Anemone or Euphillia Host?

[coreno16]

Well my new percs have paired up and are doing very well. Now i want to find something for them to host in. My tank plan is to go prodominatly SPS with maybe a few (2 or 3 LPS depending). My question is weather you guys think i should go with a euphillia and avoid a nem or do you think i should go for it, let it get settled in and then start to add more coral. My lfs has a really nice sized white with purple tipped H. Crispa that i would buy if i end up going with the anenome. Anyways, heres a shot of my tank tell me what you think.

the plan would be to remove some of the middle rocks on the sand and Hopefully the nem would find itself comfortable in that spot (I'm not counting on it.) If i went euphillia (Hammer or Frogspawn) i would probably try to get it in a lower flow spot on the right side. Anyways, tell me what you think.

Thanks,
Cory

 

[Amphiprion]

How long has everything been set up? If you plan to go predominantly 'sps' type corals, you will want to add the anemone first to allow it to settle. Even then, there is no guarantee as to whether or not it may cause problems. Either one could potentially work well, but one is a bit more risky. It is going to be up to you on that one. Also, is there any way I can encourage you NOT to get that particular H. crispa specimen you were thinking about? If you do decide on H. crispa, get a brown, dark greenish, or darker purple specimen. They tend to be healthier on average.

 

[coreno16]

The tanks been setup for almost 4 years now. However, i basically started over a year ago in order to switch to a reef. I really am not dead set on anything so i can easily be persuaded not to get that specific anemone. What are some of the reasons to avoid it? The one at my lfs has a clarki hosting it and looks pretty healthy, but i'm open for suggestions. I was already planning on letting the anemone settle in before i add more coral, and i know that there is really no way to determine where they will stay at. Anyways, thanks for the help and keep the suggestions comming.

Thanks,
Cory

 

[Horizon Canopy]

I used to have a RBTA in my 240 sps, but it would sometimes move and sting my corals, so I took them out, and my clowns started hosting in my frogspawn instead, and even reguarly lay eggs. the nice thing about them hosting in a frogspawn is that it'll never move and sting my sps.

 

[bman2221]

I have a frogspawn with seven heads and my clowns prefer it over the sebae that is about 5"-6" wide. They actually started in the sebae at one side of the tank and ended moving to the opposite side to the frogspawn and have never gone back to the anenome.