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06/02/2007, 06:39 PM
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Percula clownfish: do I have potential hosts?
I am thinking about getting a Percula and I am wondering if either my frogspawn coral or Condylactis gigantea might serve as host.
Pictures of the coral and anemone are at this link. http://picasaweb.google.com/ale.rugg...ey=ioz8cRivlwQ Thanks! Lithy |
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#2
06/02/2007, 08:50 PM
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I would not recomend either as a host, however your clown may take up in the frogspawn. It could do damage to the frogspawn, it just depends on how aggressive the clown is. I would wait a few months to a year for a hosting anemone if you just started in april. A percula would be fine without an anemone for that amount of time, or its entire life. Just curious, what kind of light do you have on your tank?
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06/02/2007, 10:09 PM
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The anemone and the frogspawn are already in the tank (~1 month) and doing well. I was just wondering if the percula I plan to get next month may like either as a host. Even though the percula will be fine without a host, it would be cool if it hung out in either.
Are other types of clownfish less aggressive than percula? How do I select a non aggressive one? Also, what would you recommend as a Percula host? The lighting is pretty strong. 250W x2 MH + 64W x4 actinic. |
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06/02/2007, 10:32 PM
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Percs are usually pretty gentle with anemones as far as I know...however, that appears to be a Condylactis anemone, in which case there's a risk that it will eat your clown should it choose it as a host.
Clowns of any variety hosting in a frogspawn have been known to damage or kill it, but plenty of people have had success.
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