Condy Anemone

[Joe Fish]

Will clowns host a cody anemone?

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

well... theres no guarantee that a clown will host anything. but im not sre on if the cody anemones are a coral of choice.

 

[JeLeAk]

do you mean one of these?

Saltwater Aquarium Invertebrates for Marine Reef Aquariums: Condy Anemone

if so, everything i have read have said clowns will not host it

 

[Joe Fish]

The price on the cody is pretty good and it doesn't get very big. Think I would be safe in getting one?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

no..get a BTA if you want an anemone

 

[Lorna]

I agree, even though a condilactus anemone is easier and hardier than a bta the chance that your clown will host it is about the same as the bta. The big difference is that condis have been know to eat clown fish and others.....there is no symbiotic relationship and the condi will become opportunistic to a free meal....so why chance it? No guarantees on the clown hosting the bta, mine don't even realize mine exists and they have been in the same tank for almost a year.....the clown hosts the candycane....the bta is a natural host to maroon clowns not ocellaris or perculas whose natural host is a carpet anemone....that can become huge, hard to keep and eat other fish.....

 

[Joe Fish]

Stupid impulse buying. I hope to exchange it tomorrow. I really thought they would host a clown, but I guess it makes sense that they wouldn't. I go to buy 2 emeralds and I get a anemone. Go figure.

 

[Mushroomman]

Ive actually seen maroon clowns host in one before, but that was a weird 'anomoly'.

 

[Joe Fish]

I just don't want to see my clowns 'disappear'.

 

[TRe]

my tomato clown actually used to host in a condi... theres no gaurentee though u know that

 

[FishGeek]

The price on the cody is pretty good and it doesn't get very big. Think I would be safe in getting one?

Psssssst! It a condy.

 

[Joe Fish]

Yeah, I know I misspelled it. Can you edit a thread title? Well, today I went back and they gave me full credit for it. I got a BTA who appears to be doing good. I really liked the condy because of the long wavy tenticles, but it's not worth loosing a fish over. Maybe when I get a bigger tank and more experience I'll try a different kind.

 

[saltwater4life]

yea i'm pretty sure you can edit it in the first post anyways where is the picture??? lol

 

[Joe Fish]

I'll see what I can do today.

 

[TRe]

good luck with that

 

[Lorna]

My clowns won't go near my bta.....I even tried a sebea and no go there either. I think I have tank raised clowns who have never seen another clown host an anemone...might have to do the picture taped to the side of the tank so they get the idea......

 

[eva]

lol funny. would also love to see pics of the new bta

 

[Joe Fish]

Here it is.

 

[Lorna]

nice and healthy looking even if it looks a tad pale....feed it up..and watch for more color, it should be a dark green/brownish color.

 

[Joe Fish]

The LFS said he just feed it and to wait a week. It did loose a little color but I noticed some pinkish color coming back last night.