Clown/Anemone Pairing

seth16

seth16

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Just curious to know what YOU guys tink about this. I found a couple charts online, all are different. But you guys actually have experience with these things. I specifically wanted to know if a pair of Ocellaris Clownfish would host an Atlantic Carpet Anemone.
But please, inform us on what clonw will host what.

Thanks

(and no, this is no plea for free stuff.....lol)
 
I would say every clown is unique...I know that my Maroon Clown is paired with a Pink Hatian anemone right now and has hosted with Florida Condi's as well...
 
Every clown is unique, but their are some general "rules" or guidlines that most people follow. One, an atlantic carpet is not a natural host for any clownfish...ever. Does that mean that it will not host a clown? No. Anything can beome a host to a clown and sometimes atlantic carpets will all0w this.

A couple dangers(and the reason I do not keep any atlantic anems) that you have to watch out fo with an atl anem is eating of your fish. One day you can go to bed so happy that your clowns found their anem and had a place to sleep, only to find the next day that your clowns are eaten. Then the next day your tang is eaten...and so on. Atlantic anemones(although all can eat fish) are more likely than pacific anems to consume your ornamentals. I think this has to do with the fact that pac anems are many times hosted by clowns. I've seen a 6" naso head first halfway eaten by an atl anem before...not a pretty sight.

You would be much better off with a bubble tip anemone than any atlantic anemone and you would be better off starting a this rather than any carpet anem. Also, trust me, do not get an anemone for the first six months of a tank's life and only after you understand every requirement. They are not like a soft coral in that you have to take special care of them. Once you're seeing signs of trouble it is many times too late. Go over to the anem and clownfish forum here on RC and surf through some threads...you'll see how many people are regretting their purchase because they didn't know the level of care needed. That way you can also determine the type of anem, how to spot trouble signs before you buy and before they come up with yours when you get it home. RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH!!!
 
Thasnk you Craig, that was very helpful...i wont get the Atlatic anemone then. And my tnak is actually 7 months old, so i JUST passed the first requirement...lol. There is TONS of lighting pupming into the tank, i mean TONS...i have 9.81 watts of light per gallon, so all of the anemone pages said they need strong lights,so, i have that i there. I am goin to have that TEK fixture, so that would be enought lgiht (right) (individual reflectors, 48", 216w.....???)
 
the Nano, ive had i since September of last year. Actually, Sep. 11 was the day i baught the tank, i remember that...lol
 
oo just realized carpet anem. and 5.5g tank? Carpets get HUGE, their hobbys include, walks on the beach, growing, moving, and eating small fish.
 
NONONONONN< hahahaha, no, i was TALKING about my nano at the moment, but purely for example, i wouldnt put a carpet i nthere, hahaha, that would totally kill everythign and knock over everythign and not have any room to move basically...hahahaha, nonononon, sory, i can see how that can be perceived...lol
 
Just for the record, I got my GBTA & GSM combo when my tank was only 1 month old, that was 2 years ago.
They both thrived and I still have the GSM and just sold the BTA last weekend.
I also kept the BTA and a clam under PC for several months and again, both thrived.
Sometimes people have luck with doing things that arent "by the book"
The only suggestion I can give you Seth (not that you asked) is to have back up, like someone who has an established tank to take the anemone if things dont go well.
We all have had to do things by trial and error, sometimes they work out and sometimes they dont.
Either way, Good luck!
 
When it comes to anenomes, though, like Craig said. Once they start to show signs of something being wrong, it is usually too late to rehabilitate. The "just in case" back up works great for some things, but anenomes tend to be too delicate for that to hold true.

People set "maturity ages" because tanks tend to have varying water quality in the first six months or so. Some tanks don't fluctuate much, which probably explains your good luck brazengrrl. It is usually just set as a standard so that no swings or catastrophic changes happen after the anenome has gone into the tank.
 
Yeah, i totally agree with you there.....the book is what is "safe" now, i like to live on the edge....lol....but seriously, sometimes by jsut doign it, you learn that it CAN be done. I have done ALOT of thigns that people would hve HAMMERED me for if they knoew, and on SWF.com, people did....lol....but yeah, with the anemone thing, i think that is jsut to keep i safe, just lke getting a mandarin dragonet or a scooter bleeny, you SHOULD not get one unless you vae an established tank, but you CAN, I have head of many stories of mandarins and scooters that ate brine, flake food, and other stuff and survived very well. SO, just learn what is there to be learned, then go with your gut (after you learned about what CAN happen)...

i think....
 
my scooters eat calamari :-). yeah I know what ya mean about the flaming thing though I got hell for getting a black ribbon eel, but mine eats like a champ.
 
yeah, i want a blue ribbon, but i hear they are VERY hard to get to eat...but that is awesome, you should post some pics sometime... :)
 
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