long tentacle plate and clowns

[swfk44]

will clowns host in a long tentacle plate, i don't hear or see anything about ltp's here. i don't have the light or the desire for an anenome running all over stinging other stuff, that is what they do isn't it? i would love to have a pair of clowns later when the tank is ready, and a randalli shrimp/goby pair, and........................................................and.........................................:yes:

 

[molson]

Clowns "may" host just about anything, including power heads. Chances of them settling on a long tentacle plate coral is probably about as likely as them picking anything else in the tank.

 

[swfk44]

i did most of my learning the hard way, i used to have a green one and didn't know the like a sand bottom, i loved it while it lasted. i have a pogoda cup now and it has receded on 1 edge because of bad light for awhile, possible it will grow back?

 

[bclark7169]

I had a long tenacle plate and my clowns hosted it and after a while the plate started dying and I had to remove it to another tank and now it is doing fine..So I guess the clowns were killing it

 

[weaglereefer]

My clowns hosted a frogspawn/hammer mansion when they were in the big tank. They're in my nano right now. Looking for some clowns a little more special for the big tank.

 

[cr500_af]

swfk44;382911 wrote: i don't have the light or the desire for an anenome running all over stinging other stuff, that is what they do isn't it?

Sometimes they move around, but in general that's only because you have placed them in a spot that they don't like... wrong amount of flow, light etc.

Mine has only moved once, when my pH spiked to the ceiling... I guess it was trying to find more appealing water.

Once the pH stabilized, it parked again and has remained ever since.

As for stinging, I don't have any corals too close to it, but it doesn't seem to bother any livestock... the clowns host it, but the other fish and the cleaner shrimp brush through it occasionally with no problems. Personally, I'd worry less about what the anemone might "do", and make the decision based on how well your tank can support it.