tomato clown and torch coral

[dadonoflaw]

i had a tomato clown hosting in a frogspawn which is a nice size and healthy. i added a torch coral and it switched to that one. the torch was smaller. it was about 2 or 3in across. the torch slowly died from the relationship but when it started to show signs i moved it but it was too late. i thought the clowns could host in the corals just not goniopora and elegance corals?

[black_majik]

Same applies for anemones actually, you get a small anemone and a large clown it is common to see the anemone get "worn out"

[snorvich]

Yes, that is one of the downsides to clown fish and corals. If they associate, they may damage or kill the coral. I have also seen this with anemones.

[dadonoflaw]

crap. always gotta learn the hard way

[snorvich]

Yeah, most people don't think about that with clownfish. I have a mated pair that I had to move out of one of my display tanks.