Clownfish and fake anemones

[littleindianboy]

Hello. I recently bought a ocellaris clownfish and I am not experienced enough to maintain a host anemone for it. I was wondering if the clownfish would use a fake anemone instead.

[ganjero]

Hello. I recently bought a ocellaris clownfish and I am not experienced enough to maintain a host anemone for it. I was wondering if the clownfish would use a fake anemone instead.

SOmetimes they do, it's hard to tell.

[TKOS]

Clowns will host with many things. The problem is it is hard to froce them to take what you would like as a host. That includes many live anemones. I have seen them host rocks, flower pots, many types of corals, and even power heads. Give the fake one a try, it sounds like a much better option that trying to keep a real anemone. And give it time, the clown may take awhile.

[Devildog]

My clown hosts both a fake anemone and one of my powerheads.