What corals with host clownfish (occelaris)

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i will have a 15 gallon cube nano tank. I want to know what corals will host a occelaris clownfish, and will not harm other inhabitants. Thanks
 
Clowns are the guests. Its the corals that are the host.
Which ones typically accept clowns?
- toadstool
- Hairy mushroom
- certain Eupyhillia such as hammer , frogspawn and torch)
- Xenia
- GSP

Many more
 
My clowns love their torch (in a 20g), but they begun to take interest in my GSP, which is beside my/their torch. They like both, but I think they know the torch has a more powerful sting so it would protect them better. But I wouldn't think too much about it, clowns will host in almost anything. I've seen threads/posts in R2R about clowns hosting in zoas.
 
Clowns are the guests. Its the corals that are the host.
Which ones typically accept clowns?
- toadstool
- Hairy mushroom
- certain Eupyhillia such as hammer , frogspawn and torch)
- Xenia
- GSP

Many more
I've seen them use acropora in the wild, but those were big colonies lol
 
i will have a 15 gallon cube nano tank. I want to know what corals will host a occelaris clownfish, and will not harm other inhabitants. Thanks
Mine hosted my waving hand Xenia.... guards that thing like a castle.
 
My clowns host a powerhead

Same lol.


They should call clowns weirdos. I’ll rub this in a little
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They should call clowns weirdos. I’ll rub this in a little
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Low blow..... I've even streamed video to my clowns of other anemone hosting clowns. Now they host my HoB filter.
 
Low blow..... I've even streamed video to my clowns of other anemone hosting clowns. Now they host my HoB filter.
Chased those two when they were babies in a tank of 100 clowns. Only two that hung out by a tiny BTA. I took the trio. I cheated
 
Chased those two when they were babies in a tank of 100 clowns. Only two that hung out by a tiny BTA. I took the trio. I cheated
I selected these 2 specific clowns because they were being hosted at the LFS. Keep kicking me while I'm down
 
I selected these 2 specific clowns because they were being hosted at the LFS. Keep kicking me while I'm down
Are you serious? That’s crazy. I would have been so bummed. I bagged all three together and put BTA in the tank then the clowns. They immediately went for it.
 
Clowns are the guests. Its the corals that are the host.
Fight the good fight! This is the comma splice of the aquarium world for me. I prefer to describe this type of clown behaviour as "nesting" myself...
 
One of mine has decided to host a zoa colony...
 

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