Weirdest things your clownfish have hosted?

saltwaterfish.com · 2026-10-20T12:15:41-0400

Clownfish are notorious for behaving oddly on the hobby. Most people find it very endearing, and comical. Their behavior is what makes them one of the most popular fish in saltwater, especially for beginners as they are also very hardy. One thing that they do is they will try to host ( or be hosted by) things that are not anemones. Sometimes it's coral, and sometimes it's equipment in the tank, or a random piece of rock/decor. What would you say is the oddest thing you've witnessed your clownfish trying to host?

Saltyreef · 2026-10-20T12:24:43-0400

Duncan coral. My naked clownfish liked to suck on the tenticles too for some odd reason. It caused hypermelanization though so i removed the duncan.

Baldyreef · 2026-10-20T12:45:40-0400

Saltyreef said:
Duncan coral. My naked clownfish liked to suck on the tenticles too for some odd reason. It caused hypermelanization though so i removed the duncan.

recently my male has been doing the same thing lol

Baldyreef · 2026-10-20T12:47:56-0400

saltwaterfish.com said:
Clownfish are notorious for behaving oddly on the hobby. Most people find it very endearing, and comical. Their behavior is what makes them one of the most popular fish in saltwater, especially for beginners as they are also very hardy. One thing that they do is they will try to host ( or be hosted by) things that are not anemones. Sometimes it's coral, and sometimes it's equipment in the tank, or a random piece of rock/decor. What would you say is the oddest thing you've witnessed your clownfish trying to host?

I kid you not I once had my female try to host a big astrea snail