Carpet Anemone Clownfish

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Carpet anemone clownfish.

The carpet anemone nbsp stichodactyla gigantea also known as haddon s anemone is best kept on a soft substrate bottom. In fact only one species of clownfish the clark s clownfish amphiprion clarkii is know to occupy all 10 species of host anemones in the sea most clownfish are very selective about which anemone they will accept as a host in the sea but in the aquarium in absents of a preferred host they will often accept a. Some aquarists believe that tank raised clownfish do not host anemones as readily as wild caught clownfish after a few generations. Not all the 29 species of clownfish will go in all 10 species of host anemones.

Zooxanthellae are obligate symbionts within the anemone. Skip to primary navigation. This is one of the larger anemone species so a. This mated pair of amphiprion ocellaris or common clownfish has accepted this green carpet anemone as a host.

Gigantea hosts 7 different species of anemonefish amphiprion akindynos barrier reef anemonefish a. Clarkii clark s anemonefish a. Perideraion pink skunk anemonefish a. I ve got a sure fire tip to get your clownfish to host find out how.

The carpet anemones can be called home by quite a few of the commonly offered clownfish species including the clarkii clown the pink skunk clown the percula clown the false percula clown and many others. They are capable of stinging and semi aggressive so should be kept away from other anemones and corals. The clownfish anemone compatibility chart shows the various anemone species along with compatible clownfish species. The suggested reason is that their parents and grandparents have never seen anemones and therefore have lost the instinct or need for the protection from potential predators.

The tank is 38 gallons with compact fluoresc. Like many anemones the carpet makes an excellent host for most types of clownfish forming a symbiotic relationship nbsp. Ocellaris false clownfish a.