new clown fish trying to host

PoukieBear

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hi guys.

I bought a yellow stripe maroon clown over the weekend. He's doing great, eating well, very active. He's even trying to host one of my Long tentacle anemones.

I didn't realy expect him to have much of an interest in it, especially after two days in a new tank. I guess I got lucky.

Anyhow, both of my LTA have been in my tank for almost a year, and neither have ever been hosted. Now that the clown had taken an interest in one of them, it has pulled into itself and is kind of hidding in the rocks.

My question is this. Will the LTA get used to the idea of a clownfish? Or will the clown eventually harrass it to death?

The anemone has been pulled into itself for 3 days now.

Thanks for your help!
 
how large is the anemone? ideally it should be at least twice as large as its clown. Maroons are brutal on their hosts. I suspect that it will move to a new location, but it may get used to the clown. observe for a while and see what happens.
 
The anemone is quite large, when fully open, it's probably 5 or 6 inches accross. The clown ins probably 2.5 inches.
 
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