True percula clown

[boxfish]

my pair kinda "housed" in the octopus coral for 6 months already.

Thought of getting them an anemone. Do they have any preference?

any advice?

[moxa]

Hi Bro Reefer,

Hopes this give you a reference. I pick up from a book named "Clownfishes and Sea Anemones"

1. Heteractics crispa, Leathery Anemone, Button Anemone. Host to True Percula, pink Skunk and Saddleback

2. H. Magnifica, Magnificent Anemone, Ritteri and Red Radianthus Anemone. Host to Clark's Bluestrip, Common, True Percula , and Pink Skunk clowns.

I guess these give enough choice for your reference.

Please note I am not expert to give advice all these are from book.

Senior reefer here should be able to guide you better.

cheers

Moxa

[DeepBlue]

As an old Hokkien saying goes: "no fish, prawn also good"

Clownfish would love anemones....but careful ...avoid carpet or tube hor...will become food instead for them.

I used to keep clown fish until they start rubbing against my bubble coral, hammer...octo...elephant ear....they make do

[FuEl]

Perculas do fine without hosts. Actually clownfish expend more energy if kept with an anemone. They'll have to keep coating themselves with the mucus from the anemone to prevent themselves from being stung. The anemone might actually be affected too as I've seen maroon & tomato clowns biting off and eating the tentacles of anemones. LPS will get stressed due to continuous rubbing by the clownfish. Such relationships are crucial in the wild due to predation..in this case the clownfish protects the anemone from predators like butterflyfish while the anemone protects the clownfish from predatory fish. However such a relationship is not needed in captivity due to the lack of predatory pressure. It's because clowns look happy & contented to us when they are in an anemone which causes us to think that they need hosts. It's just plain anthromorphism.

Most clowns do fine without anemones/hosts. But more timid species like skunk clowns do better with a host.

[hamannbmw]

My true percular pair doesnt likes my RBTA at all, been in the tank for around for 1 month liao..........

[KCK]

My pair of true percs has been hosting in my frogspawn. Bought a rose anemone but it does occasionally swim around it but dont really host in it.

[boxfish]

my experience with percula clown is if it doesn't have a host then likely it will stay at one corner and next thing I know is disappear....

This pair kinda to me is quite lucky as they willing to stay near the octopus

[FuEl]

Newly introduced clownfish esp percula clowns will have the tendency to hover around corners or swim around restlessly for 1-2 days before settling down and behaving normally. If they disappear during this time most likely the reason is due to crabs.

[iewnehz]

Perculas do fine without hosts. Actually clownfish expend more energy if kept with an anemone. They'll have to keep coating themselves with the mucus from the anemone to prevent themselves from being stung. The anemone might actually be affected too as I've seen maroon & tomato clowns biting off and eating the tentacles of anemones. LPS will get stressed due to continuous rubbing by the clownfish. Such relationships are crucial in the wild due to predation..in this case the clownfish protects the anemone from predators like butterflyfish while the anemone protects the clownfish from predatory fish. However such a relationship is not needed in captivity due to the lack of predatory pressure. It's because clowns look happy & contented to us when they are in an anemone which causes us to think that they need hosts. It's just plain anthromorphism.

Most clowns do fine without anemones/hosts. But more timid species like skunk clowns do better with a host.

Bro fuel..just to check with you, clownfish hosting LPS will affect the LPS?

[neokn]

Newly introduced clownfish esp percula clowns will have the tendency to hover around corners or swim around restlessly for 1-2 days before settling down and behaving normally. If they disappear during this time most likely the reason is due to crabs.

Did I hear CRABS?

Oh my god, I had 2 of them in my tank. Must catch the fella out already thought it was doing some good by clearing the carcass to prevent ammonia spick.

[Gouldian]

For me I will not want to give an anemone to a clown if I have having a mixed tank espcailly if your tank is below 3ft. Cuz through my experienece, I noticed clown will be very terrotorial once they have a anemone and will terrorize any fishes that comes close - EVEN YOUR HAND!

[boxfish]

For me I will not want to give an anemone to a clown if I have having a mixed tank espcailly if your tank is below 3ft. Cuz through my experienece, I noticed clown will be very terrotorial once they have a anemone and will terrorize any fishes that comes close - EVEN YOUR HAND!

yeah I want finger-restling with these guys!

[terryansimon]

I have had the clown with me for close to nine months now. and they are still swimming on the upper corners of the tank. hehz.

True Percula Clown Pair by the way...

[hamannbmw]

I have had the clown with me for close to nine months now. and they are still swimming on the upper corners of the tank. hehz.

True Percula Clown Pair by the way...

9 months i guess mine will be to same.........

[boxfish]

hate to say but clown swimming at one corner not nice and also very worry about them

saw those lime green anemone (pic) hosting true clown pair at reborn's display tank upstair and that was the type I bought last sat from Irwana!

but mine a bit too small and also park at the wrong place....

[FuEl]

Bro fuel..just to check with you, clownfish hosting LPS will affect the LPS?

Yes..your LPS will be stressed especially with such boisterous partners. Their delicate tissues can easily get torn while the clownfish 'snuggle' up to them as the tissue will be rubbed against their sharp calcium carbonate skeletons. Even if their tissues don't get damaged from time to time the constant disturbance of the clownfish will prevent your lps from extending its polyps properly.

[iewnehz]

Yes..your LPS will be stressed especially with such boisterous partners. Their delicate tissues can easily get torn while the clownfish 'snuggle' up to them as the tissue will be rubbed against their sharp calcium carbonate skeletons. Even if their tissues don't get damaged from time to time the constant disturbance of the clownfish will prevent your lps from extending its polyps properly.

love the clownfishes....but hate the anemones....tough chioce...

thanks fuel!

[Ernie]

Dear all,

from the previous few threads; it seems many have missed the point that

Bubble tip Anemone is not natural host for True Percula or Common clowns.

In fact, only about 10% would accept BTA as the host anemone.