Nem's that host Maroon clowns for a nem beginner?

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TL1000RSquid

TL1000RSquid

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I'm trying to help a coworker out she has a 75g med light, med flow tank thats been up since black friday. She has 2 maroon clowns and wants to add a nem, my clown knowledge is limited to percula/oscellaris.. Google tells me that they naturally host in bubble tips and long tentacle, don't think her lighting is upto a BTA, but maybe LTA? Must be some other nem's that maroons frequently host in in captivity no? Her lighting is x4 54w T5's, still the stock bulbs I think which are probably coralife x2 10000k or 12000k and 2 actinic's.
 
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If she upgrades the bulbs she could keep a BTA no problem and that would be the best route due to experience and the fact thta BTAs are the natural host. Still not an easy animal but a fair amount easier than a LTA or a malu and a heck of a lot easier than a magnifica or carpet.

Have your friend read this... http://www.wifeofnerd.com/images/AnemoneFAQ.pdf and then suggest that she allow her tank to mature a month or two more while she researches more about nems and getting her tank ready for one (upgrade at least a couple of bulbs, "nem-proof" the tank, etc). This would also be a good time to maybe ask a LFS to hold a nem for her so she is confident the nem she gets is healthy.
 
TL1000RSquid

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Thanks will pass the guide on. I'll suggest she replaces her actnic's with the newer ATI bulbs. If she goes BTA then I can help her I have experience there, could actually sell her one of my RBTA's.

CPE: I think she may already have some frogspawn in her tank.
 
dolfans1

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My maroon clowns will host in just about anything, including the side of the overflows. I used to have a sebae anemone that they hosted in, now I have a BTA that they try to host in, but it's too small. It's too bad she has maroon clowns; they are the most aggressive and ornery of the clowns. Adding things like new corals becomes a challenge, because they (well, the female at least) will try to move anything new that isn't to their liking. If I had to do things over I would have gotten a different type of clown.
 
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