distraught over anenome.

tigers fan · 03-03-2007, 05:49 PM

bought a 14 gallon nano cube and a skimmer.I have had many say that a 14 gallon is not large enough to keep an anenome.I had my heart set on a rose bubble tip to host my clowns. I wont risk crashing the tank for it though.Please reccomend some corals that will host theese fish. Thanks, Chris

Snelly40 · 03-03-2007, 05:53 PM

u can have an anemone in there, the thing is that u will need very good filtration and have to make sure to keep an eye on the water quality.
I have seen clowns host in frogspawn too though, which is more foregiving that an anemone with less light requirements and looks pretty similar

Witfull · 03-03-2007, 05:54 PM

what clowns do you have, how old is the tank, and any experience/dedication to these animals?

Snelly40 · 03-03-2007, 05:59 PM

i would wait until the tank is at least 6 months old and stable, anemones cvan be touigh

Devilboy · 03-03-2007, 07:29 PM

I have seen clowns host in almost anything. here are some things i have seen clowns host

Hair Algae. (yes this is true)
Frogspawn
Toadstool Leather
Xenia
Hammer
Yellow Polyps
Green Star Polyps

there is many more that i cant think of. I am trying to remember some of the club meetings i have been too

aquaman3680 · 03-03-2007, 07:33 PM

You dont have to have an anemone... Mine host in yellow polyps and zoos... I would try some xenia they will usually host in that... Also be warned that they will not always host. Some clowns just wont host.

Matt

lcstorc · 03-03-2007, 08:55 PM

My maroon clown hosts in my scrolling hammer. It looks every bit as cute as one hosting in an anemone and is much easier to keep alive.

tigers fan · 03-04-2007, 06:46 PM

thank you all for great input. I looked at some of those corals and found them to be just as attractive as an anenome.

Devilboy · 03-04-2007, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tigers fan

thank you all for great input. I looked at some of those corals and found them to be just as attractive as an anenome.

Yes they are...

Snelly40 · 03-04-2007, 07:19 PM

id go frogspawn or hammer or torch, clowns will ost and as mentioned above, easier to keep

Devilboy · 03-04-2007, 07:20 PM

i forgot to add, feather dusters and mushrooms

Witfull · 03-04-2007, 07:42 PM

i saw a clown loving up to "its" mag-float. they are not picky at all~

cheeks69 · 03-04-2007, 07:48 PM

Here's mine being hosted by a Toadstool

and a Frogspawn

justsunnie · 03-13-2007, 06:51 PM

I had a rock/flower anemone in my 12g for a while, and it was doing great!

Unfortunately it's not an anemone that will host.

I haven't gotten a hosting anemone to survive in my tank yet. I've tried a sebae and a carpet. My clownie loved the carpet and I was sad to see it go, but he's doing just fine without one.

jck9 · 03-17-2007, 07:44 PM

my clarkii have been hosting in my rock anemone since my bta has been sick and all shrivelled. dont seem like the rock anemone likes it all that much though.

03-03-2007, 05:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
tigers fan Bryozoan Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 42 View Gallery Karma Komment	distraught over anenome. bought a 14 gallon nano cube and a skimmer.I have had many say that a 14 gallon is not large enough to keep an anenome.I had my heart set on a rose bubble tip to host my clowns. I wont risk crashing the tank for it though.Please reccomend some corals that will host theese fish. Thanks, Chris

03-03-2007, 05:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,954 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: distraught over anenome. u can have an anemone in there, the thing is that u will need very good filtration and have to make sure to keep an eye on the water quality. I have seen clowns host in frogspawn too though, which is more foregiving that an anemone with less light requirements and looks pretty similar __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

03-03-2007, 05:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,954 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: distraught over anenome. i would wait until the tank is at least 6 months old and stable, anemones cvan be touigh __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

03-03-2007, 07:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Devilboy Serpent Star Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 202 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: distraught over anenome. I have seen clowns host in almost anything. here are some things i have seen clowns host Hair Algae. (yes this is true) Frogspawn Toadstool Leather Xenia Hammer Yellow Polyps Green Star Polyps there is many more that i cant think of. I am trying to remember some of the club meetings i have been too __________________ 75g RR w/20g sump, Panworld 50PX Return pump Reef Octopus NW200 Skimmer 50# Kaelini, 50# Marshall Island rock

03-03-2007, 07:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,136 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: distraught over anenome. You dont have to have an anemone... Mine host in yellow polyps and zoos... I would try some xenia they will usually host in that... Also be warned that they will not always host. Some clowns just wont host. Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

03-03-2007, 08:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,866 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: distraught over anenome. My maroon clown hosts in my scrolling hammer. It looks every bit as cute as one hosting in an anemone and is much easier to keep alive. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

03-04-2007, 06:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
tigers fan Bryozoan Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 42 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: distraught over anenome. thank you all for great input. I looked at some of those corals and found them to be just as attractive as an anenome.

03-04-2007, 07:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,954 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: distraught over anenome. id go frogspawn or hammer or torch, clowns will ost and as mentioned above, easier to keep __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

03-04-2007, 07:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
Devilboy Serpent Star Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 202 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: distraught over anenome. i forgot to add, feather dusters and mushrooms __________________ 75g RR w/20g sump, Panworld 50PX Return pump Reef Octopus NW200 Skimmer 50# Kaelini, 50# Marshall Island rock

03-04-2007, 07:48 PM	#13 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,847 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: distraught over anenome. Here's mine being hosted by a Toadstool and a Frogspawn __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

03-13-2007, 06:51 PM	#14 (permalink)
justsunnie Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 189 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: distraught over anenome. I had a rock/flower anemone in my 12g for a while, and it was doing great! Unfortunately it's not an anemone that will host. I haven't gotten a hosting anemone to survive in my tank yet. I've tried a sebae and a carpet. My clownie loved the carpet and I was sad to see it go, but he's doing just fine without one. __________________ Sunnie 46g bowfront reef RIP 12g nano Mar 06-Nov 07 10g prop 72g FOWLR

03-17-2007, 07:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
jck9 Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 46 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: distraught over anenome. my clarkii have been hosting in my rock anemone since my bta has been sick and all shrivelled. dont seem like the rock anemone likes it all that much though.

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