Anyone....

[lionfish28]

Have condy anemones?Are they a clownfish host?Do they last long?

 

[bang guy]

Not much of a natural host but some Clownfish enjoy them. Especially Maroons. Sometimes you can get a Clark or Tomato to use them as well.

 

[viper_930]

Condies are not natural hosts because they come from the atlantic ocean and clownfish are from the pacific.

 

[lionfish28]

but do they last long??

 

[microman2k]

all anemones last long.......their natural life span is hundreds of years:yes:

 

[thomas712]

Originally posted by microman2k
all anemones last long.......their natural life span is hundreds of years:yes:
This statment however does not apply in our captive systems, in fact the mortality rate is rather deplorable
Originally posted by Thomas712
Excerpt from article
Following are the results of an anemone survey conducted by Joyce Wilkerson, from a Usenet post by Rick Martin dated 9/14/96. Thanks to both Joyce and Rick.
HOST ANEMONES
Joyce Wilkerson, PE
Clownfishes and Anemones
Before making an informed decision about buying an anemone, consider that anemones have natural life spans of SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS IN THE OCEAN. In captivity anemones too often survive for only a few months; although there are exceptions.
If one really wants to make a clownfish happy, then one can simply skip the anemone and buy the clownfish a mate.
Clownfish hosting sea anemones too often die after 3-6 months for no apparent reason. Most hobbyists dismiss it as a personal learning experience without questioning those who misrepresented them as hardy animals.