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Clownfish in carpet anemone.
Updated august 12 2019 author.
Clownfish anemone compatibility chart.
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Different types of clownfish tend to prefer living with or hosting different types of anemones.
They are small shrimps getting to about 1 25 2 5 inches 3 6 cm in length.
When healthy this anemone is very sticky to the touch and when they grasp something or someone it is very difficult to convince it to let go without damaging the animal.
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.
The anemones true percula clownfish are normally associated with in the sea are the sebae heteractis crispa ritteri heteractis magnifica and giant carpet stichodactyla gigantea.
The tank is 38 gallons with compact fluorescent lighting.
The carpet anemones can be called home by quite a few of the commonly offered clownfish species including the clarkii clown the pink skunk clown the percula clown the false percula clown and many others.
This species of carpet anemone can eat fish in the display aquarium so use caution when housing a carpet anemone in with fish other than clownfish.
Unfortunately these are generally not great choices for the average enthusiast.
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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.
Periclemenes anemone shrimps are infrequently traded but interesting tankmates that live in a symbiotic relationship with carpet anemones presumably for protection.
This mated pair of amphiprion ocellaris or common clownfish has accepted this green carpet anemone as a host.
Amphiprion perideraion pink skunk is a commonly available clownfish but i find it not to be very popular with most hobbyists.
Clownfish rely on anemones for protection from predators while anemones rely on clownfish for food.