Seabae Anemone's

[bobokity@yahoo.]

We have a 75 gallon reef/fish tank.

1 tank, 1 dottieback, 1 damsel, 2 Percula clowns, 1 manderin, 1 coral beauty, 1 Seabae clown, 1 flowerpot, 1 plate coral, 2 colt corals and 1 hammer coral.

We have a great tank. The Seabae clown came with a seabae anemone. They are a wonderful pair. But recently the 2 percula's took over the anemone. It's rather strange because they've never hosted an anemone before. I've had them since tank raised and now they are full grown and well have taken over the tank.

They are being real mean to the Seabae clown and now he has no host. So we went to several LFS over the weekend and finally found a purple/blue tipped Seabae anemone, who refused to base himself.

We've tried everything, lowering the flow, different spots, the Seabae clown is interested in him, but he won't sit still.

We have had huge success with long tentacle anemone's but not with short tentals.

Any suggestions, I am about to take him back because I dont' need a anemone war again. This happened about four months ago and I lost two anemoe's.

 

[bpoore89]

I know you've probably heard this a million times because I know I have. You cant keep two different species of clown in the same tank. When I started out I didnt believe it myself. I had two percs and a tomato. It was fine for a while but than the bullying begins. Its almost impossible not to have conflict between the two diff species