The clownfish had come with a nipped fin at the top which seems to be healing now.
Maroon clown carpet anemone.
I have never seen any interaction between the clowns and the carpet.
An alternative anemone to pair with this clownfish with is haddon s carpet stichodactyla haddoni this is a smaller anemone and the ocellaris clownfish will often accept it within a few days after being introduced.
They can grow up to be about 17 cm 6 7 in.
I was wondering what type of anemone is their favorite.
I have 3 types of clowns including maroon and a carpet nem in a 75 gal tank.
This is good to know because their host anemone the bubble tip anemone e.
Not sure what response you re expecting about the maroon clown and carpet nem.
The clownfish anemone compatibility chart on this page lists some of the various anemone species along with compatible clownfish species that they can form a symbiotic relationship with.
I found this chart on another website and i m not sure if it s 100 valid but supposedly this is the compatability between clownfish and anemones.
Updated august 12 2019 author.
Clownfish rely on anemones for protection from predators while anemones rely on clownfish for food.
I know that carpets are very powerful and some types of clowns will get stung or eaten by it.
I had the clowns first and put the carpet in about 5 months ago.
I have a carpet anemone that my clarkii clown used to host in he passed away in recent power outage.
Im planning to get a mated pair of maroon clown fish.
Different types of clownfish tend to prefer living with or hosting different types of anemones.
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Like all anemonefishes it forms a symbiotic mutualism with sea anemones and is unaffected by the stinging tentacles of the host anemone.
False percula clown amphiprion.
If you re setting up an aquarium and would like to keep clownfish and anemones it makes sense to try one these natural pairings but don t be.
Premnas biaculeatus commonly known as spine cheeked anemonefish or the maroon clownfish is a species of anemonefish found in the indo pacific from western indonesia to taiwan and the great barrier reef.
Clownfish anemone compatibility chart.
Mine is about 10 inches in diameter maybe even closer to a foot.
Just updating it has been about a week now and the anemone looks happy and healthy as well as the clownfish.
Quadricolor requires intense aquarium lighting t5 s led s or metal halides to be kept alive for.
The maroon clownfish is reportedly one of the easier marine fish to breed and they have been successfully breeding in home tanks even without a host anemone present.
