Best LPS for hosting Clownfish?

[Danyull]

I wanted to try a Percula clownfish in my 12 gallon nano along with an LPS to host.

My criteria:
Hardy
Easily obtained
Will tolerate being hosted
Will not bother my zoas and GSPs

Tankmates:
Astraeas
Hermit crabs
Cleaner shrimp

So far my choices
1) Bubble Coral
2) LT Plate Coral
3) Hammer coral
4) Frogspawn

It's a small tank so I was worried about my zoas and GSP's getting stung. Bubble is my top choice but I'm afraid of it being damage by the Percula. Any suggestions? Any experiences? These are all planned, nothing really there yet so wanted to learn. Thanks!

 

[_K_E_P_]

I got a bubble, frogspawn, torch and an anemone with two tomatos. One likes the anemone and the other likes the bubble. Bubble doesn't really mind.

 

[Bcollins111900]

I have seen the host in bubbles, frogspaws, leathers, sinularia, trachys, and torches. Of course in BTA's as well.

 

[Lyscer]

mine host in my pom pom xenia over the BTA that I have. My brother-in-laws host in his mushrooms and not in his BTA. My pom pom doesn't seem to mind them being there either. And it is kind of fun to watch them zip through the tops of the pom pom and leave holes behind them that slowly get filled in as the pom pom sways back into place.

 

[Genin]

mine loves my trach. brain.

 

[Yonghui]

Mine used to host in my mushrooms. After a while when my frogspawn grew to about 6" in diameter, they moved into the frogspawn. The corals never appear to be bothered. Sometimes my clown even suck (literally) the frogspawn's polyps. I have a bubble in my tank, too, but the clowns never showed any interest in it.

 

[PiXieCath]

Perc and ocell host everything...mine host my hammer...They will decide spontaneously what coral they want to host, it's a hit or miss...

 

[tangreef68]

I thought you were not supposed to have the clowns host in an lps coral, because the lps would become stressed

 

[bobafett]

I had to get rid of my clowns because they would bother my corals and they wouldn't open all the way.

 

[ghost427]

I have two clowns, 1 host the frogspawn, and the other one host the trachy.

 

[reefinmike]

i had a clown hosting in mushrooms, xenia and cloves. some clowns are host whores

 

[mermin]

mine hosts hammer in day and bta at night. shes got like seperate families like the stuff they make tv movies about

 

[downset]

The clowns decide whats the best host.

 

[JenDub]

Mine liked aleveopora, it grew so fast with him in there!

 

[Marcio]

Mine loves frogs and hamers, never tried bubles.

 

[BLANKENSHIP76]

I have a pair that hosted in a flower pot now they have seperated one in the wall hammer and the other took the house in the seperation.