Anemone hosting clowns.

[Marcom12]

I was curious as to any time frame for clowns to actually get hosted? Or if there is a size correlation.... I have pretty young clowns and been around my anemone for two weeks and almost act like it's not there lol totally ignoring it.

 

[NY_Caveman]

I was curious as to any time frame for clowns to actually get hosted? Or if there is a size correlation.... I have pretty young clowns and been around my anemone for two weeks and almost act like it's not there lol totally ignoring it.

What species of Clownfish and Anemone? If you have a Bubble Tip Anemone and Ocellaris or Percula Clownfish it may take a while. While it sometimes works, they are not a natural host for those species.

 

[Marcom12]

What species of Clownfish and Anemone? If you have a Bubble Tip Anemone and Ocellaris or Percula Clownfish it may take a while. While it sometimes works, they are not a natural host for those species.

Yes bubble tip and ocellaris...

 

[Marcom12]

What is a match for the clowns?

 

[NY_Caveman]

What is a match for the clowns?

H. magnifica if you can find one would probably work in your 75 gallon, but they do get pretty large.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Also, Stichodactyla gigantea and Stichodactyla mertensii are natural hosts.

 

[Marcom12]

H. magnifica if you can find one would probably work in your 75 gallon, but they do get pretty large.

I don't mind large... To a point.... Are they hard to keep? Or simple to average?

 

[NY_Caveman]

I don't mind large... To a point.... Are they hard to keep? Or simple to average?

The first anemone I ever owned was an Heteractis magnifica. Not too bad, but some will say it can be difficult. If you get a healthy specimen, once they are settled in, they are not too difficult to maintain. They like strong lighting.

 

[Marcom12]

Also, Stichodactyla gigantea and Stichodactyla mertensii are natural hosts.

Those both seem even larger?

 

[Gonebad395]

There is no time frame some do some don’t. Never can tell if it happens it happens.

 

[Marcom12]

There is no time frame some do some don’t. Never can tell if it happens it happens.

I think I would like to at least try to pair them with a natural host.... Guess I should have thought of that first lol

 

[MSB123]

Those both seem even larger?

Yes. All anemones need strong lighting. The other anemones need even stronger lighting.
What lights do you have?

 

[Gonebad395]

Tbh you can try still not a sure thing heck some clowns let a overflow box host them

 

[Marcom12]

Yes. All anemones need strong lighting. The other anemones need even stronger lighting.
What lights do you have?

I have the viparspectre led's

 

[MSB123]

I have the viparspectre led's

Which ones?
What size tank?
How old is your tank?

 

[Marcom12]

Plans to add T5's for supplement in semi near future lol

 

[Marcom12]

75 gal tank. Two 165watt lights... Tank about 5 months old .. maybe 5.5

 

[NY_Caveman]

Those both seem even larger?

Yes, they are. Carpets will also eat fish more than the others it seems, but I never owned them.

 

[MSB123]

Plans to add T5's for supplement in semi near future lol

Add t-5s before getting the Anenome.
I would not suggest an anenome until the tank is at least 10 months old, preferably over a year old.

 

[Gonebad395]

@Marcom12 I would not rush anything if you are going to get t5s please get them first. Will give your tank time to mature it’s still relatively new. Asking questions here is great and doing your research about what works and what doesn’t helps a lot. By the questions asked you don’t know much about anemones and that is ok. We all learned about them to. So just take your time and don’t rush into it these are living things and a lot of fun to raise but rushing into it can ruin the hobby for some due to problems.