Experience or opinions on clowns hosting in HRAs?

[cherubfish pair]

Experience or opinions on clowns hosting in HRAs? (Haitian Reef Anemones) How about a colony of them?

 

[dalilgriffith]

they do it but it is not smart to allow them to.

 

[cherubfish pair]

Why is that?

 

[dalilgriffith]

HRA will kill clownfish

 

[dalston]

Yep, the clowns may end up as lunch

 

[jmking33]

+1 on lunch....not the same symbiotic relationship as rbta's etc.

 

[cherubfish pair]

Re: Experience or opinions on clowns hosting in HRAs?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15034350#post15034350 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cherubfish pair
Experience or opinions on clowns hosting in HRAs? (Haitian Reef Anemones) How about a colony of them?

Ok, I'm getting lots of opinions. How about experience?

 

[dalilgriffith]

I had condys and clowns.... They will be lunch

 

[scottallert]

i had 2 condys and a hosting tank raised tomatoe, and they were fine for about 6 months then i got rid of the condy becuase it was stinging my corals

 

[dalilgriffith]

It's a matter of time before the nem eats them

 

[clowns101]

NO. the anemone will not eat your clowns. i had a pair of tomatoes and a condy together for a long time. no problems. +they are very cheap

 

[dalilgriffith]

Florida / Haiti Anemones as they are referred to WILL eat clowns. Any non-indigenous anemone will kill a clown. Some hosting anemones will even kill some clowns. Have you ever felt a condy? They are sticky as hell. I was able to get one to host fine for a few years. However, it attempted to eat my clowns numerous times Ultimately, if the clowns are of any worth, I would highly suggest against attempting this situation. Perculas are surely going to be eaten. A larger clown pair should be considered. Best of luck.

 

[scottallert]

every anenome has the risk of eating a clown just haitians or florida have a higher chance.

 

[cherubfish pair]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15075609#post15075609 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dalilgriffith
Florida / Haiti Anemones as they are referred to WILL eat clowns. Any non-indigenous anemone will kill a clown. Some hosting anemones will even kill some clowns. Have you ever felt a condy? They are sticky as hell. I was able to get one to host fine for a few years. However, it attempted to eat my clowns numerous times Ultimately, if the clowns are of any worth, I would highly suggest against attempting this situation. Perculas are surely going to be eaten. A larger clown pair should be considered. Best of luck.

What's a non-indigenous anemone?

 

[Crustman]

Non indigenous means that the Pacific clown is never found occuring in nature with the Atlantic anemone.

 

[cherubfish pair]

That's not the correct use of the term.

How big are your HRAs getting?