What species of clown are hard and easy to get to host

[dearis]

G'day,

What species of clown are hard and easy to get to host in thier anenome?

Regards Darren

 

[Len]

I find most any clown will host in a suitable anemone. The safest thing to do is to mate your clown with a species of anemone that is a natural host (and vice versa). Here's a good online source for that information: http://www.nhm.ku.edu/inverts/ebooks/ch2.html

 

[dearis]

Cool, have read something similar, can you tell me if magnifica is available to aquarists? and will it overtake the tank? have heard they are large?

Regards Darren

 

[Len]

Magnificas are available and sold as Rittari anemones, but they get HUGE (several feet across) and require A LOT of light and water current since they naturally occur fully exposed to plenty of sunlight and wave surges. They aren't ideal for captivity unless you have a tank dedicated to it.

 

[jumpincactus]

Yup, Len is right, Magnifica is a difficult anenome to keep.Not recomended for a beginner aquarist. Here are some other species that are difficult to keep S. Gigantea......... S. Mertensii

Here is a link that has some great info on anenome care and clowns that will host in what types.

Hmmm cant get the pdf file to upload. Can we upload pdf's here Len???

 

[dearis]

its a shame......would look great in the 10footer im planning

 

[Len]

Hmmm cant get the pdf file to upload. Can we upload pdf's here Len???

I just verified with the control panel that pdf is an allowable format. What error message do you receive?

 

[Anonymous]

S.haddoni get somewhat large and are not as difficult to keep as S.magnifica or mertensii/gigantea. They also come in bright blues and greens.

 

[dearis]

I wonder if we get them here......

man is there some planning.....i guess i am trying to do what mother nature took eons to do

 

[nyx]

yes dearis we do get both s.haddoni and s.martensii in aust, as well as s. magnifica and of course bta's.

 

[dearis]

cool...will keep an eye out....nyx do you read reefkeeper magazine?

 

[nyx]

when i can yes ..

 

[dearis]

is it a magazine or an online mag?