Can I add a Anemone for my clownfish with the current fish in my tank.

ZachDemitro · May 26, 2023

Hi everyone I have a 135 Gallon with 9 fish in it 2 being clowns and was curious if i could host an anemone for them to maybe spawn some more clowns.
I currently have 1 Rock beauty AF 1 Bi-color Dwarf AF a Coral Beauty 1 Copperband BF a Threadfin BF a Moorish Idol a Sand sifting Goby and a pair of Mocha storm clowns.
Now would any of these fish try to eat the anemone or is there something else i could house the clowns in that wont be eaten. I would probably be better off moving the clowns to their own tank but just curious if theres anything i can do for them in the main tank to hatch and then i would move the babies to like a breeder or quarantine tank so no one eats the baby clowns.

sunken3 · May 26, 2023

not sure on the rock beauty, but I doubt you'd have issues... the rest would be fine. I have had bubble tips with all of those fish (except the idol, as I have never owned one).

As far as breeding, I have never had mine breed (or at least I have never seen any babies). the only things (fish) I have seen breed in my tank are dwarf seahorses and bangaii cardinals.

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · May 26, 2023

You should be fine adding an anemone. Understand though, that the clowns may not show ANY interest in using it as a host (mine took about a year to notice the nem), and this also doesn't really affect whether or not a clown pair will spawn.

Also, if the clowns do spawn, raising the clownfish fry is a labor intensive endeavor. My clowns lay eggs frequently but any that survive to hatch get eaten immediately.

ZachDemitro · May 26, 2023

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
You should be fine adding an anemone. Understand though, that the clowns may not show ANY interest in using it as a host (mine took about a year to notice the nem), and this also doesn't really affect whether or not a clown pair will spawn.

Also, if the clowns do spawn, raising the clownfish fry is a labor intensive endeavor. My clowns lay eggs frequently but any that survive to hatch get eaten immediately.

do the clowns eat them as well as the other fish or