Something different for an anemone

Durbelethwen

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I am toying with the idea of getting an anemone when I set up my thirty gallon tank. I was thinking of getting something different for a fish to host it. Since some of the more unique clownfish are also very expensive I was wondering if an anemone would host this damselfish: http://www.petsolutions.com/storefr...msels/halfmoon-damsel/prodHalfmoonDamsel.html
Also yesterday I finally received the book "Sea Anemones... as a hobby" :reading:which had good reviews on Amazon. I found out it is a little old, but it should have some good stuff in it. The book has a brief mention of a green coral goby caught hosting an anemone, but since it is very brief it does not say whether this is a common occurrence or if it is highly unusual.
The book also has several pictures of fire fish swimming near anemones, but I do not suppose that there is any hosting going on. :fish1:
 
i have heard of domino damsels hosting anemones and probably other damsels would as well but for damsels it is strictly to rid their body of parasites, if they have something thats bothering them they just dive through an anemone a couple times and that should do the trick. however i have heard of some hosting long term but it is very rare. also i have never heard of any goby hosting an anemone and i am thinking that is a false statement as they dont even have the means to
 
My memory is that damsels (and maybe some others) are commensal with anemones, but only when they're very young.
 
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