Percula clown. What anemone?

[njfish77]

Ive got a pair of mated True Perc clowns. I know no clown is guaranteed to host a certain anemone or one at all, but what do true percs host in the wild or what anemone are they most likely to host.

 

[njfish77]

better yet what are your percs hosting and whyd you pick that anemone?

 

[jt_milstead]

Nothing is guaranteed......I use to have an RBTA. I got tired of the dang thing moving around. Now I have a Sabae, and my Onyx Percs love it.

 

[dalston]

H. crispa is a natural host for A. percular, they get huge though so need a BIG tank.

Do you have any experience with anemones? What size tank do you have? lighting?

 

[vaporize]

carpets are natural host also... but you would be more worry about all other fish

 

[dalston]

carpets are natural host also... but you would be more worry about all other fish

Actually, that's not entirely true. Gigantea and mertensii are a natural host, but haddoni are not. Magnifica are also natural symbionts.

 

[njfish77]

I have a 56 gallon column reef with 1 65w actinic bulb for mornings and then i have a 250w 14k metal halide that comes on for the day until the last hour of actinics. I d like the anemone as the first addition so it can find a spot and not move, then add my coral. Any anems that stay small and tend not to move much?

 

[Toddrtrex]

Actually, that's not entirely true. Gigantea and mertensii are a natural host, but haddoni are not. Magnifica are also natural symbionts.

Took the words out of my mouth. Though it didn't stop my SI Percs, I pulled their LTA out of the tank and put in a Haddoni that I had had in another tank -- it wasn't even out of my hand before they were being hosted by it.

 

[TheHotOne]

I am a fan of BTA's myself.