Best Nem for Ocellaris clowns

[tigereye37]

What anemones are the most natural/best host for Ocellaris clowns? I recently picked up a 150W Metal Halide fixture. I've been waiting to get nems for 2.5 yrs now until i could afford some better lighting!

 

[cinlin34]

Hello,
Is it for your 25 or 12 gallon tank?

 

[tigereye37]

This is for the 25g that's been up and running for about 2.5 yrs. It has a CSS protein skimmer, power filter for carbon and flow, 1 koralia nano, 1 maxijet power head w/ hydor flo rotating deflector, and a 2 little fishies phosban reactor with another small powerhead. Right now it has pc lighting but i'm upgrading it to a 150w halide. It is a deep tank with about 35 lbs live rock, so there are many areas with varying levels of both lighting and flow. I do 15% water changes every other week. Tank inhabitants are 2 ocellaris clowns, one sixline wrasse, and one algea blenny. I also have a decent cleanup crew and a cleaner shrimp.

 

[hops523]

I was actually wondering the same thing, and I found they like carpet anemones,sometimes may be able to "adapt" to bubble tip anemones, and ritteri anemones

 

[osprey3883]

Hello,
Tough one because the nems that host it in nature are probably to big for your tank and very fussy about water quality.
I would check with the local reef club and see if anyone has a BTA clone they would be willing to part with.

Matt

 

[Massengill]

The owner of a LFS out here has a breeding pair of Ocellaris, he had a BTA that hosted them. He sold the BTA and I have seen LTA in his display tank hosting them now. His Ocellaris at home are hosted by a carpet. For your size aquarium I would think a BTA, but a LTA may be an alternative too since it is closer to a Ritteri. Who's to say you can't use a Sebae, some people have luck with Condys hosting Ocellaris.

 

[jubjub]

the anemone faq at the top of this forum has a page that talks about what clowns will host what...im pretty sure they will a carpet, but my clowns are hosting a RTBA atm so....

 

[heap]

just my experience, but the best anemone for the ocellaris i've had....is whatever coral i don't want them wiggling in all the time.

 

[tigereye37]

I'll probably try a BTA i guess, based on my tank size. As much as id love to do a carpet or sebea, i think it would be a little cramped.