Anenome for saddleback clowns

[Deep Reef]

I have a pair of saddleback clowns and was thinking of getting an anenome for them to host. However, I have been reading that the Hadonni are near the top of fish eaters. Is there another type that you could recommend that won't be so dangerous for the other fank inhabitants?

Thanks

 

[Twistofer]

Haddon's have gotten a really bad rap. I have one that is about 12 - 15" in diameter and is hosting one of my Clarkii. I love them and am getting another one to host my other pair of Clarkii. My tank is fairly aggressive assortment including:

1 Humu Trigger (who actually tangled with the Haddon's over a piece of krill). He got stung but survived.
3 Pajama Cardinals
1 Lemon-peel Angel
A pair of Blackspot Angels (M & F)
1 Fork Tailed Blenny (2 1/2 " long)
1 Lawnmower Blenny
1 Snowflake Eel (also tangled very briefly and now stays far away)
and the 3 Clarkii

in my 120 Gal. Everyone respects it, even me. I've been stuck to it once when doing some maintenance.

They are actually quite beautiful.

Yes, they're aggressive, but so are most anemones. I had a BTA which killed my Mandarin, that swam into it. That's what they do. If your fish are small and wander into it, the sting can kill it. By the way, if newly metamorphosed clownfish wander into an anemone, even one that commonly hosts that species, they can become lunch. Clowns need time to acclimate to the host.

One of the reasons Haddon's are known as Saddle Anemone is because they are the natural host for Saddleback Clown's.

 

[sabodish]

my old saddlebacks lived in a LTA for about 5 years before i had to break the tank down.

 

[Deep Reef]

any other recommendations?

 

[Twistofer]

You can look up, both, in this forum and on line the natural hosts of Saddleback Clowns. I don't remember which sites I've investigated, but it's really easy.

The two I come up with are:
S. haddoni
H. crispa
as the natural hosts of Saddlebacks, although there may be others in captivity like BTA's

 

[Cu455]

Mine switches between my two anenomes. One is a rittiaiti(something like that) and a green bubble tip. I am not sure if it's concidered hosting but he sleeps in both of them. In the second picture I bubble tip did this weird thing in the rock. The clownfish was so confused and kind of ****ed.

 

[Winwood]

They are naturally found in 3 anemone species.
S. haddoni-commonly found
M. doreensis (LTA)-less common
H. crispa- I am skeptical about this one as I have never seen a video or picture. It is also
commonly confused with M. doreensis.

In my opinion, M. doreensis makes a wonderful aquarium anemone as long as you can find a healthy specimen.

 

[Deep Reef]

Thanks again for all your help.