Sebae as a host?
- Thread starter Magnettae
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I don't know of anything other than Clownfish and possibly a Clown Goby. Anemone crabs will always like to live in them as well but not exactly a fish. The fish has to be immune to the sting of an anemone and there are not that many out there that are.
Are there any specific clowns that you or anyone else would suggest becuase i know not all clowns go for all anemones. I have also read that anemone crabs just irritate the anemone anyways.
From my experience Clownfish are like people. You never know what clownfish will go with what anemone.. kinda like a person looking for a house. Everyone told me my maroon clown would never go for my white atlantic anemone but within the first 10 minutes of putting the anemone in the tank the clown moved in.
From looking around it appears Tomato clowns are the most likely to make it a home but I am willing to bet almost any clownfish you put in will make it home. There is just the odd chance the clown is picky and wont move in but not to likely as I think they would prefer the protection of the anemone over the looks/type.
My suggestion would be to look around at clownfish and find which one appeals to you the most and try it out. If it doesn't move in within the first 24 hours then see if you can bring it back and try another clown.
From looking around it appears Tomato clowns are the most likely to make it a home but I am willing to bet almost any clownfish you put in will make it home. There is just the odd chance the clown is picky and wont move in but not to likely as I think they would prefer the protection of the anemone over the looks/type.
My suggestion would be to look around at clownfish and find which one appeals to you the most and try it out. If it doesn't move in within the first 24 hours then see if you can bring it back and try another clown.
Ok I hate to be rude but this is the second time I have watched you give false advise. It USUALLY takes MUCH longer than a day for a clown to host. A clown should NEVER be bought with the expectation of hosting. There is a better chance than you state that a clown does not host or that they host something other than the nem. You really need to know what you are talking about when you give advise. I would think that you would feel really bad if someone listened to this false information you are spreading around and it caused them to leave the hobby or not have their tank the way they want it. Please take some time do some research and gather more experience. You obviously have little of either with the info you are giving. Would you buy a puppy and take it back if it didn't house break in 224 hours, I hope not. So why is a fish so different.
Ya, I know, my 11 years of being in this hobby, making hundreds of mistakes on my own, and first hand experiencing dozens of clownfish/anemones pairing up within the first 24 hours vs others that after 24 hours usually do not ever pair up. Seriously man, I don't know where you are getting your information but I am telling you this one comes from first hand experience.
Well it's kind of odd that many people find it takes a year or more for a clown to host. The fact that you claim to have had dozens host tells me one of three things, you work at an LFS (doubt that since you thought acintics where the light corals need in order to grow), you can't keep clowns alive very long, or you trade you fish in very often. After 11 years I would think that one would know about lighting but I could be wrong. Also with that many clowns you obviously didn't keep them long enough to see if they hosted over a period of time.
sebae clowns(obviously), maroons, clarkii's should, and some species and individuals of damsel wil also host in nems, but that's too variable to rely on.
Ok, can we all please appreciate that each of us have had our own experiences with marine fish and we all have to listen to other's opinions.
One thing that is clear is there is no set time when a clown would start to host an anemone, or even if the clown would host a nem at all...
There have been instances, documented by many people here on AC, where a clown has taken to a nem very quickly indeed, as there are other threads where clowns have taken such a long time to start the relationship off...
Fish are unpredictable, we have no control over whether they will or wont, the time scales concerning, all we can do hope for the most part, or even try to coax the clown into the nem via feeding methods, which again, are well documented here on AC.
So, can we just please respect other peoples opinions and experiences on subjects such as this, as all it does is turn a thread into a personal battle between people and the thread OP will just give up on the thread and move on, which is not fair on that person....
Thanks, and have a good day...
Niko
One thing that is clear is there is no set time when a clown would start to host an anemone, or even if the clown would host a nem at all...
There have been instances, documented by many people here on AC, where a clown has taken to a nem very quickly indeed, as there are other threads where clowns have taken such a long time to start the relationship off...
Fish are unpredictable, we have no control over whether they will or wont, the time scales concerning, all we can do hope for the most part, or even try to coax the clown into the nem via feeding methods, which again, are well documented here on AC.
So, can we just please respect other peoples opinions and experiences on subjects such as this, as all it does is turn a thread into a personal battle between people and the thread OP will just give up on the thread and move on, which is not fair on that person....
Thanks, and have a good day...
Niko
also tank riased fish tend to be even less likely to host than wild-caught, but that brings up ethical questions as well.