ocellaris or clarkii?

[big deddy]

I have a pair of ocellaris clowns. The female is regular color and the male is black and white. I now have a good size haddoni carpet anemone. The ocellaris have yet to pay it any attention. My question is should I trade the ocellaris pair for clarkii pair? I've read the clarkii are easy to host with nem. What are the pros and cons of the two kinds?

 

[Lynn52]

Personally I like oscelaris better. They are mild mannered compared to clarkiis. I had a clarkii maybe 15 or so years ago it was small when I got it but grew fast. I had a Haddoni carpet anemone that he lived in, went straight for it when I added the nem. He fed it regularly and it grew really fast. The haddoni also ate a lot of my fish and a brittle star.

 

[big deddy]

I want the carpet to host. I just assumed the clarkii would jump right in. I would be really happy for my ocellaris to host in it. Any ideas on getting them to love the nem?

 

[Lynn52]

I don't think it is a natural host for Oscelaris so it may be hit or miss. They have a much more potent sting than a lot of other nems. Mine would cause a horrible rash if I touched it. If the clown is going to move into the anemone it will do it when it is ready. I have a small oscelaris. I have 2 bubble tip anemones and it took about 6 weeks for the clown to accept one of the nems.

 

[big deddy]

I probably should have gotten a bubble tip. I just think a big carpet on the sand is so pretty. But I'm having a hard time finding out more detailedinformation on carpets. I am still tryingto find out how much light intensity they need

 

[Lynn52]

They are truly beautiful anemones. They have some negatives though. The biggest being they are fish eaters. Most nems can eat fish but I have never has one other than the Haddoni that ate fish or anything else that got too close. I did find them easy to keep though.

 

[big deddy]

I hope I find him easy to keep. I think he is still adjusting to the move to my tank. I just gotta figure out the lighting

 

[jetmaker]

I hope I find him easy to keep. I think he is still adjusting to the move to my tank. I just gotta figure out the lighting

He may eat your clowns.

 

[big deddy]

Should I trade them for the clarkii?

 

[jetmaker]

Should I trade them for the clarkii?

No I would trade the carpet for a bubble tip it will eat every other fish you put in.

 

[Lynn52]

What else do you have or plan to have in the tank with the nem?

 

[big deddy]

I have the 2 clownfish. A yellow tang, a royal gramma, a mandarin, a sea cucumber, and few hermits and snails

 

[trio91]

I had a tomato clown that didn't host my carpet (he later ate em)

My clarkii's hosted him the same day I put em in the tank....I mean I think like mentioned earlier it can be hit or miss with any clown

 

[jetmaker]

I have the 2 clownfish. A yellow tang, a royal gramma, a mandarin, a sea cucumber, and few hermits and snails

Get rid of that nem

 

[big deddy]

May be hard to trade here. I looked for a long time to find one. He ate some of the ladies fish is why she wanted him gone.

 

[big deddy]

I had a tomato clown that didn't host my carpet (he later ate em)

My clarkii's hosted him the same day I put em in the tank....I mean I think like mentioned earlier it can be hit or miss with any clown

Do you still have the nem and clarkii?

 

[jetmaker]

If he gets hungry enough he will eat his host.

 

[trio91]

I do...excuse the photos...just took some quick ones

 

[big deddy]

I just think it may be hard for me to get rid of this guy.

 

[trio91]

Here's a better one