garygb]

I thought that looked like a BTA in the book photo as well. Even the experts have trouble id'ing anemones, apparently.

 

[bigsink]

I added and RBTA and they were in it within the hour.

 

[finrod2]

Bigsink, I had a pair that I lost to Ick back in Sept that it took 2 mos to host in a RBTA. I bought another pair last month and they were in the nem 1st day. Good luck they are great clowns

 

[bigsink]

finrod2, where did you get your pair? One of mine jumped the other day. I was so upset. It found the small opening in my mesh cover.

 

[Eastamherstbias]

 

[Eastamherstbias]

finrod2, where did you get your pair? One of mine jumped the other day. I was so upset. It found the small opening in my mesh cover.

Pacific Island Aquatics has them and so does LFS that can get in Sustainable Aquatics Clownfish.

 

[finrod2]

I bought my from PIA. I did lose the first pair to ick buy otherwise they ship well and ate right away. Mine eat both mysis and flake. I keep them at 79f.

 

[RossRalliart]

I bought mine tank raised from Karen in Hawaii and shipped to PR and he was eating same day and was hosting a rbta almost instantly.

 

[bigsink]

I need to replace mine that jumped. Tall order for PIA in the winter and distance.

 

[Eastamherstbias]

I need to replace mine that jumped. Tall order for PIA in the winter and distance.

Yes I had one jump and one get killed by a pair of damsels. I don't want to ship from hawaii to buffalo in winter. I emailed Sustainable and my lfs can get one in for me on their next clownfish order.