Fish are not Sea Kittens Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Looking for a anemone to host my clowns in so something of respectable size. looking to purchase soon I have a set of tiny (barely over 1") true percula clowns and a set of 2" black ocellaris clowns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Depends on the clowns you have. What do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Depending on the clowns you have and their size, my GBTA just split yesterday and it could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish are not Sea Kittens Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Depending on the clowns you have and their size, my GBTA just split yesterday and it could work. I have a pair of True percs and a pair of Black ocellaris (or however it is spelled) And yes a BTA should be perfect...edited the main post to reflect this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I have a pair of True percsand a pair of Black ocellaris (or however it is spelled) And yes a BTA should be perfect How big are the clowns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 A. Percula are more suited to the following anemones: Heteractis crispa; H. magnifica; Stichodactyla gigantea. However, a BTA might suffice as a surrogate host. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish are not Sea Kittens Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 How big are the clowns? I have a set of tiny (barely over 1") true percula clowns and a set of 2" black ocellaris clowns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish are not Sea Kittens Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 A. Percula are more suited to the following anemones: Heteractis crispa; H. magnifica; Stichodactyla gigantea.However, a BTA might suffice as a surrogate host. Yeah I know...I have been looking for a "giant carpet" a "magnificent" and a "merten's carpet" with little luck...and have had some luck with them hosting in bubble-tips before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 All of the species I mentioned are said to be extremely difficult to take care of. Even experts have trouble caring for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish are not Sea Kittens Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 All of the species I mentioned are said to be extremely difficult to take care of. Even experts have trouble caring for them. hence the search for a bubble-tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Both my clowns (one false, one true perc) host in a GBTA. I think that is your best option. Sounds like azcummins has what you need especially since your clowns are so small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I think if you get an anemone that's in a well establish tank, looks healthy and is fully expanded in its glory.......it usually is a good candidate. What you have to provide is a well establish system and try to keep your salinity @ 1.025 and good water flow. I personally like the carpet anemone's, they seem to be more stationary. IME, the long tentacle they would move if I had made changes to water flow. I once had a pair of true percs. w/carpet anemone (about 12" diameter). Here's an old pic. I missed those little guys . The male clown fish was about 1 1/4" and the female 2 1/4"....and they host on the anemone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viet-tin Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I have a H.ritteri from aquatek that split a while ago. its a decent size and has recovered well from the split. I might be willing to part with it if I can get it out of its hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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