Atlantic Anenome

[Ryan22]

I was at my LFS this weekend, and saw a nice piece of LR with an anenome on it. When I asked about the anenome, the owner told me it was an Atlantic anenome and it might eat my clown if it tries to use it for a host. He said that he has seen them host a clown, but has read that they will sometimes not accept the clown and eat it and I might not want to take that chance. The anenome was about 2" in diameter and has long purple/brown tentacles with bright purple tips. I don't know the scientific name.
Anyone have any experience with one? Will it eat me Maroon clown? Also, this is a FOWLR tank, would a trigger or a puffer bother the anenome? I don't have either of these yet, but I am looking to get one or both soon.

Thanks,

Ryan

 

[rBeOeBf]

I've had one experience with a clown hosting an atlantic anemone. It was a tomatoe clown, and the anemone never caused the clown any problems.

-Bob

 

[Neal358]

the atlantice anemones are very ezy to keep but most clowns will not go into it. the only kind i have ever herd of going into an atlantic was a gold stripe marone clown and that only was about 70% of the time

 

[Dragonlady]

It is possible that your triggerfish or puffer might eat the anemone. An Atlantic anemone will initially sting your clownfish resulting in scale/skin irritation, but occasionally clownfish do adapt to them eventually. Clarkii clowns are the least selective when choosing a host anemone, but Condylactis anemones do not natuarally host any clownfish as there are no clownfish in the Atlantic ocean. I have personally never seen a maroon clown in an Atlantic anemone.

 

[Rich-n-poor]

i have had maroon clarki and tomatoes host in this type of anenome with no ill effects but never a percular any anenome in a storm i guess

 

[Ocyurus]

The scientific name is "Condylactis gigantea" it has a lot of common names (ie: Giant Anemone, Florida Anemone, etc.) I keep one and my tomato clown goes in and out of it, I also keep a checkered puffer which for the most part is scared of the anemone. I also keep a seabe in the same tank (the big tomato "TOM" claimed it.) Hope it helps.

 

[cbeech]

I have only had my tank for about 2-3 months when I decided that it was time for an anemone. I got an Atlantic and 2 percula clownfish. Needless to say, the anemone ate BOTH of my beautiful fish. I then flushed him down the toilet.

 

[henkelsfamily1]

cbeech, please research your next purchase before you actually plop the money down.

 

[Anonymous]

Lets have some clarification here -

Atlantic Anemone doesn't mean jack squat.

There are 4 anemones that are commonly imported from the Caribbean and they are all QUITE different.

The first two are the Condy's

Condylactis gigantea (Florida Pink-Tip, Haitian Pink-Tip)

Condylactis aurantiaca (Golden Anemone)

Bartholomea annulata (Curlique Anemone)

Stichodactyla helianthus (Atlantic Carpet Anemone)

Most of the aggressive clowns i.e. Clarkii Complex and Tomato Complex will readily adapt to Condy's. They will usually ignore Curlique's and they will be positively devoured by Carpets. S. helianthus looks very similar to Haddoni's and Mertensi's and will eat clowns all day.