hosting in a maxi-mini

[velfamily]

Thought I'd share and see if others have had this experience. Wondering if the maxi-mini will be ok with this, or will my clown's love kill it? So far she is keeping the male clown away, but if she begins to allow him rub-time, I fear it might be too much for this little nem.
Thoughts?


<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29056768@N00/6018709388/" title="Clown in maxi-mini by RebeccaVelasquez, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6137/6018709388_62b60b9ce8_o.jpg" width="640" height="478" alt="Clown in maxi-mini"></a>

(sorry, don't know why the pic isn't upright- *sigh)
You can see where she's been "cleaning house" and is sweeping away the sand around the nem.

 

[Reef1589]

pic isnt working.. for me anyways

 

[garygb]

That's a first for me, I've never seen a maxi-mini host any clownfish. I would be concerned that a fiesty maroon may be too much for such a small anemone. I suppose you could keep an eye on it and see if the anemone appears to be suffering, e.g. shrinking up, behaving different than normal, moving.

 

[Neogenocide]

Here is another pic of a clown hosting a mini-carpet nem. Not my tank, but a local reefer I visited last week.

 

[DeathWish302]

Interesting.... My maxis' close up at a moments notice after they are touched.

 

[elegance coral]

A saddleback and a maroon. They're gonna need a new host before long.

 

[velfamily]

A saddleback and a maroon. They're gonna need a new host before long.

EC, yes, agree. don't want anything to happen to this beautiful mini.

Have had horrible horrible (don't want to try again) luck with bta's. Do you think my clowns will like a S. Helianthus?

My female is very aggressive (although hasn't been with this maxi-mini). She kills everything we've tried to give her within a month (we've tried every kind of blocking & caging you can think of - she pushes and pushes until she removes the blockade. In fact, there is a bare spot on a rock that I've glued &/or epoxy'd many many different corals, she pushes-pulls-and slaps until she gets it off. She's naughty

 

[velfamily]

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