clown fish and torch

so i used to have a gbta but it got swallowed by my powerhead =( my clowns loved it nw they have moved to my hybrid torch its cool but they will sit underneath and like take the polyps in there mouth for a sec and then spit them back out my question is why?

 

They do the same thing to anemone's, its like a way to bond with the anemone or torch in your situation. I would not let them do it to the torch becuase clowns will smother lps corals to the point of where they will die, move the torch.

 

cause it tastes like chicken of course! Heh, +1 to what Zoa said, it's like a security blanket so they're nuzzling it hopefully they won't smother it.

 

well it doesnt seem to be bothered by them in fact i think it likes it it seems to be growing and now i cant tell really untill lights are off but it looks like the head is splitting and i have a few small ones growing from the side... and the reall only swim in it around it when the lights go to dusk and then out then they will stop after about 15 20 mins

 

Yeah...Almost everytime a clown host a LPS coral...99% of the time, they smother it and kill it..It takes a while though....So it could take a year or maybe a few months.

 

i will cry how do i seperate them ?

 

Really the only way to seperate them is to either take the torch out and move it to a different tank or give them something better to host. Once they set their mind on a host, they're pretty much set until it disappears, even if you move it around the tank.

 

this is bull**** lmfao got damn the host this and the start to mate now i am going to move it to my girlfriends tank =( o well i want it to surive even tho it only cost 20 but i have grown attached !!!

 

Yeah....Its like a disease that comes up later in the years and bites you in the ass....haha, It grows from a $20 piece to a $100 piece and then it dies and your pissed and you wish you never had those clowns lmao!

You can get these for a replacement...GSP colony, Palys,feather duster, another anemone, xenia colonies...

 

You could always keep the torch, but remove your clowns. haha. What's it look like?