Can a clown "wear out" his anemone?

[stephish]

I have a tomato and a GBTA that paired up within 2 minutes of both being added to the tank. The tomato is literally in the anemone 98% of the time, very rarely do I see him out of it. I've seen the anemone spit the clown out twice now, kind of like he wanted to be left alone for a bit. How much time does a clown normally spend in an anemone? Do I need to get a second anemone for him so the other one gets a rest?

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

As long as the anemone is about 2 or 3 times bigger than the clown, and he is not biting the tentacles he should be fine.

 

[davocean]

Actually biting tents is normal, but yeah, the nem should be 2-3x the size of the clown, and yes, they can love it to death.
Sometimes people cover w/ something like a strawberry basket and feed well till nem grows a little more.

 

[Aliie]

Mine has gone threw 3 so far. She seems to aggrivate them to death. She drags them all over the tanks and plays with them. I finally gave up. It's been a year so I might try it again. She did the same thing with the brain.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

I have seen maroons bite tentacles in half, my maroon has been gently with mine. I have three gbtas, and it goes from one to the other.

 

[rkelman]

Yes they can wear out an anem. Especially Maroons and Saddlebacks.. If yours is too rough you may have to do something about it..

 

[stephish]

He doesn't look to be too rough with it, it's just constant. I'm considering a second anemone, kind of a vacation home.