what can host my clowns that isnt big?

aykim2188 · 05/12/2010, 12:14 AM

I have 2 percula clowns in a 30 gallon and I want to get them an anemone or frogspawn coral but i don't want it to take up most of my tank. What choice do i have?

aykim2188 · 05/12/2010, 04:27 AM

bump

thebkramer · 05/12/2010, 06:43 AM

I feel your pain...lol
I use to have a LTA (before crash) and he took up the whole left 1/2 of my tank...and I have a 55g!
Torch corals can get real big too, but, might be a better choice than anemones. Just remember! No matter what you choose, it does not mean it will host the clowns!!!! Your clowns may decide to never go to anything! They may decide to like, say mushrooms or a toadstool....

Edit: Pretty much, you don't have to get anything special for clowns, they will be just fine w/o.
I also realized I put torch corals, when I meant frogspawn...hmmm lol....but torch corals work too

sslak · 05/12/2010, 07:14 AM

Frogspawn is a great choice. If it gets big you can just frag branches off.

rayn · 05/12/2010, 07:29 AM

My clown are hosted by the little cave in the bottom of my tank lol

Chris27 · 05/12/2010, 07:49 AM

Any anemone that those clowns will host will get big - you can try the coral route - but unless you're talking about a cinnamon or clarkii, there is no guarantee they will ever host.

aykim2188 · 05/13/2010, 10:20 AM

So many choices lol. I visited someone's tank yesteday and their percs hosted a hammer coral...looked pretty nice lol

mutateddogbone · 05/13/2010, 10:53 AM

the problem with smaller corals and anemoneas for clowns to host, is that since the hosting animal is smaller, the clown has a tendency to kill its host from trying to squeeze in and not having room to swim

Raggamuffin · 05/13/2010, 11:20 AM

I have seen clowns host in just about everything, GSP, a Monti that I had to keep shooing them away from, a maxima clam, and now my pair of sanjays are hosting and I am really serious here... a frickin K2 powerhead.

Mr James · 05/13/2010, 11:23 AM

Sad to admit (and probably a good reson why I never took pics of it) that my clowns on my other tank hosted my wavy green hair algae... They loved the stuff!!

sslak · 05/13/2010, 11:26 AM

My frogspawn started as 1 head and the clown didn't seem to bother it much, although now that it's up around 9 heads the clown does fit better!

Ceridwen85 · 05/13/2010, 11:48 AM

I had my pair of clowns host a flower pot for a while ... until I removed it (Those terra cotta ones) - admittingly very unsightly - but it did the job

Currently it's a small cave made from rock.

Ultimately it's up to them, but you really do have a lot of options to tempt them with

(Corals or otherwise)

otrlynn · 05/13/2010, 01:27 PM

I have a cinnamon clown, and it seems to snuggle in my Duncan coral pretty often. However, I have also seen it between the heads of my candycane coral, and even rubbing up against the zoas. It completely ignores the frogspawn that I bought, thinking that the clownfish might enjoy it. If you buy something for your clowns, just be prepared for them to ignore it, LOL!

Bucksnort · 05/13/2010, 05:25 PM

mine chose the candy cane coral.

shifty51008 · 05/13/2010, 05:58 PM

mine chose my toadstool leather

100%hydrophylic · 05/13/2010, 06:04 PM

my cinnamon clown rubs up against everything except sps. hammer, frogspawn, zoas, mushrooms, candy canes, gsp, xenia, colt coral, etc. When i first got him/her she/he just sat in a colony of zoas for a day.

i say just keep trying out different corals until your pair finds one they like.

aykim2188 · 05/13/2010, 10:28 PM

haha so many funny stories. Hosting powerheads, green hair algae, and flower pots lol. hopefully mine will get interested in something

Tuscaquatics · 05/13/2010, 10:42 PM

Mine hosted in xenia until I got a BTA. Needless to say the xenia didn't like it. I'd be worried a big clown might beat my frogspawn to death.

Chris27 · 05/14/2010, 06:30 AM

I have a cinnamon that host's 3 bubble tips, a frogspawn, a hammer and a seabae - I also have two perks that host a powerhead because that is the only darn thing in the tank that the cinnamon won't host.

footballdude2k3 · 05/14/2010, 08:15 AM

my picasso clowns host my grape euphyllia, 2 holes they have dug in the sand, an acan lord, and a cave. if you are looking for something that will stay smaller get a branching hammerhead or a torch, when it gets bigger than you want just cut off what you dont like and sell it to fund a new coral you really want!

Dipandots · 05/14/2010, 10:54 AM

Mine host the heater. It's just so cozy!

Grasshopper23 · 06/10/2010, 10:27 PM

My clowns love their Xenia forest. The stuff is hardy and grows like weeds. I have a mix of Pom Pom and Pulsing Xenia. They seem to like the larger Pulsing Xenia.

Floowid · 06/11/2010, 11:21 AM

I had a small Ocellaris host a big colony of green fuzzy mushrooms. Currently I have a Clarkii and a big Ocellaris in my 75. They have been together for over 5 years, and even hosted the same things at times, but I recently changed tanks, and now one hosts a cave, and the other hosts spots he hollows out in the sand. They are so busy fueding over the new digs that they completely ignore all the great wavy fuzzy corals and stick to their spots. The Clarkii is coming out as soon as I can catch him.

mgdth · 06/11/2010, 02:51 PM

I'd go with branching frogspawn. If it gets too big, just frag off some branches...

aykim2188 · 06/12/2010, 09:30 AM

haha i wish my clownfish hosted my xenias -_________-

yes i am hoping to get a frogspawn and/or hammer coral

05/12/2010, 12:14 AM	#1
aykim2188 Constantly learning Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Caseyville,Illinois Posts: 396	what can host my clowns that isnt big? I have 2 percula clowns in a 30 gallon and I want to get them an anemone or frogspawn coral but i don't want it to take up most of my tank. What choice do i have? __________________ Ignorance is not bliss. Only the foolish say that. 33 gallon custom acrylic cube, 24 gallon custom acrylic cube sump, 110w Maxspect LED, Vertex IN80, Vortech MP10es

05/12/2010, 04:27 AM	#2
aykim2188 Constantly learning Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Caseyville,Illinois Posts: 396	bump __________________ Ignorance is not bliss. Only the foolish say that. 33 gallon custom acrylic cube, 24 gallon custom acrylic cube sump, 110w Maxspect LED, Vertex IN80, Vortech MP10es

05/12/2010, 06:43 AM	#3
thebkramer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 3,198	I feel your pain...lol I use to have a LTA (before crash) and he took up the whole left 1/2 of my tank...and I have a 55g! Torch corals can get real big too, but, might be a better choice than anemones. Just remember! No matter what you choose, it does not mean it will host the clowns!!!! Your clowns may decide to never go to anything! They may decide to like, say mushrooms or a toadstool.... Edit: Pretty much, you don't have to get anything special for clowns, they will be just fine w/o. I also realized I put torch corals, when I meant frogspawn...hmmm lol....but torch corals work too __________________ Rhonda There is NO such things as Dumb Questions!! There are However.. Dumb Answers!!! ;) ____________ Current Tank Info: 55g reef....Current Orbit SunPaq Lights, HOB Eshopps, HOB AquaClear 110, 2-1400 Koralia Powerheads & 1 Nano Koralia, 40+ lbs LR, 2" LS Last edited by thebkramer; 05/12/2010 at 07:19 AM.

05/12/2010, 07:14 AM	#4
sslak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,705	Frogspawn is a great choice. If it gets big you can just frag branches off. __________________ Steve Current Tank Info: 58 Oceanic/20g Sump/250w XM 20k/2x39w T5 True Actinic 03/2010 Reef Octopus NW Cone Skimmer

05/13/2010, 10:20 AM	#7
aykim2188 Constantly learning Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Caseyville,Illinois Posts: 396	So many choices lol. I visited someone's tank yesteday and their percs hosted a hammer coral...looked pretty nice lol __________________ Ignorance is not bliss. Only the foolish say that. 33 gallon custom acrylic cube, 24 gallon custom acrylic cube sump, 110w Maxspect LED, Vertex IN80, Vortech MP10es

05/12/2010, 07:29 AM	#5
rayn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pekin, Il Posts: 2,864	My clown are hosted by the little cave in the bottom of my tank lol

05/12/2010, 07:49 AM	#6
Chris27 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 4,452	Any anemone that those clowns will host will get big - you can try the coral route - but unless you're talking about a cinnamon or clarkii, there is no guarantee they will ever host.

05/13/2010, 10:53 AM	#8
mutateddogbone Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 1,016	the problem with smaller corals and anemoneas for clowns to host, is that since the hosting animal is smaller, the clown has a tendency to kill its host from trying to squeeze in and not having room to swim __________________ 2013 Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society - President An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Current Tank Info: 75g braceless SPS dominated w/ 50g Frag Tank

05/13/2010, 11:20 AM	#9
Raggamuffin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brandon SD. Posts: 541	I have seen clowns host in just about everything, GSP, a Monti that I had to keep shooing them away from, a maxima clam, and now my pair of sanjays are hosting and I am really serious here... a frickin K2 powerhead.

05/13/2010, 11:23 AM	#10
Mr James Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 6,192	Sad to admit (and probably a good reson why I never took pics of it) that my clowns on my other tank hosted my wavy green hair algae... They loved the stuff!!

05/13/2010, 11:26 AM	#11
sslak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,705	My frogspawn started as 1 head and the clown didn't seem to bother it much, although now that it's up around 9 heads the clown does fit better! __________________ Steve Current Tank Info: 58 Oceanic/20g Sump/250w XM 20k/2x39w T5 True Actinic 03/2010 Reef Octopus NW Cone Skimmer

05/13/2010, 11:48 AM	#12
Ceridwen85 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Diamond Springs, CA Posts: 40	I had my pair of clowns host a flower pot for a while ... until I removed it (Those terra cotta ones) - admittingly very unsightly - but it did the job Currently it's a small cave made from rock. Ultimately it's up to them, but you really do have a lot of options to tempt them with (Corals or otherwise) __________________ ~ Allison Current Tank Info: 105ish Mixed reef, Peninsula

05/13/2010, 01:27 PM	#13
otrlynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chester County PA Posts: 1,508	I have a cinnamon clown, and it seems to snuggle in my Duncan coral pretty often. However, I have also seen it between the heads of my candycane coral, and even rubbing up against the zoas. It completely ignores the frogspawn that I bought, thinking that the clownfish might enjoy it. If you buy something for your clowns, just be prepared for them to ignore it, LOL!

05/13/2010, 05:25 PM	#14
Bucksnort Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Jackson WI Posts: 51	mine chose the candy cane coral.

05/13/2010, 05:58 PM	#15
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	mine chose my toadstool leather

05/13/2010, 06:04 PM	#16
100%hydrophylic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: GA Posts: 1,636	my cinnamon clown rubs up against everything except sps. hammer, frogspawn, zoas, mushrooms, candy canes, gsp, xenia, colt coral, etc. When i first got him/her she/he just sat in a colony of zoas for a day. i say just keep trying out different corals until your pair finds one they like. __________________ :) Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 28g nano SPS

05/13/2010, 10:28 PM	#17
aykim2188 Constantly learning Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Caseyville,Illinois Posts: 396	haha so many funny stories. Hosting powerheads, green hair algae, and flower pots lol. hopefully mine will get interested in something __________________ Ignorance is not bliss. Only the foolish say that. 33 gallon custom acrylic cube, 24 gallon custom acrylic cube sump, 110w Maxspect LED, Vertex IN80, Vortech MP10es

05/13/2010, 10:42 PM	#18
Tuscaquatics Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Posts: 1,324	Mine hosted in xenia until I got a BTA. Needless to say the xenia didn't like it. I'd be worried a big clown might beat my frogspawn to death.

05/14/2010, 06:30 AM	#19
Chris27 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 4,452	I have a cinnamon that host's 3 bubble tips, a frogspawn, a hammer and a seabae - I also have two perks that host a powerhead because that is the only darn thing in the tank that the cinnamon won't host.

05/14/2010, 08:15 AM	#20
footballdude2k3 Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,974	my picasso clowns host my grape euphyllia, 2 holes they have dug in the sand, an acan lord, and a cave. if you are looking for something that will stay smaller get a branching hammerhead or a torch, when it gets bigger than you want just cut off what you dont like and sell it to fund a new coral you really want!

05/14/2010, 10:54 AM	#21
Dipandots Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 175	Mine host the heater. It's just so cozy! __________________ Current Tank Info: 24g Nano Cube, 4x24w T5HO, MP10, Aquaticlife 115 Skimmer, CPR HOB Fuge

06/11/2010, 11:21 AM	#23
Floowid Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Centerville, UT Posts: 712	I had a small Ocellaris host a big colony of green fuzzy mushrooms. Currently I have a Clarkii and a big Ocellaris in my 75. They have been together for over 5 years, and even hosted the same things at times, but I recently changed tanks, and now one hosts a cave, and the other hosts spots he hollows out in the sand. They are so busy fueding over the new digs that they completely ignore all the great wavy fuzzy corals and stick to their spots. The Clarkii is coming out as soon as I can catch him.

06/11/2010, 02:51 PM	#24
mgdth Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 108	I'd go with branching frogspawn. If it gets too big, just frag off some branches... __________________ For my next tank, I will build a house around it... Current Tank Info: 125 Mixed Reef

06/12/2010, 09:30 AM	#25
aykim2188 Constantly learning Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Caseyville,Illinois Posts: 396	haha i wish my clownfish hosted my xenias -_________- yes i am hoping to get a frogspawn and/or hammer coral __________________ Ignorance is not bliss. Only the foolish say that. 33 gallon custom acrylic cube, 24 gallon custom acrylic cube sump, 110w Maxspect LED, Vertex IN80, Vortech MP10es

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