clown hosting coral?

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  1. agiuliano87

    agiuliano87 Astrea Snail

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    I tried this trick I read online to get my clowns to host an anemone by putting pictures around the tank of clowns in their anemone (lol) but instead of going to the bubble my male went to a coral. Im assuming hes trying to host it because he keeps rubbing on it and nipping at it. Im really worried he might kill the coral. Will the coral be ok or should I do something? Is there anyway to prevent him killing it?

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    and heres a little video of him in it :-\ The female likes to nip at it a bit too.
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  2. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    It depends what type of coral it is and how aggressive your clowns get with it. Some coral will host clowns just fine but others may close up for protection and end up dying.
     
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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Looks like either alveopora or goniopora???????? Both don't do well with the added stress.
     
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  4. Adrian

    Adrian Astrea Snail

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    Yeah my goniopora is dying because of a damsel trying to "host" it.
     
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