True Perc host

[snulma1]

So I bought a new pair of True percs and tehy are doing quite well. the male has even started doing his submissive dance! They are eating well, and I keep seeing the female, back herself into one of the corner silicone joints. So im guessing she is looking for a host.

What kind of anemone should I get for this pair? I have a 20h with 20L sump and have 250w of MH and 130w of PC.

 

[phender]

Check out this thread, but insert perc where is says ocellaris.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1185453

 

[snulma1]

Thanks for that post Phil, I've had both a Haddoni, a Condy and a Sebae in my previous tanks. I just don't know which anemone would be more of a natural host for the true percs.

 

[phender]

Well, I have never seen a picture, but according to Fautin and Allen, percs are sometimes found in sebaes (H. crispa) in the wild, while ocellaris are not.

The bad news is a happy sebae could pretty much cover the entire bottom or your 20 gal tank relatively quickly. (I and several other people that post here, have sebaes that are 18" across)Which brings us back to a BTA.

 

[snulma1]

but will the percs host in a BTA? I love anemones. But I don't want to get one if the clowns won't host in it. And I know that they may take some time to host, and may never host in it. But as long as its one of the ones they are more likely to host in....

 

[marc price]

they should, take a look at all the posted pics of picasso's/rbta's on this forum.

phil,
interesting, come to think of it neither have i. F&A as well as Lieske & Myeres state that pink skunks are usually found in h. magnifica. they agree on h. crispa but L&M wrote rarely with H. crispa. I think Joyce Wilkerson's book (may've been F&A), has a pic of a. perideraion/h. crispa. with all the pic's of percs in the wild you'd think there'd be a pic that combo.

to further add to the confusion at Anemonefish/clownfish in the Wild! http://wish.wodonga.tafe.edu.au/~kwaldon/perc.htm , Kylie wrote ;
"Differences between A.ocellaris and A.percula: Originally I believed the size of the fish in the adult colouration was the best guide, but then I noted that A.ocellaris in H.crispa naturally get larger than A.percula in the smaller anemones like S.gigantea that they prefer. Plus, A.ocellaris can be found in deeper water, whereas A.percula can be more exposed and obvious, thus making them easy targets and the chances of reaching old age much less likely."

 

[marc price]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10562679#post10562679 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phender
Well, I have never seen a picture, but according to Fautin and Allen, percs are sometimes found in sebaes (H. crispa) in the wild, while ocellaris are not.
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i've been searching stock photos. i've found several h.crispa/a. perideraion and one h. crispa/banggai cardnailfish. so far only one of a percula/h.crispa however it's validity is very uncertain, prob. an aquarium shot, they list the photographer in the u.k. .

 

[marc price]

yeah, now that i gave it some thought, i'm actually positive the above perc is an aquarium photo. too much blue in the pic for it to have been taken underwater.

the banggai cardinalfish was credited as a underwater photo. there are two tentacles wrapped around the dorsal fin (upper right of first \ of the V and lower part of the second / of the V shape dorsal fin).