My tomato clown is hosting my polyps ...HA!

I guess in the absence of an anemone my tomato clown is hosting my polyps 8)

Is this normal? He seems quite happy.



Cheers.

 

Perfectly normal. Almost all clowns have been known to host in corals in aquaria. Sometimes, it turns out to be bad for the coral but since zoanthids are pretty tough, you have nothing to worry abobut.

 

I had to trade in my anemone because it got to big and was stinging to many corals. My clown took to my finger leather. Lucky for me he only swims around and under it. He's a nice fish that I can hand feed, but got very possessive when the anemone was in the tank and attack my hand and other fish that went next to it.

 

Yep normal.... I had clowns host in xenia's, torch coral, my finger leather and my favorite, a nice big patch of green hair algae. Like amcarrig said its a good thing that zo's are tough cause it could irritate the heck out of some corals. My torch didnt like it to much.

Marc.

 

my two black saddle clowns host in a large patch of pink star polyps. the star polyps didnt like it much at first but now they stay open... and my moms two clowns host in this gigantic (about 8 inches across) toadstool leather.

 

The large maroon in the 240 I maintain hosts in pulsing xenia.

 

The pair of clowns in the tank have moved around and hosted many things they dont seem to picky. But they have moved to there orginal host a leather tree coral it was all closed up at first but its getting used to them and opening up again with them in it. They snuggle with it, lay down on there sides in it very cute to watch.

 

those guys are very easy to host...ive seen them host frogspawn!

 

My tomato clown in my FOWLR hosts a rock in the corner of the tank and wont let anything near it. My maroon clown hosts my hairy mushrooms.

 

My two, young false percs are currently hosting my big yellow veggie clip. They even sleep in the "v" top. Funny little fish.