clowns and flowerpot corals?

[MikeP471612]

I recently bought a flowerpot coral and the day after I put it in my two faulse perc's started hosting in it. Now it will only open up part way, is this a common coral for clowns to host in? Are they harming it? If so what can I do about it? These clowns have never hosted in anything before, I bought a long tentical anemone a while ago for them but they never took to it.

Thanks for any help

 

[Doni]

I would move or cover the flowerpot coral to protect it from the clowns. Gonioporas are difficult enough to keep alive in captivity without the additional stress the clowns will create. I have had a goniopora colony for well over a year and my perculas wanted to stay in it... I took a few pics then moved the coral to the other side of the tank