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11-23-2007, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Camilsky  I've got one more question. My tank is not ready yet for anemone. However, I wish I could add few soft corals to my system, preferably specimens that could be hosted by clown fish. What would you advise ?!
Cheers!  | I would choose a soft coral over an LPS coral as a host for your clown. LPS corals tend to dislike all the nuzzling that clowns do when they're nesting. My clowns have hosted in a toadstool coral, anthellia and xenia. They are currently nesting in a gigas clam, much to my chagrin   
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11-23-2007, 11:43 AM
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Hehehe ... They are amazing Thanks for sharing this vid! I will buy some nice toadstool... _________ 75gal. Rio240 JEWEL aquarium
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11-23-2007, 11:48 AM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
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Originally Posted by amcarrig I would choose a soft coral over an LPS coral as a host for your clown. LPS corals tend to dislike all the nuzzling that clowns do when they're nesting. My clowns have hosted in a toadstool coral, anthellia and xenia. They are now currently nesting in a gigas clam, much to my chagrin | ...and your clam is ok with that?? I saw the video but still can't believe it. Gadzooks! _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA | |
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11-23-2007, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Brandon1023 ...and your clam is ok with that?? I saw the video but still can't believe it. Gadzooks! | It hasn't closed up on them yet so I suppose they don't irritate it too much. That being said, however, the only things that I don't like is that the clowns go into the clam through its inhalent (as you can see in the picture) and may be damaging the clam's gills. Also, when a clown fish wants it's "anemone" to move, they will nip at the "amemone's" base/foot to compel it to move. Soooo, the female will, from time to time, nip at the clam's mantle which doesn't seem to bother the clam as much as it bothers me. | |
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04-08-2008, 08:48 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
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my much smaller one also started doing the clownfish twitch...its rather humorous (at first i was worried about his spastic mov't but then read this was normal). Its funny cuz she'll take a nip at him (or just bump him), and he'll start twitching.
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