green carpet Haddoni and hosting question

[Isernhagen]

I have had this carpet for a year. It is very healthy and growing from about 6 inches to 9 inches in diameter. It is a very very sticky tentacle anemone that doesn't let go of your hand or anything it gets its tentacles on. I could not get it to host an ocellaris pair of clowns. I saw it sting and stick to the tail of one of them that darted away from it and from that time on they wouldn't go near it. It eats anything that gets in its tentacles. It tried to eat my sea cucumber. It has eaten snails and crabs. Non clown fish have not come into contact with it and avoid it. My question is whether or not it is safe to put my spawning pair of maroon clowns in the tank with it. I don't want to loose them and am afraid that the anemone will kill and eat the clowns. I might have to keep it separate from the maroons. Are maroon clownfish immune from the sting of the green carpet Haddone anemone?

 

[ccloveraz]

I have had my female maroon in a 10-12"+ green haddoni for almost 2 years now with no problems. (other than the carpet nem eating several other fish:furious: )

 

[Toddrtrex]

An S. Haddoni is not a natural host for Maroons. Though that isn't to say they wouldn't be hosted by it, but there is a risk, and it is up to you if you want to take that risk.

I currently have a mated pair of pink skunks (( A. perideraion )) which are hosted by an Haddoni and a mated pair of Percs hosted by a different Haddoni (( different tanks )), and both of those are not natural combos.

 

[Winwood]

I might try one of the natural hosting species. Polymnus are relatively common and a great fish for haddon's carpets!

 

[danreefs]

I put a pair of saddlebacks in with my carpet. Its love all over:lolspin:

 

[Ynotme4886]

I had a pair of A Polymnus in mine for a while but the female got really big and gave the carpet so much attention that it decreased in size and was not happy at all.

Now that the clowns I have do not go near the carpet it is a much happier carpet.

Maroons and saddles are know to be quite rough when they host. I find that statement to be very true at least from what I have read and seen 1st hand.

I've had my carpet for almost 2yrs and the last 6 months it has been without a host.