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Unread 10/11/2018, 12:41 AM   #1
Fish559
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Looking for a clown that will NOT host

I recently had to pull my clown pair as they were trashing my corals. I don’t have a nem so they hosted in my LPS and really beat the corals up.

Is there a clown that won’t host corals, or is less likely to? Captive bred maybe?


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Unread 10/11/2018, 10:12 AM   #2
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clowns don't host. anemones, or in your case, LPS hosts. but I know what you mean.
it is instinct and in their DNA.


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Unread 10/11/2018, 11:09 AM   #3
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Unread 10/11/2018, 11:18 AM   #4
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My ocellaris pair have left everything alone so far. I have a RBTA still recovering that I would like it to host the pair once it's big enough though.


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Unread 10/14/2018, 05:43 PM   #5
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Yea. Basically every clown will likely find something eventually. In the wild clowns are never found without an anemone.


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Unread 10/14/2018, 07:46 PM   #6
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Thanks....

Wouldn’t it be “To correct & to serve” ?


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Unread 10/15/2018, 05:40 PM   #7
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thats like asking to have a clownfish not swim no matter what they'll find something to make their home


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Unread 10/16/2018, 11:47 AM   #8
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One thing you can do is put a 4” flowerpot or a 3”x6” tile in your tank. That should take care of their needs. Of course the downside is that neither will be particular pretty to look at.


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Unread 10/20/2018, 10:36 PM   #9
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Euphyllia LPS seems irresistible to clowns in the absence of a proper host. I've even had them prefer a torch coral as host to a BTA (BTW it's not grammar, rather ignorance).


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Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones!

Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs
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Unread 10/20/2018, 10:43 PM   #10
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Or you can just add a host anemone in for them

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Unread 10/21/2018, 03:49 PM   #11
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My two clowns will only host with a powerhead, despite having 3 perfectly good RBTA’s!


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Unread 10/22/2018, 11:32 AM   #12
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I went with some tank-bred Gladiator occys. My brother has some tank-bred black ice occys and they have never gone into corals.

p.s. - I had an RBTA at one point, but it quickly outgrew my tank.


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