Host for carpet anemone?

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  1. Xx_Reptile_xX

    Xx_Reptile_xX Plankton

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    So I got a brand new carpet anemone at the LFS today thats about a foot wide fully expanded, and I was wondering what could host my new anemone. Here are my choices at the LFS: percula, maroon, clarkii, or tomato clowns. I would also like to know what inverts would be suitable. I like the procelain crabs, thogh. any opinions?
     
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  2. morau89

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  3. longballz84

    longballz84 Spaghetti Worm

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    also note that some clowns will take a while to go into their potential host...

    there's a thread somewhere on this forum where people printed out pictures of clowns hosting in anenomes, and taped this onto the tank where the clown could see it...

    some believe this speed up the process, my tomato clown took about 3 weeks before it would even think about going into my purple tip...
     
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  4. Xx_Reptile_xX

    Xx_Reptile_xX Plankton

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    Thanks for the site I will probably get some percs and what inverts can I put? I think this anemone sp. is awesome And I got it for a steal, too! Less than $30!
     
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  6. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Your "purple tip" is an un-likely match for any clown. They come from parts of the world that don't have clownfish.
     
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