Condy ?

[Pattylucylaura]

Are these safe for clowns i have heard of them killing the fish I have a pair of Oscellaris and I would like find a host for them and condy's seem to be more readily available and a little cheaper but want to make sure it will be ok to try.

 

[boomsticks]

I have never had a bad experience with one. I have owned two over the years, but never once had a clown host to it. Clowns are from Indo-Pacific and surrounding areas, Condy's are native to Carribean so they are not naturally found to host clowns. Try a BTA they are reletivly cheap and don't have the strict requirements most other anemones do.

Best of luck,

Mike

 

[bjonesjr1]

my condy has never hosted my black & white perc. either

 

[Pattylucylaura]

Thanks for the input I will keep my eye out for something else.

 

[Safir]

I've herad stories ranging from condys overgrowing peoples tanks and eating all their fish, to clowns hosting in them for years - i've even seen a tomato at a LFS hosting in one, but i think most often they will be ignored by most clowns - my GSM clowns ignore my condy, and it leaves all my other livestock alone.

 

[Jamie1210]

my white striped marroon clown hosted in one for the longest time, but then when I got her a bubble tip, she dove for the BTA immediately, and then went from anemone to anemone! I personally have had great experiences w/them.

~jamie

 

[TonyGee29]

I had a True Perc and my Pink Condy anenome ate him
i would watch out the same thing happened to my friends marroon with the smae kind of anenome

 

[stykthyn]

I have had fish host in them plenty of times, but they are a catch 22. you never know when it will swallow someone. they are also notorious for travelling and will sting other inverts to death