Anemones For Clown Fish

[rmlevasseur]

Originally Posted by Luukosian

So that means I have to get rid of my zebra? ....man that sucks

Ok, this made me laugh,and I needed that!

[BigAl07]

Originally Posted by chipmunkofdoom2

I don't know where this common misconception is about clowns NEEDING anemones, but an anemone will not make things "better" for them. They can live just fine without one, and in fact, if your tank doesn't keep the anemone happy and it dies, the anemone can be VERY harmful to them and anything else in the tank.

Try a LPS like the other posts have said. Also keep in mind some clowns may refuse to host anything, while some will host anything. My one friend's clown hosted his ricordea rock before the guy took his tank down.

GREAT advice CMOD


My clowns will host in just about anything "wavy" in the taks:

• Toroch Coral
• FrogSpawn
• Xenia
• Yellow Button Polyps
• ToadStool

[l3fty999]

Originally Posted by chipmunkofdoom2

I don't know where this common misconception is about clowns NEEDING anemones, but an anemone will not make things "better" for them. They can live just fine without one, and in fact, if your tank doesn't keep the anemone happy and it dies, the anemone can be VERY harmful to them and anything else in the tank.

Try a LPS like the other posts have said. Also keep in mind some clowns may refuse to host anything, while some will host anything. My one friend's clown hosted his ricordea rock before the guy took his tank down.

I myself bought an anemone to allow the clowns to exercise one of their behaviors that many find entertaining, but if they won't do it, the anemone is still a VERY facsinating animal on it's own.

Aaron