RandyReefer
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I just got a pair of the new Ora spotcinctus clownfish. I would like to get an anemone for them, they are in a 22 gallon. Which anemone will they like the most?
Anemone for bicinctus clownfish?
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elegance coral
They call me EC
Their natural hosts are aurora, crispa, gigantea, magnifica, and quadricolor. In a 22 gallon, I would stick with quadricolor.
Winwood
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Although these are the traditional natural host anemone species listed for A. bicinctus I have seen dive videos of them being obviously hosted by S. haddoni and what strongly appeared to be M. doreensis. Just food for thought.
elegance coral
They call me EC
Are the videos on youtube? I'd love to see them if you can remember how to access them.
Winwood
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I'm still looking for the video I mentioned earlier but here is one that shows them with M. doreensis at about the 0:50 mark and S. mertensii at 1:13 mark, both of which are not normally listed as natural hosts for them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhatvmqgfh0
carlosngloria
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mine hosted the carpet anemone
Winwood
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Alright found the original video. Lots of shots of what appear to be M. doreensis hosting bicinctus and the S. haddoni appears at about 1:48. Also another great S. haddoni part at about 10:13.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQHxEi-gOT8&feature=related
The only anemones I haven't seen A. bicinctus in is C. adhesivum and H. malu but it wouldn't surprise me if they were found in them. They seem to very non-host specific.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQHxEi-gOT8&feature=related
The only anemones I haven't seen A. bicinctus in is C. adhesivum and H. malu but it wouldn't surprise me if they were found in them. They seem to very non-host specific.
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Winwood
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With a shoehorn and some elbow grease I'm sure you could get them in there.
RandyReefer
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Yea, I tried to take some pics of them but my camera doesn't take well pics of my fish. I will take a video soon and post it up on YouTube... Check here in a couple hours
RandyReefer
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I've already put a rbta in there that I had in another tank, they hosted it in less than a day and are already feeding it 
elegance coral
They call me EC
Thank you sooooo very much.
I doubt you'll see bicinctus in malu because, as far as I know, they don't live in the same waters. I bet you're right about adhesivum though. To the best of my knowledge, the only place bicinctus and doreensis share the same waters is around the Chagos Archipelago, but the video said it was shot near Egypt?????? I get confused so easy. LOL.
Winwood
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No prob EC. I have suspected for a long time that M. doreensis' distribution is much broader than what is commonly reported.
RandyReefer
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My new topic has pics and a video of my spotcicntus clowns
