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  1. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    okaayyy? i agree in some cases a percula/ocellaris will go years without being hosted in a tank full of anemones. what im saying if it starts hosting the bubble coral, chances are it will eventually transfer to the bta.
     
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  2. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    Thank you for the OPTIMISM chelsea!
     
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  3. thirty5

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    Clowns will host in whatever they feel like hosting in.

    I just added an extreme Snow Onyx and an extreme Black Ice to my personal tank about 2-3 weeks ago. Just a couple of days ago they started to host in my LPS. Moving from 2 torches, to 2 frownspawns, to a hammer, to a 25 head duncan.

    The clowns will host what they want and it does not or may never be an anem.
     
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  4. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    I am not saying what you wrote is totally wrong but you keep mentioning the Clowns hosting and Clowns do not host anything but parasites,parties, and the occasional gameshow.lol


    Its the coral or anemone thats hosting the Clown not the other way around.Matt please add a head smashing the wall smiley.TIALOL
     
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  5. DSC reef

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    Vinny, you mean the clown fish doesn't do the hosting???? Lmao.
     
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  6. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    yeah it was a typo, but it still gets the point across anyway even if its not correct.
     
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  7. DevinH

    DevinH Montipora Capricornis

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    You think that's weird? One of my clowns holds the piece of food in its mouth half sticking out and swims around with it like a dog with a bone.
     
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  8. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    they definitely have odd behavior. What do people think of adding a maroon clown to my tank with the 2 ocellaris? I'm thinking a gold stripe maroon.....bad idea, maybe, no way...and reasons? I know that they can become aggressive but it would be going in as among my last fish. The two clowns I have are pretty established. I think the BTA "WOULD HOPEFULLY HOST" the maroon.
     
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  9. DSC reef

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    I say go for it. I added my first maroon with 2 oc clowns without any fighting. They all hung out and slept in the same area. I'm sure everyone will have different opinions but you nrver know until you try. Both of my maroons and my gold stripe never battle and they all share the BTA. Good luck :)
     
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  10. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Nope, nope and nope.

    Reasons:

    1: You have 2 established clowns.
    2: The size of your tank.
    3: Maroon clown?
    4: Is it really worth the possible aggression created down the road?

    Yes BTA are a natural host of Maroons, as Carpets are of Ocellaris, so get one or the other but do not tempt fate.

    Just google "Clown fish natural anemone host charts".

    Reason 5: I would not do it.
     
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