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so i brought home a small clownfish from my local frag swap today and in the hope that it would keep my other clown company and maybe, if i was lucky enough, start hosting my BTA.

Well... low and behold, he made my green hammer a home and got pretty comfy quick. im happy he is hosting something even though it isnt my BTA.

i think this is SO COOL. here is some pics

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Is there anything a clown won't host? I've got two (out of a dozen) that have hosted my biggest elegance and are currently guarding a brood at the base. The rest are in gonis, hammers, frogspawn, zoas...everywhere...I got rid of all my BTAs when they basically took over the tank and I couldn't get rid of them fast enough. Clowns don't seem to mind and neither do the corals...

 
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update: the clown jumped into my overflow while i was at work, i fished him out and put him back in and he went right into the BTA. im superhappy
 
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update: the clown jumped into my overflow while i was at work, i fished him out and put him back in and he went right into the BTA. im superhappy
Just a heads up, clowns hosting Euphyllia isn’t good for the coral. They tend to nip at the coral trying to clean it which just ends up constantly bothering the coral till it dies
 
shortly after my last post the clown went back to the hammer and 2 months later still lives happily there. the hammer is healthy as can be and has growth substantially since the clown moved in. i think it likes when the clown brings home more than he can chew in food haha

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Mi e does this to a bubble coral. Doesn’t really lay on it just hangs around above it. Need to get him a nem soon
best of luck. i tried really hard to get mine into the nem and he didnt want it. i gave up and let him do what he wants lol
 

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