Clownfish hosting bubble mushroom coral. Bad or good?
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Hmm looks beautiful though!
Mikedawg
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Clown may become an irritant and cause some damage since the coral is not "made" for hosting. I'd watch carefully to see what happens and be prepared to move one or the other. Then again, clown may find something else in your tank.
Great pic btw
Great pic btw
Amoo
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Mushrooms tend to be relatively tolerant of hosting clowns. Just keep an eye on it, it should tell you if it starts getting upset. Until then, meh, mine used to be hosted by my mag float.
My clownfish is doing the same thing and ticking my OG off ):
Goaway
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As long as the coral is not hiding from the clown. I have a goni who actually likes my clowns. The goni wasn't always looking this good. Once the clowns moved in with her, she grew a lot!
Keep an eye on how the coral responds. You just never know if the coral was the one sending invitation.
Keep an eye on how the coral responds. You just never know if the coral was the one sending invitation.
I’ll try and snap a picture of the cheeky little nonce, the mushroom isn’t reacting well lolAs long as the coral is not hiding from the clown. I have a goni who actually likes my clowns. The goni wasn't always looking this good. Once the clowns moved in with her, she grew a lot!
Keep an eye on how the coral responds. You just never know if the coral was the one sending invitation.
But then again, doesn’t it take time for them to get adjusted to each other?
Unfortunately my other clownfish passed away after about 7 years. He had hosted my toadstool. But when my toadstool shed and closed up for a few days my clownfish went ahead and made himself at home in the OG mother colony. That being said my old clownfish didn’t appear to be as aggressive when hosting in the OG. Where as now, this clownfish is nipping at and agitating the mushroom.
I’m thinking about putting something over the mother colony in attempt to get the clown to lose interest. However I’ve read this tactic doesn’t always work. Ill
Keep you posted.
Hard to get a picture every time I get close to the tank he swims to the top thinking it’s feeding time lolAs long as the coral is not hiding from the clown. I have a goni who actually likes my clowns. The goni wasn't always looking this good. Once the clowns moved in with her, she grew a lot!
Keep an eye on how the coral responds. You just never know if the coral was the one sending invitation.
Guys always clownin around
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Thanks! Love both of em so not going to give up just yet on removing one or the other. I only have one tank so I can’t just throw either one into another tank /:
Goaway
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As long as the coral isn't receding, things can work out. I have had some issues with clowns and trachyphyllia in the past. They are not trampolines! I added a frogspawn and from the trachy to the frogspawn the clowns went.
Moving can work, hopefully it does for you
It's painful having to pick one or the other.
Nibbling at the mushroom, doesn’t seem to be receding as much today. Perhaps it’s getting used to the clownfish.As long as the coral isn't receding, things can work out. I have had some issues with clowns and trachyphyllia in the past. They are not trampolines! I added a frogspawn and from the trachy to the frogspawn the clowns went.
Moving can work, hopefully it does for you
It's painful having to pick one or the other.
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Bejj
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I have a clown who was getting to excited with the hairy mushroom causing it to expell nematocysts and to beat up the clown, causing visible damage on its side and gill. Thus happened over about 4 months until I noticed the damage. Now they are on separate sides of my new 75 and he stays with his nems.
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