Clownfish and shrooms

[seamandrew]

I have another question for y'all.
My clownfish have taken to rubbing themselves incessantly on my green spotted mushrooms to the point that 6 of the large shrooms have detached (no worries, I got them to attach to new rocks). They're both oscellaris clowns? Has anyone ever seen this before? My best guess for a remedy is to get a conspecific anemone for them, but what species of anemone is completely reef safe (will never kill coral)?

 

[alix2.0]

theyre hosting.

you could get an anemone for them, BUT ONLY IF YOUR SYSTEM & LIGHTING CAN SUPPORT IT.
i dont think that ANY anemone is truely reef safe...

 

[earlybird]

Clowns are known to smother and possibly kill corals they host. It's a double edge sword.

 

[zeke92]

i just bought hairy mushrooms on purpose for my pair of false percs. it's a good alternative to anemones. as long as the percs don't annoy the shrooms to the point the shrooms hate them, lol.

 

[peef]

I feel the same, there are no reef safe nems. Strange they are hosting your shrooms though. Grab a nem if your tank is large enough with sufficient lighting.

 

[natemd]

Toadstool leathers are another great coral for clowns to host. My Maroon has been in my leather all day everyday since the middle of last summer

 

[m0nk]

Mine used to host mushrooms but have taken lately to hosting a huge monti cap in my tank.... it's pretty interesting.

 

[zeke92]

Originally Posted by peef
I feel the same, there are no reef safe nems. Strange they are hosting your shrooms though. Grab a nem if your tank is large enough with sufficient lighting.
not strange. most false percs are captive bred and don't know what a nem really is so they think a shroom could be a carpet anemone. they don't know the difference.