Natural host for maroon clowns. Premnas biaculeatus

[elegance coral]

Does anyone know of a reputable source that lists LTA's/M. doreensis as a natural host to these fish? Maybe a photo of a maroon in a LTA in the wild???? All of the scientific info I can find, outside the aquarium literature, does not recognize this relationship. I find this relationship listed all over the aquarium literature though. I don't want to write this off as hog wash, especially after the polymnus/doreensis thing, but I can't find any proof of this relationship. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
EC

 

[Winwood]

The only other hosts anemones I have heard of other than E. quadricolr from a reputable source is from Scott Michael's book. Accoding to the book during a dive in Indonesia he observed 1 in H. crispa and a pair in H. magnifica. The pair however appeared to be both female according to him, and he does document this find with a photo in the book.

I don't believe M. doreensis is a natural host for Premnas. I have never seen a photograph nor read/heard of that relationship occuring in nature. My personal belief is it probably a function of the two species being paired in an aquarium and then passed off to an uninformed hobbiest who perpetuated the rumor.

 

[elegance coral]

Thank you sir. My LFS has that book, so I'll check it out tomorrow.

 

[Winwood]

Welcome