i bought my son 2 percula clowns and the nemo movie i have 2 atlantic long tenacle anemones and they never went near them but my domino damsel does do they need a certain anemone?
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Quite a few anemones are clownfish hosts . Here are some clownfish anemones
Entacmaea the bubble tip anemone (Actiniidae) , is a fast grower that multiplies in captivity after first retreating to a dark area , shrinking it's tentacles , and subsequently dividing to form 2 daughter anemones , It may be the hardiest clownfish host anemone available.
Stichodactyla and Heteractis (Stichodactylidae) are carpet anemones requiring bright light for thier symbiotic zooxanthellae. Stichodactyla can kill and eat fish other than it's host clownfish , and even prey on other anemones. The Stoichactidae
(Stoichactis , Homostichanthus, Radianthus, Gyrostoma) carpet anemones also require bright light.
Do some research on them on the net to see the care and light requirments etc for the anemone that you like .And it see capabilities for your tank, I feed my carpet raw shrimp.,
Entacmaea the bubble tip anemone (Actiniidae) , is a fast grower that multiplies in captivity after first retreating to a dark area , shrinking it's tentacles , and subsequently dividing to form 2 daughter anemones , It may be the hardiest clownfish host anemone available.
Stichodactyla and Heteractis (Stichodactylidae) are carpet anemones requiring bright light for thier symbiotic zooxanthellae. Stichodactyla can kill and eat fish other than it's host clownfish , and even prey on other anemones. The Stoichactidae
(Stoichactis , Homostichanthus, Radianthus, Gyrostoma) carpet anemones also require bright light.
Do some research on them on the net to see the care and light requirments etc for the anemone that you like .And it see capabilities for your tank, I feed my carpet raw shrimp.,
If you bought captive raised fish they will rarely if ever take an anemone. Plus the Atlantics are NOT hosting anemones. They generally can prey on the fish that reside in them like small clownfish. A damsel should be fine though. Percs and Occes naturally host in the Ritteri Anemone which has the most dismal record of all anemones in captivity. The next best is generally the Carpet but if it gets hungry it has no problem preying on its host. But again if they are captive raised (most are that are on the market these days) they will not host in anemones since they are not raised with them they don't know what they are and what they provide. Anyway, hope this helps.
ok thanks also i heard that wild caught clowns dont survive un less treated with a chemical within 1 week of being caught is this true?
Have never heard that and have been in the hobby for 8 years and kept and am keeping wild caughts and no problems. Anyway, hope this helps.