Has anyone ever had a Condy successfully host a Clown fish? I just have a condy and clown in my nano system with the clean up crew while it recovers from a long neglect period. When I checked on it this morning my Ocellaris seems to be grooming the Condy's foot and swimming in and out of the tentacles. I was under the impression that this nem wouldn't host my clown.
Condy/Ocellaris?
- Thread starter Walla2GSP
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Well I think I was a little premature in thinking the Condy would host the clown, I haven't seen the clown in the Condy since the day after this post was started. Can anyone explain a typical hosting relationship in an aquarium? The clown will take the anemone food, steal food from the anemone, groom the anemone, and patrol the area of the tank where the anemone is, but the anemone is either oblivious to the clown's present or annoyed by the clown and completely closed up. I never see what I would consider a welcome mat reception from the anemone, neither has he attempted to sting and eat the clownfish.
Evolve29
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I got an orange blood clownfish that loves Condys. My observation is he notices it and will brush up on it and get stung, then swim away. He does have a tendancy to stir up sand near the anemone. Usually takes less than 12 hours for mine to be in an anemone. I have seen ocellaris host, but not often. Clowns will do as they please is my thoughts.
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