Your clown fish adopting anything artificial??

Roks-Sharky · 03-24-2009, 09:14 AM

Let me know, send a link if you got an on-line source, cause I'm gonna try.

ReefLady · 03-24-2009, 09:28 AM

Artificial? Clowns will host in a lot of things that are not anemones, but they are typically soft corals (Xenia, Colt corals, etc). I doubt they'd host something truly artifical (plastic, etc.).

themanthelegond · 03-24-2009, 10:30 AM

My maroon is a little confused lately, he hosts an anemone and a rock! they are on different sides of the tank. he even tried feeding the rock a few days ago!

ShootMe · 03-24-2009, 10:34 AM

My clown has hosted a torch, fox, and a green open brain coral in the past. Since I went bare bottom he now host the gap between the starboard and the edge of the tank.

SeaLover · 03-24-2009, 11:23 AM

My clown hosts in a candy cane and some mushrooms. But I have seen her near the rics here lately!lol

razorvines · 03-24-2009, 11:30 AM

Mine host in the Xenia and the rock.

cindyp · 03-24-2009, 12:35 PM

my clowns are hosting each other they twirl and rub on each other I think they are in love then they twirl and rub together on the frog spawn they are very rarely apart.....

Roks-Sharky · 03-24-2009, 05:33 PM

Oops, sorry, I meant artificial as in not alive, as in plastic or fabric.

I know clowns frequently adopt various corals as hosts, since I can see it at the LFS [a clown rubbing itself on a very realistic looking tongue coral used to give me a good laugh, seemed the tongue should be doing the work, not the fish].

Perhaps clowns would like spawning media meant for shrimp?

I found a photo of a DIY spawning mop made from green acrylic yarn. That looks cozy.

03-24-2009, 09:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Roks-Sharky Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	Your clown fish adopting anything artificial?? Let me know, send a link if you got an on-line source, cause I'm gonna try.

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ReefLady Tridacna maxima Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 4,590 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Your clown fish adopting anything artificial?? Artificial? Clowns will host in a lot of things that are not anemones, but they are typically soft corals (Xenia, Colt corals, etc). I doubt they'd host something truly artifical (plastic, etc.). __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." ~(currently tankless)~ Our 180g sps tank / DIY adventure (taken down in late 2006): Our 180g DIY Reef Project ---What's next????

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themanthelegond Star Polyps Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: jacksonville, fl Posts: 164 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Your clown fish adopting anything artificial?? My maroon is a little confused lately, he hosts an anemone and a rock! they are on different sides of the tank. he even tried feeding the rock a few days ago! __________________ ~Joe~ _____________________________________________ 125 gallon DT 2-175 watt 12k reflux 1-250watt 12k reflux 20 gallon sump 20 gallon fuge

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ShootMe Tubeworm Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North carolina Posts: 32 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Your clown fish adopting anything artificial?? My clown has hosted a torch, fox, and a green open brain coral in the past. Since I went bare bottom he now host the gap between the starboard and the edge of the tank.

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SeaLover Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 469 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Your clown fish adopting anything artificial?? My clown hosts in a candy cane and some mushrooms. But I have seen her near the rics here lately!lol __________________ 75 Gallon Reef (Established 6: years old) Salinity 1.026 (Refractometer) DKH-8 P.H-8.1 Calcium-450 ppm Magnesium-1400 Lighting-48 inch 2 150 W HQI 10,000k 4 65 w pc Actinics Lunar lights 1 Maroon Clown, 1 Blue Tang, 1 Royal Gramma. Pulsating Xenia's, frogspawn, asst mushrooms, neon green recordia, pom pom xenia's, button polyps, green star polyps, bubble coral and few different types of zoa's. (Eagle eyes, Orange Bam bam's, Leprechaun eyes, yellow sunflowers)

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razorvines Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central FL Posts: 389 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Your clown fish adopting anything artificial?? Mine host in the Xenia and the rock. __________________ Jason What did I do before I got saltwater tanks???? 125 Tall Reef Tank 75 FOWLR 45 Tall FOWLR 10 Reef

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cindyp Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 512 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Your clown fish adopting anything artificial?? my clowns are hosting each other they twirl and rub on each other I think they are in love then they twirl and rub together on the frog spawn they are very rarely apart..... __________________ Cindy

03-24-2009, 05:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Roks-Sharky Bryozoan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 59 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Your clown fish adopting anything artificial?? Oops, sorry, I meant artificial as in not alive, as in plastic or fabric. I know clowns frequently adopt various corals as hosts, since I can see it at the LFS [a clown rubbing itself on a very realistic looking tongue coral used to give me a good laugh, seemed the tongue should be doing the work, not the fish]. Perhaps clowns would like spawning media meant for shrimp? I found a photo of a DIY spawning mop made from green acrylic yarn. That looks cozy.

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