So i have two clownfish, both tankbred. One of them, was hidden in the rocks. We thought that it was dead because in our expierence our clownfish, before they were about to die, were relaxed on the ground near the rocks. So we dropped some cyclops in, and it came up! YAY ^^...or so we thought. Right when it came up my white flower anemone grabbed the clown. In about 2-4 minutes the anemone grabbed, stung, covered and ate the clown. Apperently this clown doesn't have that special coating that makes it immune to anemone stings. Or...is it with tankbred only that they don't have that? So on a lighter note, i got to see how an anemone ate a fish. Man, i'm really sad right now =*(
My anemone story
- Thread starter Heffer101
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Purple Penguins
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that sucks, it is my understanding that they build up a slime coat with use of an anemone, wonder if your clownfish was just sick, anyway so sorry for your loss
bigdaddyadam
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"Some anemones can't host clowns because their sting is too powerful for the fish to withstand. Condylactis, aiptasia, and flower anemones (sorry) are a few."
where are you getting that info? isn't this the same person who was asking questions about buying your first anemone in an above post? no offense but probably best to let someone with a flower anemone testify to whether a clown can host in one...FWIW, the strongest sting of almost any anemone is a carpet and clowns host them all the time...heck carpets are so strong they can string a human
where are you getting that info? isn't this the same person who was asking questions about buying your first anemone in an above post? no offense but probably best to let someone with a flower anemone testify to whether a clown can host in one...FWIW, the strongest sting of almost any anemone is a carpet and clowns host them all the time...heck carpets are so strong they can string a human
RightWinger210
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Sad story, sorry to hear that, anemones basically eat whatever they can get a hold of sometimes, even an unfamiliar clown. Sometimes it takes a little to build up immunity against a different anemone.
bigdaddyadam
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clarification, condy's and flowers are not natural hosting anemones...thus they might not know not to eat the clown...however, larger clowns usually do fine...
see picture of clown hosting condy here...
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t172/reefkrazy/DSCN1490.jpg
see picture of clown hosting condy here...
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t172/reefkrazy/DSCN1490.jpg
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