They can grow up to be about 17 cm 6 7 in.
Maroon clown carpet anemone.
Updated august 12 2019 author.
The clownfish had come with a nipped fin at the top which seems to be healing now.
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.
I have a carpet anemone that my clarkii clown used to host in he passed away in recent power outage.
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.
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Mine is about 10 inches in diameter maybe even closer to a foot.
The first listed in each group being the most compatiable anemone to that species and then so on in desending order.
I know that carpets are very powerful and some types of clowns will get stung or eaten by it.
Im planning to get a mated pair of maroon clown fish.
Clownfish rely on anemones for protection from predators while anemones rely on clownfish for food.
Clownfish anemone compatibility chart.
Different types of clownfish tend to prefer living with or hosting different types of anemones.
This is good to know because their host anemone the bubble tip anemone e.
False percula clown amphiprion.
Quadricolor requires intense aquarium lighting t5 s led s or metal halides to be kept alive for.
Not sure what response you re expecting about the maroon clown and carpet nem.
Amphiprion percula percula is not very common in the hobby but does occasionally show up in imports from indonesia.
If you re setting up an aquarium and would like to keep clownfish and anemones it makes sense to try one these natural pairings but don t be.
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.
I have never seen any interaction between the clowns and the carpet.
Like all anemonefishes it forms a symbiotic mutualism with sea anemones and is unaffected by the stinging tentacles of the host anemone.
I was wondering what type of anemone is their favorite.
Just updating it has been about a week now and the anemone looks happy and healthy as well as the clownfish.
I had the clowns first and put the carpet in about 5 months ago.
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.
