CLown thinks Hammer is host

essmaker · 11-20-2003, 09:55 PM

One of my clowns thinks the new Hammer is it's host. Do you think it will hurt the hammer?

He treats it just like an anemone.

tankgirl · 11-20-2003, 10:05 PM

Hi ess!
Nah, my clown has hosted in a torching frogspawn for two years and the frogspawn loves it.

sorcerer · 11-20-2003, 10:14 PM

Hey Ess,
Sometimes it can hurt the coral, but many adjust. At work I had two clowns hosting in a torch, at first I thought it was goind to kill the torch because it would rapidly close, after a week it got used to the attention and handled it fine.

At home I have two that are hosted by a large colt, it resisted at first and now it is very happy with the clowns.

One of my friends had a frogspawn that did crap out after too much attention from his maroon clown, but it then moved into a hammer and it adapted fine.
HTH

essmaker · 11-20-2003, 10:30 PM

I guess I'll just keep an eye on it for a while. Seems harmless for now.

Thanks

jks1 · 11-20-2003, 10:50 PM

this is a good post, i was planning on adding a hammer, torch, or frog for my maroon to host in- keep us informed

fidojoe · 11-20-2003, 10:52 PM

I think its really cool, if you can't keep an anemone, you also have the possibility of the clowns being hosted by corals. Although, its not as fun as watching the clown feed the anemone. Your coral should adjust, and be fine.

Witfull · 11-20-2003, 11:08 PM

my maroon uses a green sinularia as a host....then during the day when the devilshand leather opens up he moves back and forth........the main house and beach house,,,lol

Salty75 · 11-20-2003, 11:11 PM

I have had my greenstar hosting my clowns for about 6 months and it has not shown any ill effects. And it is just so much fun to watch

Edited for Witfull

Curtswearing · 11-20-2003, 11:20 PM

Corky hosts in a Toadstool, a huge rock of GSP's, a torch, etc, etc, and so on.....

It seems to vary by day.

fidojoe · 11-20-2003, 11:20 PM

How big are those clowns, they are a good lookin pair.

Witfull · 11-20-2003, 11:28 PM

just a clarification, the clowns dont host, the anemone/ torch/ GSP/ whatnot are the host....FYI

Salty75 · 11-20-2003, 11:28 PM

Thank you,One is 2 inches and the other one is about 2 ½ . I have had them for about 8 months; it took them about 2 months to become a mated pair. As soon as that happened the greenstar became their home.

fidojoe · 11-20-2003, 11:33 PM

Thats cool, I've had an ~2" perc in my tank for almost 11 months now, sice my tank finished cycling, I started with two, they were a mated pair, the male was only ~1" (the female was only 1.5" at the time) but the male somehow dissapeared without a trace. I tried another one from Petco, and that was a total flop, my female chased him to death...literally.

sorcerer · 11-20-2003, 11:46 PM

This pic isn't great, but here are my clowns and the colt that is hosting them. This was about three months ago and the colt is about 25% larger now. The female is he blurry one in the foregrond and daddy is in the colt, where he spends the majority of his time. Its fun to check them out in the morning after the lights have been out all night, the colt looks like it is crushing them...

cheeks69 · 11-21-2003, 12:50 AM

My B&W perc thought about the Elegance for a while

11-20-2003, 09:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
essmaker Midas Blenny Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 110 View Gallery Karma Komment	CLown thinks Hammer is host One of my clowns thinks the new Hammer is it's host. Do you think it will hurt the hammer? He treats it just like an anemone.

11-20-2003, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
sorcerer Court Computer Wiz Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nashville,TN Posts: 252 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hey Ess, Sometimes it can hurt the coral, but many adjust. At work I had two clowns hosting in a torch, at first I thought it was goind to kill the torch because it would rapidly close, after a week it got used to the attention and handled it fine. At home I have two that are hosted by a large colt, it resisted at first and now it is very happy with the clowns. One of my friends had a frogspawn that did crap out after too much attention from his maroon clown, but it then moved into a hammer and it adapted fine. HTH __________________ ------------ walt --------------------- ...and I thought woodworking was an expensive hobby..... 75G Oceanic Reef Tank, 30G Acrylic sump, 12G fuge, AquaC EV-120 skimmer, AquaMedic Kalkwasser Reactor, Mag 12 return pump, FlexiFlow dosing pump. 2-250W AB 10,000K MH, 2 95W Actinic VHO Sorcerer's Home Office Reef - 12G JBJ Nanocube, Minijet 606 pump, 50W heater, 12lbs LR ----------- http://www.reefsanctuary.com/Banners/RS_banner4.gif

11-20-2003, 10:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
jks1 Achilles Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 876 View Gallery Karma Komment	this is a good post, i was planning on adding a hammer, torch, or frog for my maroon to host in- keep us informed __________________ John Tank: 29g glass Pumps: Mag5.0 return - (3) rio 100 PHs Lighting: (1) 150w XM 10K/(2) 30W actinics Equipment: Aqua C Urchin skimmer- CPR Fuge, Titanium Heater -Red Sea wavemaster Pro Tank: 210g 1/2" Acrylic, dual overflows, 75g glass sump w/ 20g fuge. Pumps: Mag24 return - (2) MAG24s running 2 closed loop systems. Lighting: (3) 400w XM 10K/(2) Custom Sealife 96w PC - 25w dimmable incandescent Moonlight Equipment: Aqua C EV180 skimmer - CR500 calc reactor - Titanium Heater - AquaLogic single Stage Temp Controller - Aquanetics 1/5Hp Chiller - Neptune sys aquacontroller

11-20-2003, 10:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	I think its really cool, if you can't keep an anemone, you also have the possibility of the clowns being hosted by corals. Although, its not as fun as watching the clown feed the anemone. Your coral should adjust, and be fine. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

11-20-2003, 11:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
Salty75 Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Vienna, IL Posts: 10 View Gallery Karma Komment	I have had my greenstar hosting my clowns for about 6 months and it has not shown any ill effects. And it is just so much fun to watch Edited for Witfull Last edited by Salty75 : 11-20-2003 at 11:32 PM.

11-20-2003, 10:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
tankgirl Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: So. Ca Posts: 1,476 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hi ess! Nah, my clown has hosted in a torching frogspawn for two years and the frogspawn loves it.

11-20-2003, 10:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
essmaker Midas Blenny Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 110 View Gallery Karma Komment	I guess I'll just keep an eye on it for a while. Seems harmless for now. Thanks

11-20-2003, 11:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Curtswearing Golden Moray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,596 View Gallery Karma Komment	Corky hosts in a Toadstool, a huge rock of GSP's, a torch, etc, etc, and so on..... It seems to vary by day.

11-20-2003, 11:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	How big are those clowns, they are a good lookin pair. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

11-20-2003, 11:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
Salty75 Tunicate Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Vienna, IL Posts: 10 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thank you,One is 2 inches and the other one is about 2 ½ . I have had them for about 8 months; it took them about 2 months to become a mated pair. As soon as that happened the greenstar became their home.

11-20-2003, 11:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thats cool, I've had an ~2" perc in my tank for almost 11 months now, sice my tank finished cycling, I started with two, they were a mated pair, the male was only ~1" (the female was only 1.5" at the time) but the male somehow dissapeared without a trace. I tried another one from Petco, and that was a total flop, my female chased him to death...literally. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

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