Multiple Fish Hosting In Same Anemone

[Eastamherstbias]

I have a Latz Clown and two black and yellow domino damsels hosting in the same anemone. It is a large anemone and they don't fight. They just chill in it. Anyone else have this happen?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

love those damsels

love those damsels

once they mature I'd be very surprised if everyone still shares

how many and what types of anemones in that aquarium?

 

[Eastamherstbias]

Just the one green anemone with pink tips. He is large. I do have 20 mini maxi anemones hanging out but those are non-hosting and bottom dwellers.

 

[RyanEG]

Pretty damsels...although I believe that they are the spawn of satan.

 

[Tracey2]

My clowns were both hosting in my RBT and today I notice 1 is missing.

 

[Eastamherstbias]

Ryan, They were the last fish added to the tank so they are not causing any problems. They don't have the take no prisoners attitude like the traditional damsels.

Tracey, Sorry to hear about the missing clown.

 

[lcs]

OT, but I would love to see a picture of the maxi minis!

 

[Eastamherstbias]

This is what it looked like in December.

 

[kelso1980]

Pretty damsels...although I believe that they are the spawn of satan.

Haha I agree. IME they get meaner and more territorial. Until now I had no idea damsels could host in anemones! learn something new every day.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Until now I had no idea damsels could host in anemones!

yes you did

 

[RyanEG]

Clowns are part of the damsel family

 

[block head]

:lol2:sweet majano

 

[museumguy]

For about a year we had 3 or 4 clowns that would routinely host in one large GBTA.

I will 2nd or 3rd the fact that Domino Damsels are the spawn of pure evil. We have one in the tank that attacks the cloth I use to clean the outside of the glass. He follows it up and down and won't leave me alone as long as I am cleaning. He will also chase a laser pointer, and will own our small Ocellaris clowns if they leave their corner of the tank. Mean lil guy.

 

[Eastamherstbias]

4.17 update. I received my second Latz Clownfish on Friday. I now have 2 baby Latz and 2 black and yellow domino damsels hanging out in the same anemone.

Someone asked about my maxi mini collection. Here is a picture.

 

[Eastamherstbias]

Going on the third week and everyone is still hanging out in the anemone. No fights yet.

 

[RyanEG]

Sort of OT but where are you sourcing your Latz? Local? Droool

 

[Eastamherstbias]

I could only find one place that had full bar latz and they were not ridiculously expensive. Pacific island aquatics. Nice guy in Hawaii.

 

[Eastamherstbias]

5.23.11 UPDATE-Everyone is still hanging out in the large anemone.

 

[Eastamherstbias]

3 months later...still hanging out.... but Gary was right. Damsels are from the devil. I am working on catching them.

 

[Eastamherstbias]

Update- The five month experiment has ended with the Latz clowns. I came home yesterday and noticed that one of the latz clowns was missing. I searched everywhere and he is gone. So thinking that the damsels were the culprit, I spent two hours removing all the rock and got them out.

If anyone is looking for a single Latz clown. I returned the remaining one to ARC for credit along with two black and gold damsels and two cardinals.

I am thinking about going with a pair of the Sustainable Aquatics Fancy Snow Clowns. They have a nice orange color along with a sort of puzzle piece look to them.