Clown fish Hosting Corals

[ZANYMASTER]

Other than anemones,What other corals can they host without damaging the corals?

 

[premilove]

my clowns host my armor of gods zoas..interesting to say that the colony never closes up..

 

[masterswimmer]

Nelson, from past experience (I'll go into more detail in a bit) the only animal other than an anemone a pair of clowns can host successfully are softies.

I had a gorgeous 16"-18" swirling wall hammer for almost five years in my tank. My clowns hosted it for almost two years before they ultimately rubbed the polyps to the point of abbrasion and death.

After the wall hammer, they moved to my beautiful, but smaller, red lobo. It only took about 8 months until they killed this beauty.

With no home, they moved on to my 50-60 head torch. Once again, only about 8 months and they put another 'notch' on the proverbial headboard.

Now with three of my prized LPS gone I figured there'd be no reason to not get an anemone. I avoided anemones for almost seven years fearing they would wander the tank and sting coral or get mulched by a powerhead.

I picked up an RBTA. It didn't take the clowns but two or three days to find it, and have only left it to pick at food or move to one of the now two clones that have split off the original.

So unfortunately, my statement that softies would be the only likely host for a pair of clowns comes from experience.

Best of luck with yours.
R

 

[mckostya]

zany my clowns at the moment host 10 head torch coral. i feel that sometimes they actually bother it, especially at night. but overall clowns host pretty much anything, xenia trees, i even read somewhere clown hosting a powerhead :scratchch

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

My clarkii's used to host a colt coral

 

[ZANYMASTER]

That's the fear I have.They'll rub the hell out of them and kill them.

 

[ESSELO]

coral hosting

my two clowns are hosting a green bubble coral. are they going to kill it eventually. it looks like it is thriving.

 

[finksmart]

Mine hosted a toadstool and now xenia.

 

[JHOV2324]

I had a clownfish that hosted my overflow box

 

[tonep]

My clowns hosted my Colt coral.

 

[ecvernon]

my clowns hosted duncans, AOG zoos, 2 types of xenia and torch and frogspawn

 

[Killerdrgn]

My clown is hosting duncans too, but it's getting beaten up/annoyed pretty bad.

 

[Brian65901]

My Maroon

Here is my Maroon in his Elephant Ear. They have been buddies for 2 years. The ear when its wide open is 12" across and the Maroon is 3.5

http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee149/brfsl/?action=view&current=DSCN1440.flv

 

[DrGonzo]

Hosting

Mine are hosting a frogspawn. I've had a RBTA since April and they still haven't gotten to it.

 

[artie1209]

Mine have been hosting in a frogspawn for two years. They were 3/4 inch false perks and the frogspawn had about 8 heads when I purchased them. Two years later the frog spawn has about thirty heads and they are about 2 inches now.

Maybe some of the more aggressive and larger clowns can be a problem. Can some elaborate what type of clown killed their coral?

 

[Master Shake]

personally i've seen clowns in bubble/pearl corals, torch, frogspawn, hammer, elegants, and goneopora.

 

[masterswimmer]

Seeing the clowns in these corals doesn't vouch for the success of the coral in the long run. My Ocellaris were in my wall hammer for almost two years before it kicked the bucket. Short term success is not an indication of long term success.

Can't get much more placid than Ocellaris.

swimmer

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I agree with Russ.Don't want to chance buying anemones and having it sting my prized coral and having it getting sucked in the powerhead.That Elephant ear video was impressive though.Looks like it can take it.

 

[dickenscd]

My pair of true percula clown choose long tenacle xenia which hang from the top of the tank. I think xenia is an excellent choice. Here is the picture.


James

 

[Dre]

I have a false clown that will not find a host at all in my tank in fact i have frog's spawn,hammers and a colt coral. What's wrong with him ?