charred salad
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thanks
which coral will host a pair of false percs?
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ric maniac
Active Member
I had one and he hosted my brain coral.
patandlace
Active Member
Mine has hosted mushrooms, torch coral, leathers and currently a lobo brain. Every once in a while he'll find a new host.
tangwhispr
Member
Originally Posted by Charred Salad
http:///forum/post/2451904
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Corals do not host, Anemone's host.
http:///forum/post/2451904
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Corals do not host, Anemone's host.
sac10918
Member
Originally Posted by TangWhispr
http:///forum/post/2454686
Corals do not host, Anemone's host.
Thats not true....Lots of people here have experience with their clowns "hosting" things other than corals, from powerheads to heaters to all sorts of different corals. My clown has hosted fuzzy mushrooms, frogspawn, xenia, etc!
http:///forum/post/2454686
Corals do not host, Anemone's host.
Thats not true....Lots of people here have experience with their clowns "hosting" things other than corals, from powerheads to heaters to all sorts of different corals. My clown has hosted fuzzy mushrooms, frogspawn, xenia, etc!
ci11337
Active Member
Originally Posted by sac10918
http:///forum/post/2454689
Thats not true....Lots of people here have experience with their clowns "hosting" things other than corals, from powerheads to heaters to all sorts of different corals. My clown has hosted fuzzy mushrooms, frogspawn, xenia, etc!
Think he ment the anemone hosts the clown, the clown doesn't host,(or provide shelter for) the anemone. Clown could host almost any LPS, especially hammers torch frogspawn...and shrooms or leathers or xenia
http:///forum/post/2454689
Thats not true....Lots of people here have experience with their clowns "hosting" things other than corals, from powerheads to heaters to all sorts of different corals. My clown has hosted fuzzy mushrooms, frogspawn, xenia, etc!
Think he ment the anemone hosts the clown, the clown doesn't host,(or provide shelter for) the anemone. Clown could host almost any LPS, especially hammers torch frogspawn...and shrooms or leathers or xenia
tangwhispr
Member
Originally Posted by sac10918
http:///forum/post/2454689
Thats not true....Lots of people here have experience with their clowns "hosting" things other than corals, from powerheads to heaters to all sorts of different corals. My clown has hosted fuzzy mushrooms, frogspawn, xenia, etc!
I don't understand while people cannot get this through their head, Corals, especially things like frogspawn, torches, hammers, etc are not hosts, they will eventually kill them...Anemones are the proper hosts. Just because you or someone else has had one host something else doesn't mean its right or OK. Be a responsible reefkeeper.
http:///forum/post/2454689
Thats not true....Lots of people here have experience with their clowns "hosting" things other than corals, from powerheads to heaters to all sorts of different corals. My clown has hosted fuzzy mushrooms, frogspawn, xenia, etc!
I don't understand while people cannot get this through their head, Corals, especially things like frogspawn, torches, hammers, etc are not hosts, they will eventually kill them...Anemones are the proper hosts. Just because you or someone else has had one host something else doesn't mean its right or OK. Be a responsible reefkeeper.
tangwhispr
Member
Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/2455104
wow I dont think mine killed my shrooms.
It really doesn't matter, there are exceptions to the rules, the problem lies in the fact that people shouldn't recommend anything other then an anemone. People need to stop replying to questions they have no clue how to answer. Giving advice thats not accurate only encourages irresponsible reefkeeping.
http:///forum/post/2455104
wow I dont think mine killed my shrooms.
It really doesn't matter, there are exceptions to the rules, the problem lies in the fact that people shouldn't recommend anything other then an anemone. People need to stop replying to questions they have no clue how to answer. Giving advice thats not accurate only encourages irresponsible reefkeeping.
paintballer768
Active Member
Clownfish can host a number of organisms. Mushrooms, to GSP, to alot of things. Clowns host aggressively sometimes, and might hurt the coral. For the most part, clowns choose what they want to host. And generally speaking, the host usually is larger than the fish.
Plenty of people have clowns that have chosen to host things other than anemones, and have had no problems at all.
Plenty of people have clowns that have chosen to host things other than anemones, and have had no problems at all.
tangwhispr
Member
Originally Posted by paintballer768
http:///forum/post/2455619
Plenty of people have clowns that have chosen to host things other than anemones, and have had no problems at all.
So somehow that makes it right?
http:///forum/post/2455619
Plenty of people have clowns that have chosen to host things other than anemones, and have had no problems at all.
So somehow that makes it right?
paintballer768
Active Member
Originally Posted by TangWhispr
http:///forum/post/2455662
So somehow that makes it right?
Are you able to make your clown host something, or does it choose it on its own? Because if you can talk to your fish, Id like to know your secret.
Im saying that it shouldnt make a difference really if it chooses to host something else. I mean that if you dont have the lighting to support an anemone, and you clown hosts another cnidarian, its not the end of the world.
http:///forum/post/2455662
So somehow that makes it right?
Are you able to make your clown host something, or does it choose it on its own? Because if you can talk to your fish, Id like to know your secret.
Im saying that it shouldnt make a difference really if it chooses to host something else. I mean that if you dont have the lighting to support an anemone, and you clown hosts another cnidarian, its not the end of the world.
sac10918
Member
Originally Posted by paintballer768
http:///forum/post/2455757
Are you able to make your clown host something, or does it choose it on its own? Because if you can talk to your fish, Id like to know your secret.
Originally Posted by paintballer768
http:///forum/post/2455757
Im saying that it shouldnt make a difference really if it chooses to host something else. I mean that if you dont have the lighting to support an anemone, and you clown hosts another cnidarian, its not the end of the world.
I completely agree. Corals make excellent susbstitutes for anemones, especially for those who dont have the lighting and other paramenters needed to support one. Anemones are considered by many experts to be one of the harder species to keep in a home aquairum, while other hosting corals like mushrooms are considred easy. Often times, the clown may rub a little to vigoiurously, but I guess its up to you to decide if t is worse to buy an anemone even if your tank cant support one so that you don't kill a coral (a la TangWhispr) or if you should try keeping corals that your tank actually can support that your clown might rub up on once in awhile. Chances are, the anemone is going to die in said tank. I guess what I am trying to say is that I think there is a higher chance of an anemone dying from bad lighting and parameters more so than a coral dying from "improper hosting" from a clownfish. And buying an anemone when you know you cant support one just so your clown doesnt bother a coral sounds more irresponsible to me...
So you tell me, who is the irresponsible reefkeeper?
http:///forum/post/2455757
Are you able to make your clown host something, or does it choose it on its own? Because if you can talk to your fish, Id like to know your secret.
Originally Posted by paintballer768
http:///forum/post/2455757
Im saying that it shouldnt make a difference really if it chooses to host something else. I mean that if you dont have the lighting to support an anemone, and you clown hosts another cnidarian, its not the end of the world.
I completely agree. Corals make excellent susbstitutes for anemones, especially for those who dont have the lighting and other paramenters needed to support one. Anemones are considered by many experts to be one of the harder species to keep in a home aquairum, while other hosting corals like mushrooms are considred easy. Often times, the clown may rub a little to vigoiurously, but I guess its up to you to decide if t is worse to buy an anemone even if your tank cant support one so that you don't kill a coral (a la TangWhispr) or if you should try keeping corals that your tank actually can support that your clown might rub up on once in awhile. Chances are, the anemone is going to die in said tank. I guess what I am trying to say is that I think there is a higher chance of an anemone dying from bad lighting and parameters more so than a coral dying from "improper hosting" from a clownfish. And buying an anemone when you know you cant support one just so your clown doesnt bother a coral sounds more irresponsible to me...
So you tell me, who is the irresponsible reefkeeper?
tangwhispr
Member
How about this...if you don't have the lighting to support an anemone, you don't buy a clown fish.
keri
Active Member
Originally Posted by TangWhispr
http:///forum/post/2455968
How about this...if you don't have the lighting to support an anemone, you don't buy a clown fish.
Oh, that's a good answer. It takes more than lighting to keep an anemone happy...
(Where's the damn eye-rolling smiley??)
Clowns don't need a host to survive...there are plenty of clowns that never host anything, and they aren't dead.
I have two clowns in quarantine right now waiting to go into a tank with hairy mushrooms, GSP, xenia, hammer and torch....but I don't plan on getting an anemone until my tank is a little bit more mature....should I just flush them now? No...If they are hurting anything they host I'll just move it to another tank.
http:///forum/post/2455968
How about this...if you don't have the lighting to support an anemone, you don't buy a clown fish.
Oh, that's a good answer. It takes more than lighting to keep an anemone happy...
(Where's the damn eye-rolling smiley??)
Clowns don't need a host to survive...there are plenty of clowns that never host anything, and they aren't dead.
I have two clowns in quarantine right now waiting to go into a tank with hairy mushrooms, GSP, xenia, hammer and torch....but I don't plan on getting an anemone until my tank is a little bit more mature....should I just flush them now? No...If they are hurting anything they host I'll just move it to another tank.
paintballer768
Active Member
Originally Posted by MaTT B
http:///forum/post/2456351
You make it sound like your a horrible person if you have a clown and not a anemone.
I know right?
Honestly this is going to get a bit out of hand. Countless people have clowns and not anemones, and nobody gets hurt, for the reasons stated above, and lets just say 99% of the population agrees.
Hahah, dont buy one of the most popular fish in the aquatic trade business because your lighting cant support its host
http:///forum/post/2456351
You make it sound like your a horrible person if you have a clown and not a anemone.
I know right?
Honestly this is going to get a bit out of hand. Countless people have clowns and not anemones, and nobody gets hurt, for the reasons stated above, and lets just say 99% of the population agrees.
Hahah, dont buy one of the most popular fish in the aquatic trade business because your lighting cant support its host
michaeltx
Moderator
actually most people suggest getting clowns and not the anemones because they will host in other corals and they dont need an anemone I do agree that a clown can kill corals but it can also kill anemones from its hosting so its not always a winning combo there.
I would like to say that the tone of this post so far is very negative please change the tone if you want to give advise by all means but there are 100,s of different ways of doing the exact same thing and your veiw isnt always the only way!!
Mike
I would like to say that the tone of this post so far is very negative please change the tone if you want to give advise by all means but there are 100,s of different ways of doing the exact same thing and your veiw isnt always the only way!!
Mike