Blue Green Chromis and LT Anemone

[thegyft07]

OK... I know this might sound wierd, but I have a school of 3 blue green chromis damsels. I know that clown fish usually host, but My blue green damsel, is living and hosting in my Long tenticle pink tip anemone.... Is that natural? I know that it's in the same family as the clownfish (damsel) so is this right...? or a freak....

 

[t4zalews]

I bought a school of chromis (7) and my LTA ate 6 of them.

 

[thegyft07]

wow... mine is living in it unharmed. is this natural? or a freak? was yours a pink tip cus I'm telling you. it's living in it.

 

[t4zalews]

im wondering if you have a condy instead of a LTA. is this your anemone?

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[romsoccer12]

damsels have been known to host some anemones

 

[davocean]

Not super common in tanks, but it does happen.
Damsels in the wild more common.
Here's mine in my sebae(b4 the maroon matured and kicked their butt out)

 

[thegyft07]

the picture of the one with pink tips is exatly what I have. they host that thing? WOW. thats nice.

 

[thegyft07]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15155907#post15155907 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by t4zalews
im wondering if you have a condy instead of a LTA. is this your anemone?

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Thats exaclt what I have.... umm is there any big difference?

 

[JLopez]

yes huge difference. condy anemone's arent exactly hosting anemone's. I suggest if it was sold to you as a long tentacle you go get half your money back, as those things sell very cheap ~$10.

 

[davocean]

Agree, condy's sting more, but exact ID would come from looking at foot/base/veracue more than tentacles.
My sebae actually looked kinda similar to that particular condy T4 posted when small.
You should post pics for ID, showing foot/base.
My chromis lived in both a sebae and LTA for years.
They went in less after female maroon chased them out, but she had 2 nems to fend, so they did still kinda cruise in, just less often.
I've seen pics of dominos in wild in nems lots of times.
Gotta admit, I was pretty surprised at first.

 

[thegyft07]

... Me too, this is great information. I've learned that if you have a QT tank you can try monthly by placing different fish in the anemone tank to see who might host. i did it with my clowns, but never imagined a blue chromis hosting this.

 

[thegyft07]

I'm gonna get another anemone. I hate this one. LOL

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

I probably know what the answer is ..what is wrong with your LTA?

 

[thegyft07]

Nothing??? its Perfectly healthy. I just want another one.

 

[thegyft07]

a carpet or a bulb would just look better than this thing. it's wack n hard to host.