What kind of anemone to get to host clowns

[TheReeferd]

So my tank is a few months old and I want to get some clowns. I do want an anemometer that will host the clowns but not sure how to approach this.
Should I get the clowns first or the anemone? What kinds?
Should I try to find some that are already together?

 

[Dapg8gt]

You can cruise the Internet stores that have anemones for sale some list what types of clowns host in the wild. I have bubble tip anemones w/true percula and they host. I also have ocellaris pair that host Bubble tip anemones. And most recently they are hosting a large hammer coral. I have an anemone tank set up in my garage for aquaculture and got two juvenile true percula, they host every anemone in the tank. They live like kings going from three differen rose anemones and also a nice dark green bubble tip anemone. So as some people have issues myself and my friends do not. In my house percula& ocellaris host BTA. And another friend has Picasso Clark's hosting a carpet. He also has maroons that host roses and carpets. So it's just the luck of the draw in the scheme of things. Best off getting one suited to its natural environment but it is not totally necessary in my opinion. I got both of my pairs while they were juveniles (aquacultured) and they had no problems hosting any and all things with tentacles. Good luck. And make sure your water is damn near perfect to have success keeping anemones. They like alternating flow so keep that in mind and you should be good.

 

[Sethjamto]

My pair of Ocellaris are hosted by my Sebae Anemone. They don't touch my bubble tips.

 

[ehaleyjr18]

I have 2 percs. that won't have anything to do with a RBTA.

 

[Ambition]

If you want almost a guarantee that your clowns will be hosted, then I would look into some easier to care for anemones. After find an anemone you like, look and see what it naturally hosts.

This is what I have been using to find out which nems host which clowns. On a side note, only anemones host. Clownfish do not host an anemone, they associate with the anemone. Think of it this way, does the clownfish live in the nem, or does the nem live with the clownfish (meaning the nem moves with the clowns). The latter would be false, making the first true.

 

[Dapg8gt]

. Here's one in RBTA

Here's one in both. I guess I've just been lucky with both my pairs. My percula host all in tank and my ocellaris were hosting RBTA for years.

And that's not cyano on the rocks it's red coralline or something similar.

 

[D-Nak]

If you want almost a guarantee that your clowns will be hosted, then I would look into some easier to care for anemones. After find an anemone you like, look and see what it naturally hosts.

This is what I have been using to find out which nems host which clowns.

+1. Also keep in mind that some, if not most, of the host anemones are hard to care for in our reef tanks, the acclimation part usually being the most difficult. Some folks recommend a dedicated clown/anemone tank for the harder to keep species.

To get you started, one the easiest anemones to keep in reef tanks is the bubble-tip anemone (referred to as "BTA" aka Entacmaea quadricolor) and they are natural hosts to A. akindynos, A. allardi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. ephippium, A. frenatus, A. mccullochi, A. melanopus, A. omanensis, A. rubrocinctus, and A. tricinctus. Long story short: Clark's, tomato, and maroon clowns are the ones most commonly found in LFS.