The clownfish had come with a nipped fin at the top which seems to be healing now.
Maroon clown carpet anemone.
I have a carpet anemone that my clarkii clown used to host in he passed away in recent power outage.
Mine is about 10 inches in diameter maybe even closer to a foot.
Just updating it has been about a week now and the anemone looks happy and healthy as well as the clownfish.
The maroon clownfish is reportedly one of the easier marine fish to breed and they have been successfully breeding in home tanks even without a host anemone present.
Not sure what response you re expecting about the maroon clown and carpet nem.
Like all anemonefishes it forms a symbiotic mutualism with sea anemones and is unaffected by the stinging tentacles of the host anemone.
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Clownfish anemone compatibility chart.
I have 3 types of clowns including maroon and a carpet nem in a 75 gal tank.
Different types of clownfish tend to prefer living with or hosting different types of anemones.
I had the clowns first and put the carpet in about 5 months ago.
Premnas biaculeatus commonly known as spine cheeked anemonefish or the maroon clownfish is a species of anemonefish found in the indo pacific from western indonesia to taiwan and the great barrier reef.
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When we first added our maroon gold bar clownfish and rose bubble tip anemone into our 90 gallon saltwater reef tank goldie decided to try hosting our open brain coral instead of the anemone.
I was wondering what type of anemone is their favorite.
The first listed in each group being the most compatiable anemone to that species and then so on in desending order.
This is good to know because their host anemone the bubble tip anemone e.
I know that carpets are very powerful and some types of clowns will get stung or eaten by it.
I have never seen any interaction between the clowns and the carpet.
False percula clown amphiprion.
An alternative anemone to pair with this clownfish with is haddon s carpet stichodactyla haddoni this is a smaller anemone and the ocellaris clownfish will often accept it within a few days after being introduced.
I found this chart on another website and i m not sure if it s 100 valid but supposedly this is the compatability between clownfish and anemones.
Clownfish rely on anemones for protection from predators while anemones rely on clownfish for food.
Updated august 12 2019 author.
The clownfish anemone compatibility chart on this page lists some of the various anemone species along with compatible clownfish species that they can form a symbiotic relationship with.
Im planning to get a mated pair of maroon clown fish.
