Author |
Topic Search Topic Options
|
SkylerS
Guest
Joined: January 11 2012
Location: Logan
Status: Offline
Points: 262
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Topic: Clowns host everything! Posted: May 01 2014 at 6:45pm |
I wanted to share this. My clowns host almost everything in my tank. The female mainly sticks to the anemone, and the male joins her, but at night she sleeps in the nem and he usually sleeps in the duncan. Well, a week or two ago I added a goniopora and now my clowns are hosting it as well! They are taking ownership of everything! I'm hoping they will start spawning. I had a orchid dotty back in there and they seemed to be always battling for territory, but I think during the night my urchin displaced a rock over his spot and it fell on him and killed him. Now the clowns seem more secure and comfortable in the tank. It's interesting the clowns were so bothered by the dottyback but don't mind the coral beauty at all. The Goniopora doesn't seem to mind the hosting except when the clown really bears in to it, but I have a feeling like my duncan when the clowns first started hosting and was upset, that it will eventually become accustomed to it. Just wanted to share because I thought it was awesome. I'd never heard of a clown hosting a goniopora. Interestingly, they leave the hammer alone.
|
|
Bryce
Guest
Joined: May 25 2012
Location: Lehi
Status: Offline
Points: 1113
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: May 01 2014 at 7:04pm |
My clowns host to my overflow and also to my Monti plate at times
|
65g Reef
|
|
SkylerS
Guest
Joined: January 11 2012
Location: Logan
Status: Offline
Points: 262
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: May 01 2014 at 7:06pm |
Overflow? Hard coral? Lol. That's crazy!
|
|
Bryce
Guest
Joined: May 25 2012
Location: Lehi
Status: Offline
Points: 1113
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: May 01 2014 at 7:22pm |
Yep wiggle around, guard, and sleep in, I think the host where they feel safest, I have a anemone and green star polyp, hammer, frogspawn that they dont touch
|
65g Reef
|
|
Bryce
Guest
Joined: May 25 2012
Location: Lehi
Status: Offline
Points: 1113
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: May 02 2014 at 11:39am |
|
65g Reef
|
|
aceofspadeskb
Guest
Joined: February 20 2013
Location: Smithfield
Status: Offline
Points: 562
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: May 02 2014 at 12:49pm |
My clowns host the open water...nothing else.
|
|
justchillinuno
Guest
Joined: July 31 2012
Location: Kearns
Status: Offline
Points: 513
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: May 02 2014 at 1:03pm |
I used pictures to help my clowns host in their anemones... Both sets of my clowns have their own! Orange/White host a RBTA and my Black/White host a Pink Bubble Tip... Love it!
|
55g - RIP - Moved to 90g 36g Bow holding tank 90g Reef Tank Dreams of many more!
|
|
SkylerS
Guest
Joined: January 11 2012
Location: Logan
Status: Offline
Points: 262
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: May 02 2014 at 1:33pm |
So you put up pictures of clowns in nems? I never heard of that but it makes sense.
|
|
DMower
Guest
Joined: December 31 2012
Location: Kaysville
Status: Offline
Points: 1410
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: May 02 2014 at 1:53pm |
My Picasso clowns host the inside of my shark's stomach.
|
150 gal reef with 50 gal sump. Reef Octopus DCS-200 Skimmer. AI Sol Blues.
|
|
justchillinuno
Guest
Joined: July 31 2012
Location: Kearns
Status: Offline
Points: 513
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: May 02 2014 at 2:03pm |
Skyler... Yep.. I printed pics and put them on the areas where they already would hang out in the tank. took about a week but every day i would coax them near the anemone.... once they brush up against it they fall in love.... Love at first touch!!!!
|
55g - RIP - Moved to 90g 36g Bow holding tank 90g Reef Tank Dreams of many more!
|
|
Mark Peterson
Paid Member
Joined: June 19 2002
Location: Murray
Status: Offline
Points: 21436
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: May 02 2014 at 5:57pm |
That shark is quite a host.
|
Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks:www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
|
|