Will a clown fish take up a FAKE anemone?

[FloridaGirl]

Would a clown fish take to a fake anemone, like the "life-like" rubber/plastic aquarium decorations?

Any thoughts?

 

[nwrogers]

Maybe but I have never heard of it happening. Why not get a soft coral for your clown to host in. My ocellaris clownfish hosts in some pom pom xenia. A friend of mine has two that host in a green brain coral. Before that he had the same clowns hosting in some green hairy mushrooms. There are lots of corals your clowns can host in…

 

[FloridaGirl]

Wow, I didn't know that.
Thanks!

I definitely plan on getting some polyps and other soft corals.
Do you think I should get the clowns first or the softies in order to get the clowns to host?

 

[Loralie]

My clown host in my gigas clam. I have another pair that host hairy mushrooms or xenia, sometimes my finger leather

 

[sperry]

I agree, go with some coral. Frogspawn or Hammer is good also. To answer your question, my girlfriend has a Clarkii that hosts a plastic anemone. She put it in as a joke and for some color until she got real coral. Now she wont take it out because the Clarkii is "so cute" in it.

 

[clayspst]

i have heared of them hosting fake ones but never seen it.

 

[nwrogers]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9133829#post9133829 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sperry
I agree, go with some coral. Frogspawn or Hammer is good also. To answer your question, my girlfriend has a Clarkii that hosts a plastic anemone. She put it in as a joke and for some color until she got real coral. Now she wont take it out because the Clarkii is "so cute" in it.

That is great! Clowns are so cool, by far my favorite fish :thumbsup:

 

[scoutmaniak]

Ive seen ocellairs host a plastic anemone before. It is one of those white and blue anemones, and is really soft. They play in it all day, :lol: . But the coral idea is also a good one. Most coral get used to the clown and do good. But sometimes the coral will hate the clown, and the clown will end up killing it . Good luck...

 

[Amphiprion]

I have witnessed it a few times--and of all things in A. percula, too.

 

[Waxxiemann]

I've heard that they'll even host in a powerhead. Well not INSIDE but you know what I mean.

 

[gkelly]

I've got two that host a mag float glass cleaner. Plenty of xenia about 6 inches away. Strange, interesting fish sometimes.

When I clean the glass I have to put it back EXACTLY where it was...

 

[mikeosoft]

I had a GSM host a heater once. I suppose it's possible a clown would host a fake anemone .

 

[cristhiam]

I have 3 clowns and they host in xenia, torch and goni (not happy abou this one!!)

 

[mallyk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9136196#post9136196 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gkelly
I've got two that host a mag float glass cleaner. Plenty of xenia about 6 inches away. Strange, interesting fish sometimes.

When I clean the glass I have to put it back EXACTLY where it was...

Aww.. that's adorable!!

 

[wantsalotta]

I have a rods reef clown in a jbj 12, he is about 1/2 inch long, and has tripled in size from when I got him at IMAC. Since day one, he has "hosted" The overflow grates on the back wall. He has xenia, hairy mushrooms, 3 euphyllia colonies to chose from, but still prefers the overflow

 

[GSMguy]

wantsalotta i want to see pics please
my rods clowns are in a frogspawn and yesterday started checing out the clam

 

[GSMguy]

oh and yes ssome breeders use fake nems and the babies take to them hosting is ingrained

 

[ReneL]

I have a maroon clown that host with my bubble coral.

 

[techigirl78]

My clowns hosted in feather duster when I had them, even though I had corals. The feather duster never seemed to be bothered by them much.

 

[FloridaGirl]

That is so neat!

I can't wait to see what my future clowns will host!

I will probably get some xenia.

techigirl78, what kind of featherduster is that? It seems pretty large.