False perc clowns in carpet anemone

[Rmckoy]

Has anyone ever experienced clownfish being stung by carpet anemones ?

I woke up this morning everything was normal .
My one clownfish seemed stuck to the carpet anemone .

I have read cases of carpet anemones eating clownfish that they host .....

Is this why they have never went close to it since owning them ?

 

[D-Nak]

I'm guessing that the carpet anemone is a haddoni? Both gigantea and mertensii are natural hosts of ocellaris, it shouldn't be an issue.

There are only a few cases where a haddoni may eat an ocellaris:

1. The clown was dead or dying and floated into the carpet
2. Something spooked the clown and it dove into the carpet without being previously acclimated.

Lastly, if you have a S. helianthus anemone, which is commonly mis-IDed as either gigantea or haddoni, then you have an anemone that is not a clownfish hosting species, which will definitely eat a clownfish.

 

[Rmckoy]

I’ve had this anemone for a few years .
I just got the clownfish about 4 months ago and they have never went into it .
I’ll attach a few pictures of both the burnt but still living clownfish and the anemone

 

[bam123]

Don't stress. Now that they've been stung, they will develop immunity and go back for more loving)

 

[Big G]

The clown looks like it may have Brooklynella. Pics are a bit blurry, but it looks like the skin is peeling/sloughing off.

Brooklynella

Brooklynella hostilis What You Need To Know: * This is most often seen in clownfish, but it can afflict any fish. The fish’s skin will appear to be peeling or sloughing off, oftentimes causing excessive white mucous to form around the affected area(s). * Treatment of choice is a 45 minute...

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[Rmckoy]

I know for sure it’s a sting or burn ..
I pulled the clown fish out of the carpet this morning after watching it struggle trying to get away .

 

[Rmckoy]

So ...

This might have happened again .
the same clownfish , same anemone and burnt/stung twice as bad. I wasn’t home to remove the clownfish as soon as it touched .
Are ocellaris hosts to the species of anemone I have ?
Or should I consider adding a pair or group of skunk clownfish ?

 

[bam123]

have hosted percs and ocellaris many times in carpets (haddoni and gig). Give it time. It lived last time)