Will clownfish host anything else besides an anenome?

[Heffe01]

The wife is setting up a 3 gallon nano, and wants to have a pair of clownfish in there. Since the tank is so small I told her is probably wouldnt be a good idea to have an anenome, cause she wants to have other corals as well. Im afaird of the thing stinging everything in there. Is there anything else they will host in? Or are there small non aggresive anenomes that would be a good option?

 

[SteveT]

Clowns a lot of time will host corals that look like anemones (Euphilla,large mushrooms, xenia). The skunk clowns in my 29G just started to host a big rhodactis mushroom.

 

[dv3]

they will host just about anything ...are you sure 3 gallons is enough for a pair of clowns?

 

[SteveT]

they will host just about anything ...are you sure 3 gallons is enough for a pair of clowns?

I would also say 3G is too tight for a pair...a pair of sexy shrimp would be good for something that size. I just got a barnicle blenny for my girlfriends 3G pico. he has plenty of room and is one of the most interesting little fish I have seen, very cool colors too.

 

[KhensuRa]

Yeah was at elite and they had a ton of new little fish perfect for a pico tank.

 

[Heffe01]

Yeah...were gonna get a small pair. The smallest we can find. And then when they get to big for the pico...in the big display they will go.

 

[chelseagrin]

3 gallons is too small for one clown let alone two, you could do a cool shrimp and lps relationship. a sexy shrimp tank is always cool.

 

[Heffe01]

I would have to disagree on that. Exoctic's displays their ecopico with 2 clowns, a mandarin, and a sexy shrimp. And that tank is only 5.1 gallons. 2 small clowns will be fine in a 3 gallon.

 

[hoodrat]

My wife has 2 of zooid's baby clowns in it for prob the last 5 months and there is more than enough room

 

[chelseagrin]

personally i think it is aweful to put a single clown in anything less than 10 gallons. a 3 gallon is insane.

 

[chelseagrin]

dont use someone elses mistake to try to make a point. he did it, that doesnt make it right. sure it will work but you wont have a healthy tank.

 

[adoucette]

My clowns hosted in my large frogspawn in my 29g and in my duncan in my 180g. I have a large anenome in the 180 and they like the duncan better. Whatever makes them happy I guess...

 

[Heffe01]

personally i think it is aweful to put a single clown in anything less than 10 gallons. a 3 gallon is insane.

Lol...call the peta police!

 

[dv3]

Lol...call the peta police!

people eating tasty animals?

 

[Heffe01]

I dont know how tasty clownfish are...but i will buy it if you eat it! Could be a challenge at the meeting...lol...winner gets a frag.

 

[projectx]

My skunk clowns will bounce between the nem and the frog spawn

 

[Zooid]

3gallons is plenty.
I have a breeding pair in about that volume.
I also have about 50 black and white ocellaris in a 10 gallon......don't recommend it but they do fine if you keep up with water changes.

 

[SAZAMA]

my old clown from gale

 

[Zooid]

He's lovin that frogspawn

 

[dvenson]

my clowns hosted my nem and when i removed it they started hosting my duncans.