Clowns and Goniopora

this is me · #1 09/07/2006, 05:17 PM

Well, one of my clowns decided to abanoned its mate and host in its own goniopora that I recently acquired. So that explain why my goni isnt really expanding its tenticles. I'm a little concern that the clown will soon bring its mate and they'll irritate the hell out of the goni. You think the goni will ever get use to it?

this is me · #2 09/07/2006, 05:19 PM

Bcollins111900 · #3 09/07/2006, 05:31 PM

Hard to say if the goni will get used to it but with the sensitivity tha gonis have I would spereate or trade one of the two to prevent the worse.

this is me · #4 09/08/2006, 04:57 PM

Any more thoughts on this?

BLANKENSHIP76 · #5 09/09/2006, 10:02 AM

I had this same problem when one of my clowns left its host for the goni, I simply moved the goni to the other side of the tank and the clown went back to its previous host (my wall hammer).

3 green bubble anemones in the tank and they still want to host in my corals???????

R33f3r · #6 09/09/2006, 10:13 AM

The clown will eventually kill it. I would remove the clown or trade it for something else. Gonio's are already hard enough to keep as it is, but they can be kept healthy with proper feeding and a good spot with plenty of non direct water flow.

IME, the clows that do best with LPS tanks are saddlebacks. They usually wont mess around in gonio's, brains, and other delicate coral.

JENnKerry · #7 09/09/2006, 11:22 AM

R33f3r is absolutely right on. The clown will eventually kill it.