Pushy Maroon Clown

[dbmtrman]

I have a Maroon Clown that has been hosting in a Seabae Anemone. The Seabae hasn't been looking very good though. It has shrunk in size to about 1/3 its former size and its tentacles are very small. The clown seems to never give it a break. It always pushes it into an area of live rock, where it does not get alot of lighting. Any suggestions? Or am I going to lose the anemone.

 

[Lance M.]

How long have you had the anemone? How long has the clown been hosting it?

How big is the clown and how big is the anemone?

If the clown is hurting the anemone, then I would seperate the two so that the anemone can recover.

 

[dbmtrman]

The maroon is about 1.5 inches. Have had the anemone for about 4 months. It was approx. 5 inches across with inch long tentacles. It has since gone down to about 2 inches, with the tentacles shrunken. The maroon will push the anemone under a rock shelf and then clears all of the sand around almost down to the glass bottom. I have a 2 inch deep bed.

 

[Lance M.]

I would seperate the two and let the anemone recover.