NEW TO ANEMONES & CLOWNS
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Topic: NEW TO ANEMONES & CLOWNS
Posted By: Guests
Subject: NEW TO ANEMONES & CLOWNS
Date Posted: November 15 2003 at 4:53pm
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Hi!
I'm new to anemones and clown fish -- I just adopted a pretty small percula and a bubble anemone and I'm curious how long it should be before they find each other and become symbiotic buddies? - any insight is sincerely appreciated. thank you in advance... |
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Posted By: Ryan Willden
Date Posted: November 15 2003 at 9:56pm
| Most of the time you just have to be patient, and if it's mean to be then the Perc will find itse;f a home. I have a perc in my tank, and added an Anemone which I thought would be a good home for it. It made it's home in a giant Frilly Mushroom I had instead. It's never taken an ounce of interest in the Anemone. All you can do is be patient, and hope. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 15 2003 at 10:09pm
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Tank raised clowns are more common these days and less likely to use an anemone, since they were raised without anemones, IMO.
There have been quite a number of threads here on this subject. Suggest you search here and also get that really good book, what's it called... something like "clownfishes and their host anemones." Somebody correct me here, please. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: Sarnack
Date Posted: November 16 2003 at 1:44am
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Host sea anemone secrets - Shimek
or Clownfishes - Joyce Wilkerson |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: November 16 2003 at 7:39am
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Anemonefishes and Their Host Sea Anemones- by Fautin. Adam ps- when Jake gets on here and tells you to get the Wilkerson book, don't listen to him
------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 16 2003 at 5:59pm
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Thanks Adam. That's the book I meant.
Joyce Wilkerson's book is about breeding and raising them, and darn good information too. My breeding and rearing went just as Joyce said in her book. P.S. Adam, are those digital pics of our clown? Otherwise, I have a good photo scanner. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 16 2003 at 6:57pm
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Excellent!
Thank you all so much for your insight and pointers, as well as identifying several excellent references. I have great news - not 2 days into their new environment -- they were both introduced to the tank Saturday morning -- and my clown and bubble anemone have become symbiotic buddies! I can't tell you how truly exciting it was to come home today and spy the clown nestling within the beautiful tentatcles of my new anemone. Again, thank you. |
Posted By: Jake Pehrson
Date Posted: November 17 2003 at 7:50am
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I recommend Joyce Wilkerson's book Clownfishes. When Adam gets on the message board and recommends Anemonefishes and Their Host Sea Anemones by Fautin don't listen to him. ------------- Jake Pehrson Murray http://coralplanet.com" rel="nofollow - coralplanet.com http://utahbeeranch.com" rel="nofollow - :) |
Posted By: Chem Guy
Date Posted: November 17 2003 at 8:10am
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If you are as cheep as me, you can also check out the on-line book at:
http://biodiversity.uno.edu/ebooks/intro.html Good luck. The Shimek pamphlet is good as well. ------------- Jim LaMunyon Richmond, Utah |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: November 17 2003 at 8:40am
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Mark I have both film and digital pics. Maybe I'll post some here sometime. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |