Need some help...

[Dave12678]

Hi guys I had to move my tank a few months back to a new home/tank and when I did I lost a lot of my coral and my favorite sebae anemone.

Now that the tank is stable my question is should I stick with the H crispa or try something new? My pair of clowns need a new home and before I start to restock I would like to get something. I did see this and still might jump on this and was thinking about it.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+4&ddid=62877

Before I pull the trigger anyone have other ideas?

-Dave

 

[dalston]

What type of clowns do you have? The only clowns that are hosted naturally by H. Malu is the clarkii I believe.

 

[tufacody]

I've never had any luck with online nems. I'd wait for your LFS to get a nice one.

 

[Dave12678]

I don't know what type of clowns they are sorry. Heres a pic of the pair. I just know they cost me 40 bucks

I would look at a LFS but its really hard to find a good nem that is in good condition. Most of them are bleached like the one I got above I just want one with a little more color.

Dave

 

[ocellaris123]

Looks like black saddleback clowns

 

[eric@tampa]

+1, black saddle backs

 

[dalston]

Yep, saddlebacks...why not try a haddoni? hardy anemone if you can find a healthy one to begin with. I also know they don't ship very well so I would search locally.

Oh and that H. crispa is not bleached by any means, it actually looks very healthy...or did you mean it was bleached when you got it?

 

[dudley moray]

bta 's are hardy and host almost every clown

 

[dalston]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15043079#post15043079 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dudley moray
bta 's are hardy and host almost every clown

I have to disagree here, BTA's are not the natural host of almost every clown. Of course there are many cases of sucess with various un-natural pairings but its nothing more than a crap shoot.

 

[Dave12678]

Yeah this guy was bleached when I got him. I would like a nem to stay on the sand bed but who wouldnt lol. I am going to research the Haddoni nem now. Thanks for the reply.

 

[dudley moray]

ok let me rephrase that bta's host a higher number of different species of clown then any other anenome so the possibility of finding a suitable symbiont are higher

 

[clowns101]

if we are talking about the Stichondactyla Haddoni(carpet anemone)they are very hard to keep alive.they are easier to keep if you find one a LFS that is very healthy.you need to have lots of light and feeding silversides once or twice weekly.

 

[rkelman]

"if we are talking about the Stichondactyla Haddoni(carpet anemone)they are very hard to keep alive.they are easier to keep if you find one a LFS that is very healthy.you need to have lots of light and feeding silversides once or twice weekly."

Haddoni's are not hard to keep if you get a good one to start with. I feed mine bi weekly.