Looking for Anemone substitute
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travelerjp98
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Possibly Pulsating Xenia coral.
btldreef
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Bubble tip anemones aren't overly difficult in stable tanks. Most of the time, there's issues because people do not put them in established tanks or don't have proper lighting.
Some good substitutes are:
Torch coral
Frogspawn
Hammer coral
I've also seen clowns being hosted by yellow star polyps, candy cane coral, long tentacle and short tentacle plate corals, and clove polyps.
Keep in mind that a lot depends on the type of clown and how much damage they cause to a coral. Maroon clowns are very rough on their hosts, and will usually beat a coral host to death. My Ocellaris were hosted by candy cane coral and torch coral before they took to their BTA, but once they realized there was an anemone in the tank, they ignored the previous coral hosts. Luckily they didn't harm any of my corals.
Some good substitutes are:
Torch coral
Frogspawn
Hammer coral
I've also seen clowns being hosted by yellow star polyps, candy cane coral, long tentacle and short tentacle plate corals, and clove polyps.
Keep in mind that a lot depends on the type of clown and how much damage they cause to a coral. Maroon clowns are very rough on their hosts, and will usually beat a coral host to death. My Ocellaris were hosted by candy cane coral and torch coral before they took to their BTA, but once they realized there was an anemone in the tank, they ignored the previous coral hosts. Luckily they didn't harm any of my corals.
btldreef
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Originally Posted by Raptor72 http:///t/388157/looking-for-anemone-substitute#post_3421390
Right, OK. It would be for two ocellaris. What about an Elegance Coral?
While I have seen Elegance Corals host clownfish, they usually can't handle it. Elegance corals are fragile, sometimes even more fragile than keeping an anemone. My honest opinion is that if you can keep an elegance alive long term, you can keep a bubble tip anemone alive.
Originally Posted by Raptor72 http:///t/388157/looking-for-anemone-substitute#post_3421390
Right, OK. It would be for two ocellaris. What about an Elegance Coral?
While I have seen Elegance Corals host clownfish, they usually can't handle it. Elegance corals are fragile, sometimes even more fragile than keeping an anemone. My honest opinion is that if you can keep an elegance alive long term, you can keep a bubble tip anemone alive.
al&burke
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Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///t/388157/looking-for-anemone-substitute#post_3421463
Personally, I would not want my clowns to be hosted by a coral. Corals are not able to sustain the abuse of a pair of clowns long term.
My clowns have been with the hammer for a while now - 8 months - it is still growing very well - no signs of stress or anything like that.
Originally Posted by Gemmy http:///t/388157/looking-for-anemone-substitute#post_3421463
Personally, I would not want my clowns to be hosted by a coral. Corals are not able to sustain the abuse of a pair of clowns long term.
My clowns have been with the hammer for a while now - 8 months - it is still growing very well - no signs of stress or anything like that.