My Maroon Clown just hosted in my Carpet Haddoni, proof the charts are not 100%

[fantastic4]

I asked this question a few weeks ago, as all the charts state that the maroon should not be paired with a carpet. The response was that the charts were wrong and the maroon is 50/50 just like every other hosting chance with clowns.

So my result.... after 4 days my maroon now loves the carpet, he sleeps in it and uses it like a down comforter.

Typical chart:
http://www.aquacon.com/clownfishanenomecompatibility.html

 

[nlknight]

wow! that great congrats. have any pics of them hosting?

 

[fantastic4]

Thanks, well... the bad part that I did not mention is that on the first night my carpet moved to the back of my cube and latched on to a rock, I tried to move him but the base is secure, so any pictures I take will be pretty bad... I will take some tonight and share. My cube has a mountain in the middle with a tunnel at the bottom, the carpet picked the back of the mountain at the tunnel exit.

 

[MarinaP]

Congrats

On a side note:

Aquacon is not a reliable source of info on clownfish and anemones. They are also known for very bad customer service.

 

[OrionN]

Check on Vendor experiences forum. I think many people think that they got con by aquacon.

 

[BonsaiNut]

Re: My Maroon Clown just hosted in my Carpet Haddoni, proof the charts are not 100%

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8379225#post8379225 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fantastic4
I asked this question a few weeks ago, as all the charts state that the maroon should not be paired with a carpet.

I am happy for you with your clown. I think you may be misreading the charts. They are NOT charts of what clowns will definitely host with what anemones. They are compatability charts of what clowns are found with what anemones IN THE WILD. Some clowns will happily go into Condylactis anemones from the Caribbean

 

[fantastic4]

BonsaiNut, yes I had totally miss-understood the charts, was assuming that the charts were explictly stating that clowns have genetic/symbiotic/biological pairings only with certain anemones.

Here are a few pictures taken tonight of my new carpet with the male maroon. Sorry for the distance, my carpet attached to baserock at the very back of my cube. Note: A am assuming the carpet is also bleached, so I am on extra carpet care watch, however, an expert stated to me that my carpet may be natural. (My LFS just hand selected this one from the LAX importer on Monday as they knew I was looking for one of unique color).

Male maroon in his new home

This is my big mama maroon, she has decided to host in my Goniopora, she has no interest in the carpet yet. She is about 5 or 6 inches, her husband is on the right at about 2 1/2 inches.

Full Cube Shot. As you can see my carpet is very shy... on the first night she decided to take the carpool lane through the tunnel and chose to exit at the spot where nobody can see it.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Looks like a natural green colored Haddoni that's bleached.
It's near a heater- a very dangerous location for any anemone. Move the heater. What temp do you run your aquarium at?

 

[fantastic4]

Gary Majchrzak, thank you, I will move the heater now. The cube stays pretty constant at 78, never above 80.

 

[BonsaiNut]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8383707#post8383707 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fantastic4
Note: A am assuming the carpet is also bleached, so I am on extra carpet care watch, however, an expert stated to me that my carpet may be natural.

With all respect to your expert, that is a bleached S. haddoni. It will be difficult to care for in the back of the tank under that rock. Is it possible to move it out in the open? Also I would recommend moving it from your heater. Anemones don't seem to react to heat the way we do, and they seem to have no fear about wrapping themselves around a heater until they are a pile of dead mush.

**edit** oops looks like Gary and I are repeating each other

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Second opinions are always a welcome thing IMO.

FF- Turn up the heat. I would run an aquarium containing a Haddoni at 80-82 degrees F.

 

[fantastic4]

thank you Gary Majchrzak, I'll try adjusting the tank up one degree for the next few days and then anouther and see how everything looks. did not know carpets liked higher temps, just worried my other softies may not like it, Ill go slow and watch closely. luckily it's an old school Ehiem heater that is very dependable.

 

[fantastic4]

Thank also BonsaiNut, the only way I will be able to move the carpet is if I take out all of my live rock and re-position, the carpet is attached. I have contemplated shooting a power head at the carpet from across the tank to get it to loosen up, what do you think? Right now I am feeding it minced silver sides by turkey baster, shooting the food on the tenticles and near the mouth. Any advise? I have read that food is the trick to bleached carpets, so this is my regiment right now.

Note: The front right big Zoa rock was not there the first night, I dug a hole and made a nest like spot for the carpet in hopes it would attach there. When it moved to the back I positioned the zoa rock in front... making more room for the carpet in the back. The front right is the area I am targeting. I figure health is most important now, and movement can be accomplished later with less stress to carpet. I don't mind him in the back as long as he gets healthy.

The expert I e-mailed a picture to stated this...
"Its hard to identify from that photo â€"œ it could be Stichodactyla haddoni. It is commonly found in The Maldives region in that colouring (or pure white). "

 

[fantastic4]

After reading through RC on moving anenomes that are attached to baserock, I was able to move my bleached green carpet to the front. Now we can enjoy the clown / anenome relationship and I can feed the anenome daily now. Thus far the green carpet likes really small pieces of silversides, no krill and no blended recipes. I'll try scallops this weekend. So far the carpet has stayed put, and the the clown instinctively keep the anenome in a hole by using their tales to kick away sand. The anenome is attached to a small rock. Two days eating and now two days spitting up food, I think the anenome is full for the time being.

 

[adtravels]

what lights you got??

 

[fantastic4]

150w HQI 15k MH Sunpod. The carpet was bleached before it was in my tank. Now I'm wondering what the true color is.

 

[reefchiquita]

Cool pic, looks like your maroon is resting its head on a pillow and chillin!

Post some pics when your carpet recovers, be interested to see how green it gets.

 

[EMBRYOGUY]

nice rock work.

 

[cooper9177]

Back to your original statement on the charts being wrong....I've found almost all of the "don't put this with that", is theory. Sometimes its true, sometimes not.

 

[rkelman]

I saw a Maroon at a LFS yesterday hosting a featherduster lol. I can't beleive the featherduster let him. Mine pull in if something touches them..