Polymnus and Ocellaris

[addictedreefer]

So my pair of ocellaris have refused to host either of my anemones(red haddoni and blue gigantea) and I am toying with the idea of adding a pair of polymnus clowns which I am fairly confident would host the haddoni. I know that mixing clowns is always a risk but figure this has a decent shot since polymnus and ocellaris are two of the least aggressive species.

Has anyone had experience mixing these two? The tank is a 93 cube.

 

[OrionN]

Polumnus are very aggressive. The will kill the Ocellaris. Polymnus are also very rough on anemones. I got a Black Polymnus that kill a large healthy Haddoni by digging into his inner cavity and rip out and eat the inner structure of the anemone. They start to do this to my other Haddoni, so I took them out. It is very hard to catch them since they go right into the anemone the first sign of any strange in the tank.
After that pair I have vowed never to keep Polymnus again.

 

[addictedreefer]

Thanks. I had no idea they were so aggressive. Why would a clown actively try to destroy their natural host?

 

[shifty51008]

I don't think carpet anemones are their natural host anemones. LTA's and seabae's are though

 

[ocellaris123]

I don't think carpet anemones are their natural host anemones. LTA's and seabae's are though

Haddoni carpets are natural hosts for saddlebacks

 

[OrionN]

Haddoni are natural host of A. polymnus. If you do a search on Saddle back or Polymnus clowns you will see other experiences with this clown. They are large aggressive clowns.
If you want to keep them, make sure that your Haddoni are large, in top shape and remove them if any problem at first sign. Somebody have them dig into the anemone are rip an exit though the column of the anemone. Needless to say, that anemone did not make it.