False Percs and my Goniopora

[redboxer13]

My paired False Percs keep wanting to make my purple Goniopora their home. Unfortunately it stresses the Goni and it won't completely open. I moved it to the top of the tank and those little buggers found the new location after 4 to 5 days. So I guess I will move back to where it was before again, ntil they find some other coral to call home. Maybe its time to get an anenome.
Will they adapt to a Rose anenome, or do i need to get a carpet??? Any suggestions.

 

[NewBeReef627]

Mine killed my gino. If you have another tank then I would move the clowns or the gino. Its iffy if they will host something else right away since they like the gino so much. If the gino was gone for a while then your chances are better. Then you could add the gino back when they start hosting something else.



Lori

 

[redboxer13]

Bummer... Anyone ever seen these clown host touch corals or long tentical plate corals????

 

[cmhollis]

Go to www.carlosreef.com and read the Anemone FAQ's. In it he lists which nem's generally host which species of clown.

Mike

 

[jcar1]

I have 1 false and 1 true percula and they both host my goni. I bought an RBTA a month ago and they haven't went near it yet, but the RBTA is small so maybe that's why. At first my goni didn't like it and didn't open as much but as time went on he got used to it.

 

[redboxer13]

Yeah it seems the Goni is doing a little better today. My Goni is about 6 inches across by 31/2 inches wide, and they literally disappear in its tentacles. I think beacuase of its size, they will always want to call it home.

 

[redboxer13]

Just a recap, My False Perculas are loving my Goni. At first the Goni semmed a little stressed, but after aprroximately 1 week its a match made in heaven. (I think since the Goni is one of the bigger vorals in the tank they prefer it, why live in a condo when you have a mansion). They have totally ignored my frog spawn, lately they seem to like swimming inside my long tentical coral plate, but the Goni is home sweet home.
Thanks for all the input everyone!
Eric