clam hosting clown
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Lovemyreef2015
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We had our 12in squamosa clam host our lightning maroon and it seemed fine at first. After about a month we noticed our clam not opening as much and just seemed irritated. We caught the clown and put him in another tank and the clam almost immediately was back fully open. I would say it's not worth the risk IMO.
Mikedawg
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You could make a box out of plastic canvas which can be found at hobby stores/on line and some comes with .25" openings. That might encourage your clown to move on once he realizes he can't reach the clam, particularly if you had something else he could host. If some barrier like this doesn't work, you may have to choose which to keep, clam or clown.
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The mistake we made was putting in a anemone and thinking when we added the clownfish, he would find it but he found the clam first. If you don't mind an anemone in your tank then I suggest buying one. Put it in a container and putting the clownfish in there with the anemone. It's no guarantee it will work but I read that people have success with it. We couldn't because ours attached to a rock and did not want to hurt it by trying to remove it. Make sure you acclimate the anemone first to your tank water and take a small rock to attach to in the container. You want to also make sure you have plenty of oxygen. Some people have used a small powerhead or a air stone. Caution on the powerhead as the anemone can easily get sucked in if not attached and shredded. Some people have success in just a hour or two. Then you add them together in the tank and he should stay with its host. Be on the look out if the anemone isn't happy he could move and if you have other corals he with sting and kill them. Hope this helps, good luck!
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Eddie7144
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I have 2 BTA in the tank, but this clown hangs out everywhere else but the nems , it hangs out in my open brain,some large hairy mushrooms i have it even hangs out in a big leather and the clam !
Greybeard
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I lost a 5" Squamosa that way. Clown eventually ripped the mantle, no more clam. Time for some remedial clownfish education. I'd pull the clown, put him in a breeder box with a BTA... and hope.
I have a White Wyoming clown, no problem without an anemone. I put a frogspawn in a prior tank, she wanted nothing to do with it. I do have a red Hawaiian anemone everything stays away from, it's very sticky , small size, doesn't travel, my kind of anemone. I've had it through two tank crashes, one actually crashed overnight all water was on floor, due to bottom of tank cracking. Big loss and disaster. It's a survivor of 8 yrs so far.
ruffner69
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Thanks chuck!!!! I really appreciate it. I live in Florida and had a big scare with the hurricane. Had the tank on generator and pumping O2 from a scuba tank for four days.
