is my sebae fish going to get stressed??-Tropical Fish-3reef Forums

ebasallo430 · 03-19-2008, 09:16 PM

I have another question...well you guys already know that my sebae anemone died 2 days ago.....

well, my sebae fish was introduced to my tank together with my sebae anemone, so his days consisted of just chillin in the anemone....

now he does not have an anemone.....so, is he going to get stressed and depressed, should i buy him something...or is he going to be okay....

since the anemone died his color got darker.....and he hasnt gotten lighter..

Brandon1023 · 03-19-2008, 09:47 PM

He will be ok. In fact he will probably start hosting something else, such as a powerhead! Rare but it happens. I've seen it.

But long answer short, no he won't be stressed.

ebasallo430 · 03-20-2008, 06:39 AM

i dont understand what u mean by he will start hosting something else such as a power head.....

isnt a powerhead a water pump????

Note: Have patience with me im new at this remember ...lol

sweetriden76 · 03-20-2008, 07:59 AM

hosting is what they do in an anemone, when they sit in it and rub on it, my clowns have an anemone which they host in but they also rub on the coral and rocks ocassionally, so what brandon1023 is saying is that it will find something else to hangout on or around

Iraf · 03-20-2008, 08:06 AM

yeah mine host by the overflow, stupid fish dont go near the anemone or the corals

Brandon1023 · 03-20-2008, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetriden76

hosting is what they do in an anemone, when they sit in it and rub on it, my clowns have an anemone which they host in but they also rub on the coral and rocks ocassionally, so what brandon1023 is saying is that it will find something else to hangout on or around

Yea when they rub inside the anemone's tentacles that's called hosting. So if the clown is really all that upset, he'll just find something else to rub on. It provides them comfort I guess. He could rub on and start defending anything from a power head to an overflow. But those are rare and the most common thing for them to do is find a coral that resembles an anemone and host in that. I'm not sure if you have any corals or not, though.

ebasallo430 · 03-20-2008, 09:27 AM

well i have 3 xenia's, and a green torch coral......now hes just hanging out in a little cave i made with the rocks....but hes not rubbing with anything....

Brandon1023 · 03-20-2008, 09:29 AM

Your green torch is probably his best candidate. Then again he might not ever host anything BUT an anemone. Either way he'll be good