Is it common for a clownfish to host a Duncan coral?

[DRENALYN9]

The clown just started to do this today. Will this effect the growth rate the the coral?

 

[Widdy]

My male Cinnamon clown hosts duncans as well when he's not tending the eggs. Don't know if it affects growth, but the duncans don't seem to be bothered by him.

 

[JOHANNA]

My clowns prefer my Duncan over the bta. The Duncan doesn't seem to mind and has grown 10 times its size in a year. I think the Duncan may benefit from the clown just like an anenome would.

 

[noelskii]

my b/w female clown also hosts my duncans when she gets bored of the rbta..

 

[DRENALYN9]

Cool, the one that it's hosting. I got 3 months ago as a single polyp frag now it has 5 polyps total. I was worried, but not anymore.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

My Clowns were hosting my duncans and pissing them off so much to the point they were dying off I sold one of the clowns and moved the duncans.

 

[dubs]

Clown host a lot of corals almost anything that move like an anenome mine host my open brain/frogspawn /torch /Duncan / and when I had the other clowns not too long ago there was two that hosted my xenia and anthelia forest

 

[rookie07]

It could in theory harm the coral. Jeep an eye on the coral and see if it's tissue recedes at all.

 

[Awibrandy]

Clown host a lot of corals almost anything that move like an anenome mine host my open brain/frogspawn /torch /Duncan / and when I had the other clowns not too long ago there was two that hosted my xenia and anthelia forest

Warren, please come over, and have a talk with my snowflake! Stupid fish is hosting on of my echinata even though it could choose from 3 torches, 3 frogspawns, 3 hammers, goniopora, alveopora, duncans, bubble corals.LOL

To the OP, as already stated just keep an eye on the duncan for any signs of stress, then decide which means more to you if things go down hill.

 

[smoq]

My clowns host Duncan and even lay eggs under it. It stays open and don't seems to bother by their presence

 

[DRENALYN9]

Three days later the Duncan actually look even happier than it's ever look. I personally think this pair is beneficial. Both the coral and the clown are very happy