What are the odds?

[Brazengrrl]

What are the odds that my GSM that has been with her BTA will be "happy" without her anenome?
They have been together for 2 years now and she absolutely loves him. He has not settled down in this small tank and I am debating whether to find a new home for the BTA or the GSM and BTA together, I love them both, but the BTA moving around is stressing me out! If I rehome the BTA I worry that the GSM will stress herself to death.
Any thoughts?

 

[GregDoug]

It should be okay to remove the BTA and keep the clown. She will find another favorite spot quickly. What else do you have in the tank, any other soft corals? I have had clowns host in the sand bed, SPS, LPS, softies, mushrooms, ect. If the BTA is not doing well for whatever reason, try a large frilly mushroom. If you want, put a small clay flower pot on its side, she will host in it.

 

[cschweitzer]

Well, with almost any clown I would say yes to the above statement. However, maroons can be very teritorial and make a strong bond with their anem. If you do so, watch her behaviour. She may be a bull without a pen when you take her anem out. In other words, make sure she doesn't start knocking things over, harrassing other fish, corals, etc.