Clown and which anenome?

[salt_hobbi]

Hi I have a tomatoe clown and Can anyone give me a list or just a phew names of anenomes that the tomatoe would like except for the bubble tip. (had bad experiances with bubble tips.) I would appreciate it if u even know one anenome
thank you.:happyfish :scared:

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[bdhough]

hmmm, another anemone person i don't mean that in a bad way but i try and stay away from anemones like the plague. a rare few live longer than a year. its also no garauntee the clown will take the anemone and host it. i don't really know what tomatoes like. i want to say carpet anemones. do you have good lighting on your 10 gallon? anemones need pc's at least if not halides. i personally would look into investing in some euphyllia family(frog and hammer spawns) corals and try those. for one you are going to have the lighting anyways if you want an anemone and, 2, they in my experience, don't seem to be a high maintenance coral to keep.

 

[krishj39]

salt_hobbi, I just posted in another one of your threads. For a tank your size, you are really pretty limited. The only anenome I'd recommend to you at all is a Haitian or Condi anenome. These are not the natural host for any clownfish, but they stay smaller and are more hardy than the others which you need in a tank your size. As has been said, there is no guarantee your clown will host in ANY anenome. But, as seems to be the exception to the rule, I've never seen a clownfish turn down a Haitian or Condi. Anenomes are a high care animal, requiring high light and excellent water quality. Both of these are relatively hard to achieve in a 10g tank. If I was you, I'd look into other alternatives for your clown to host in. In your tank, a hairy mushroom may be perfect. I have one that hosts in a toadstool too, so maybe yours will take to that.

 

[bdhough]

hey salt, i saw a pic of your tank in the 13yo post that is going on. an anemone will definitely not work with what you currently have. you just don't have enough room in there for one. it did look like you had maybe power compact lights but i would highly recommend you stay away from anemones until you one get a bigger tank and two do all the reading you can find on anemones.
i don't want to preach to you but seeing the wrongs in fish keeping i know much about what im going to tell you. the regal blue tang you have will not do well in your tank. granted he is very tiny but they are one of the hardest fish out there to keep alive. ideally they need a 4 foot long tank. i've seen full sized ones before and they get to be almost a foot long. that is the large size and it does take a long time but there are other problems with them as well. they are very prone to sickness and stress and with your small tank size stress is most likely to happen which ultimately leads to sickness. moral of the story i would try selling the fish now and look into some smaller fish like gobies, blennies, pseudochromis, or even some of the smaller wrasses. there are others i can't think of right now because its late. heck even the tomato clown may get to big one day. they get much larger than the ocellaris and perculas. it is your tank but i would like to save you the troubles your going to face, now rather than after things start dying.
and get rid of that mantis shrimp quick....... careful with your fingers.