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Old 12/25/2007, 12:51 AM
paOol paOol is offline
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/cry, a death

yesterday, i got a clown + a condylactis because i saw them hosting together. also it was only about $20.
so i took it home, and after acclimating the clown went inside the condy for about 5 seconds, then left and wouldn't go near it for a few hours. (i think it was getting used to the tank). after about 4 hours, he went back and wouldn't leave the anemone.

i was really happy to see them hosting, and at night i checked to see the clown all snuggled inside.

the next morning, i find my condy melted because he walked over to my heater. it died, so i siphoned it out and did a water change.

my question is, will my clown host other stuff? or should i get another condy? i have frogspawn, hammer, bubble, and torch coral in my tank.
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Old 12/25/2007, 01:24 AM
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Yes, the clown will host in other things. What, is just about anyone's guess.

What type of clown is it?

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Old 12/25/2007, 01:28 AM
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ocellaris. dont think its a true perc.

because i already had one in there for about 2 months, and he hasn't attempted to host anything. =\
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Old 12/25/2007, 04:23 AM
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Clowns are fine on their own...they don't really need anemones, and will be okay without one.

If you try an anemone again, I wouldn't suggest a Condylactis...there are no native New World species of clownfish, so a Condy/Clownfish pair is at best an aberration.

The experts here can tell you which nems your clownfish will like....

-R
 


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