Clownfish & Coral Q's

[ReefMeef]

1. Can I put a small ocellaris with a big 1?
2. Can they breed in my tank by themselves, or do I have to do something
3. How big do they grow?
4. Feeding?
5. Will they host types of soft coral like star polyps, etc. or does it have to be an anemone
6. Is frogspawn a type of anemone?

 

[saltyphish]

1. Yes. The big one will be the female and the small one will be the male. All clownfish are born male. The bigger size changes to female
2. They can breed but dont expect it and if they do you will need to do special care to raise fry but it is possible
3. 3-5 in depending on species in my exp.
4. Clownfish dont seem picky. I feed mine frozen meaty foods such as brine, mysis shrimp, pods and such. They will also take pellets appropiately sized
5. They can and do host some soft corals such as frogspawn, hammer, and other long polyped coral. Also of course nems. However, they dont always do so..... even nems. Took my pair 2 yrs to host my bta.
6. no frogspawn is a type of lps coral

 

[Bunnee911]

Lol

 

[becks]

My clowns like to host the front bottom corner of my tank, they even dug out a small crater and completely ignore my BTA and hammer :)