Maroon Clown and Open Brain Coral

[howie the fish]

I have a Maroon Clown that thinks my Open Brain coral is it host. So I went to the store and bought a Saddleback Anemone since it looks the closest to my open brain. Does anyone think that the clown would ever move? It has not damamged the coral yet, but I seems to really love the coarl and keeps cleaning up the area.

Thanks

Howie

[dodo99]

My ocellaris clown that were in my previous setup loved their open brain as well, totally ignoring a perfectly adequate LTA. The brain wasn't fond of the attention at first, but soon got used to the (sometimes not-so-gentle) clowns. I tried moving the coral, and rearranging the live rock, but she eventually found the brain's new spot every time...

I'm not familiar with that type of anemone, so I don't know if it would be accepted by your maroon. I hope this helps a little...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b149/dodo99/2005_0817Tank_Pics0024.jpg

[howie the fish]

That is how my clown looks. The saddle is also called a carpet.

[bluerug]

What color is the carpet and how big is it. Carpets generally take a while for a clown to start hosting it, but in some cases they swim right over to it and begin to host.

[pufferpoison]

and sometimes the carpet will eat the clown and other fish in the tank :bum: