clown fish hosts

spoiledcats · 03/23/2006, 06:15 PM

I just went to my LFS to find a host for my clown fish. I don't want an anemone because 1)I can never keep them alive and 2)they move too much and when they get big can wreak havoc with the rockwork. I asked about the hammer coral and was told that a clown fish would kill a hammer going in it. Same thing with the frogspawn. My question is-does anyone have or know of a coral that can host a clown fish. I really feel sorry for him. He tries to go in the mushrooms, but they close up on him. Anybody?

swims withthe fishes · 03/23/2006, 06:19 PM

i have had them host
1. toothy brain coral
2. Goniopora(don't even try)
3. Large Hairy Mushroom
4. toadstool leather
5. frogspawn.
6. long tentacle platecoral
they can host anything, it's usually their decision to take it so even if you buy something for them they may not like it.

E-A-G-L-E-S · 03/23/2006, 06:22 PM

tank raised or wild caught?

if t.r., then almost anything......my ocellaris pair sleep in and try to host a large orange mont. cap.

if wild, then what swims withthe fishes said

NANOFOOL · 03/23/2006, 06:23 PM

ive had good luck with my carpet anemone they dont seem to grow very fast and dont move much

rbp 4 135 · 03/23/2006, 06:44 PM

i have seen tank raised host: frogspawn, plate corals, i think one was trying to host a brain it was at a lfs, also xenia.

spoiledcats · 03/24/2006, 08:22 AM

I know a clown fish will go in these corals that you've mentioned, but my question is-how does the coral fare in all of this? I was told it would kill the coral by going in it.

kau_cinta_ku · 03/24/2006, 09:11 AM

here is my clown hosting in my shrooms. yes they closed up at first but after a while they get used to it.

bobothewizard · 03/24/2006, 09:14 AM

They will host in almost anything if tank raised.

swims withthe fishes · 03/24/2006, 09:47 AM

none of my corals suffered as a result

BS · 03/24/2006, 09:56 AM

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03/23/2006, 06:15 PM	#1
spoiledcats Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley Posts: 622	clown fish hosts I just went to my LFS to find a host for my clown fish. I don't want an anemone because 1)I can never keep them alive and 2)they move too much and when they get big can wreak havoc with the rockwork. I asked about the hammer coral and was told that a clown fish would kill a hammer going in it. Same thing with the frogspawn. My question is-does anyone have or know of a coral that can host a clown fish. I really feel sorry for him. He tries to go in the mushrooms, but they close up on him. Anybody?

03/23/2006, 06:19 PM	#2
swims withthe fishes Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Woodstock Posts: 1,330	i have had them host 1. toothy brain coral 2. Goniopora(don't even try) 3. Large Hairy Mushroom 4. toadstool leather 5. frogspawn. 6. long tentacle platecoral they can host anything, it's usually their decision to take it so even if you buy something for them they may not like it. __________________ Fish are Icthy Current Tank Info: 12 Gallon non photo synthetic, 200 gal DAS Reef Pond, setting up 90gal sps/clam

03/23/2006, 06:22 PM	#3
E-A-G-L-E-S Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 7,038	tank raised or wild caught? if t.r., then almost anything......my ocellaris pair sleep in and try to host a large orange mont. cap. if wild, then what swims withthe fishes said __________________ Smug Egotistical Contemptuous It's difficult to get a man to understand something that his salary requires him not to.

03/23/2006, 06:23 PM	#4
NANOFOOL Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: BLACKSBURG VA Posts: 239	ive had good luck with my carpet anemone they dont seem to grow very fast and dont move much __________________ "your unique, just like everyone else" by ME Current Tank Info: 58 gal reef, 280 watt hqi, g-2 skimmer, 20 gal sump and 20 gal frag tank

03/24/2006, 09:47 AM	#9
swims withthe fishes Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Woodstock Posts: 1,330	none of my corals suffered as a result __________________ Fish are Icthy Current Tank Info: 12 Gallon non photo synthetic, 200 gal DAS Reef Pond, setting up 90gal sps/clam

03/23/2006, 06:44 PM	#5
rbp 4 135 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 181	i have seen tank raised host: frogspawn, plate corals, i think one was trying to host a brain it was at a lfs, also xenia.

03/24/2006, 08:22 AM	#6
spoiledcats Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lehigh Valley Posts: 622	I know a clown fish will go in these corals that you've mentioned, but my question is-how does the coral fare in all of this? I was told it would kill the coral by going in it.

03/24/2006, 09:11 AM	#7
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	here is my clown hosting in my shrooms. yes they closed up at first but after a while they get used to it.

03/24/2006, 09:14 AM	#8
bobothewizard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dillsburg, PA Posts: 58	They will host in almost anything if tank raised.

03/24/2006, 09:56 AM	#10
BS Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: SE Coastal NC, just across the line Posts: 529	NOW THEN __________________ nuttin like the taste of saltwater... Current Tank Info: 125 Reef,29 frag,22 finnex frag tank