New Clarkii and Anemone

[mattybecks]

Hi guys,
Got a new Clarkii clown a few days ago and he immediately bonded with my anemone after only a couple of hours.
I have two ocellaris clowns that have been there for months, but never taken or shown interest in my anemones.
Apart from the above anemone I also have a bubble tip.
Tank is 100cm x 45cm x 35cm.

 

[Reesj]

Thats quite normal for Clarkii clowns. My 2 Clarkiis were the same.
They are the most natural host for most types of anemones.

 

[mattybecks]

Wondering if I should get another Clarkii then to make a pair.
But then I think the clarkii pair may kill the ocellaris pair? At the moment the clarkii stays by his anemone on the one side of the tank, the ocellaris on the other.

 

[reef lover]

I think your going to have problems with the 3 clowns anyways...i would chose the species you like better and rehome the other.

 

[Peace River]

I think your going to have problems with the 3 clowns anyways...i would chose the species you like better and rehome the other.

+1.

If my math is correct you have a 40 gallon (150L) tank - IMO too small for the fish that you have when they grow out and begin the hierarchy process. Good luck!

 

[Orion1885]

Your clown doesnt look like a standard clarkii. It looks to be an allardi, or some other fish in the clarkii complex.

 

[Ron Popeil]

definitely an Amphiprion allardi.

 

[mattybecks]

Thanks for all the feedback and IDs on my clown. I really love the new fella, so I will be keeping him and finding a mate of the same species.
Although not bad, the aggression has already started. so Ill be rehoming the ocellaris.

 

[OrionN]

More pictures needed to confirm ID of the anemone. I think that is a LTA, M. doreensis. Pictures of the column and foot will most likely positively ID tis anemone. You will need a deep sand bed for him 3-4+ inches.

 

[Orion1885]

Yes it appears M. Doreensis.