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02-29-2008, 06:32 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myerstown, PA Age: 21
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 |  clowns trying to host in zoas?
I believe my clown is trying to host in my zoas, he went over to them and layed over on his side and rubbed them, they of course closed up, he tried a few times, what would be good for them to host in, in my 12 gallon nano-cube. BTA? or like a toadstool leather?, I have some ricordia coming shortly
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...AGA 46 gal. bowfront, coralife 192watt aqualight, koralia 4, aqua c remora w/maxijet 1200 and surface skim box,200watt heater, 40 pounds black aragonite reef sand, 50 lbs. LR...cycling at the moment...
...12 gal. Nano-Cube, heavily modded, becoming a QT/Hospital tank for the new 46 | 
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02-29-2008, 06:39 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
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Frilly mushrooms, I have a rock in my frag tank with about 10 good sized mushrooms one it and I have 2 False Ocellaris clowns hosting them. I also have GBM Clown hosting in my forgspawn. _________ I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.
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02-29-2008, 06:47 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Possibly Torch, Frogspawn or Hammer coral, Anthelia and Xenia as my clown is calling home at the present time. My clown has also used my 8"Squamosa Tridacna Clam as home which my clam did not have a problem with! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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02-29-2008, 06:55 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myerstown, PA Age: 21
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lol...i can see a clown sitting in a clam, that must have been funny as heck to watch, I'll look into those suggestions, thanks | |
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02-29-2008, 07:10 AM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
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Those are all good suggestions, I have a HUGE (literally dinner plate sized) Ricordia Mushroom that my tomato just adores. The only thing is, the clowns will make up their own minds. You could toss all of those different things in there and it still might want to get jiggy with your zoas. Just keep that in mind. _________ 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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02-29-2008, 07:28 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Originally Posted by sweetriden76  lol...i can see a clown sitting in a clam, that must have been funny as heck to watch | If you think that's funny, you should find this freakin hilarious    | |
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02-29-2008, 07:45 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myerstown, PA Age: 21
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looks like he made him self right at home there, he gave up when the zoas closed, funny though, Im glad hes trying to host at least so if I get something they like they will go in it, I'm sure the other would follow eventually since they always stick right by each other | |
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02-29-2008, 08:06 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Clowns will host in anything , Its their instincts to do this. The rubbing up and along and on the soon to be new host is also normal. Their instincts at work again.. A clown never just dives into a host of they would be stung and maybe eaten.. They have to slowly assume the slime scent ?? what ever its called from their new host their new host thinks its just another part of me like a clone anemone . take a anemone and cut it into quarters to make 4 little anemones then they will and can set side by side and never react to each other unlike two non cloned animals. Thats why your zoo's closed up.. give the fish a few days it the coral will not even know its there..
I have taken clowns from a established host anemone , Then rub them clean with a freshwater wipe off and it would not return to the host for several days until it could get reacquainted with the anemone the mate was fine .. I did this several times with different types of clowns and even some Domino's Damsels . _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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02-29-2008, 08:11 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Myerstown, PA Age: 21
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cool, thanks for the info, I'll have to see if they keep it up, I read that theyd host in many different things, but never though about them trying to get in the zoas | |
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