What corals will clownfish host in?

[harVentures]

I recently started a new tank. Already been through the cycle and have had a pair of black and white ocellaris clownfish for about a week.

I was wondering if there were any types of coral that clownfish would host in. I don’t really want to deal with an anemone because it’s only a 28 gallon. Let me know what you think!

 

[Havasuviking]

My clown "lives" in my Duncan.

 

[Christopher Davis]

Literally everything in my tank they host :mad: makes me so mad sometimes! My clowns killed off a couple high end torches!

 

[SynGraves]

I had a clown host a large hairy mushroom a few years ago in my last tank. I currently have a clown in my 10g nano that is hosting a hammer coral. The hammer doesnt seem to mind and opens fully to about the size of a baseball.

 

[harVentures]

My clown "lives" in my Duncan.

Does the Duncan still open up with the clown in there?

 

[harVentures]

Well, thanks for the replies! I guess I just need to start getting coral and see what happens. Seems like they will host quite a bit.

 

[Webslinger]

Clowns will be hosted by whatever they decide. (powerheads, corals, corner of tank....)

 

[harVentures]

Clowns will be hosted by whatever they decide. (powerheads, corals, corner of tank....)

Yeah mine are actually just hanging out in the back of the tank right now. Right behind/above one of the returns. I'm trying to figure out if they will move away from there if they have something more exciting to go to.

 

[D-Nak]

I know that you don't want to deal with an anemone, but if you can find a Heteractis malu anemone, it should be fine in a 28 gallon tank and will host ocellaris. I had one in a 10 gallon tank and it did fine. They stay in the sandbed and don't move when they've found a place that they like. Just make sure you get a malu and not Heteractis crispa which is also sometimes referred to as a sebae (or seabae) anemone.

In terms of corals, they seem to like most LPS (torch, hammer, etc.).

 

[harVentures]

I know that you don't want to deal with an anemone, but if you can find a Heteractis malu anemone, it should be fine in a 28 gallon tank and will host ocellaris. I had one in a 10 gallon tank and it did fine. They stay in the sandbed and don't move when they've found a place that they like. Just make sure you get a malu and not Heteractis crispa which is also sometimes referred to as a sebae (or seabae) anemone.

In terms of corals, they seem to like most LPS (torch, hammer, etc.).

OK thanks for the info. I'll look into it. I guess they don't get too big either since yours was in a 10 gallon?

 

[Fishface1970]

My Ocellaris loved the Tyree leather that was in the tank.... Pretty much slept in it every night.

 

[408Dartfish]

My clowns hang out in my Duncan or the zoanthids next door.

 

[DarkSky]

Zoas, nems, torches, hammers, duncans, my powerheads...

 

[alton]

Scuba Stevio or Hybrid Frogspawn which is more durable and grows faster than regular

 

[BestMomEver]

The one you don’t want him in.;Happy

 

[Webslinger]

Yeah mine are actually just hanging out in the back of the tank right now. Right behind/above one of the returns. I'm trying to figure out if they will move away from there if they have something more exciting to go to.

Mine did that for a year, then eventually moved to the frogspawn. Still don't go near any of the BTA's

 

[MPS]

Mine found the Elegance to be the most excellent, even though there are leathers, Euphyllia and Duncans to choose from.

 

[Exotic Coral Collection]

Seems like anything except a anemone. One pair of mine in clam, and another one in elegance. They seem to Ignore my bubble anemones.

 

[Ethan Zier]

Yeah I got 2 anemones in my tank.. But one clown hosts my surface skimmer (filter) while the clown hosts my zoas and sucks the tenticulls off of my Duncan.. Anyone want to re-home 2 clowns in the Seattle area lol

 

[ChiSox Rabbitfish]

I had a clown that hosted the heater