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So I take it that the sunlight helps. However, sadly, my anemone has fallen over again. I have a strong feeling that the clownfish was being to rough and accidentally pushed him over while he was trying to stick. However, the rock he was on was also filled with holes and bumps. I have a flat rock that I am going to put him on instead and I'm going to put some small rocks around him to support him. He'll be about 9 inches from the surface. Is that okay? I sure hope he is going to survive this series of events...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------38 gallon freshwater: 1 turquoise severum, 4 red& blue columbian tetras, 2 gold gouramis, 3 otocinclus, 1 clown loach 30 gallon saltwater: 1 coral beauty angel, 1 lubbocks wrasse, 1 clarkii clown, 1 banded coral shrimp, 1 zebra turbo snail, 1 serpent star
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That's not a good sign...it may just be too ill to attach. You can try putting a small plastic crate (like the ones strawberries are sold in) over it so the clown can't get to it. A clown can be very stressful to a failing anemone, so you need to find a way to separate them.
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Hmmm... I think I'll stick to the support rocks though. I'll just leave them there until a while after I get the ballast to the other light. I think that he fell over because I didn't leave the rocks there long enough. Once I get the other light going I think he will get strong enough to hold himself.
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Just thought I'd revive this thread since there was a fair amount of discussion concerning keeping anemone lately. Just to reiterate, If you are considering keeping one of these wonderful animals, you need to have successfully kept a reef tank for a couple of years. If you need ask why, the couple of years will best answer the question.
So many species, so little money!
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Nep2Ns PlumR (4/27/2008)
...If you need ask why, the couple of years will best answer the question.
Well said.
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| My LTA died... Now, what does anyone think about whether or not I can get a flower anemone for my clarkii clown? I know, clownfish don't usually (or ever, for that matter) host flower anemones, but I feel like a flower anemone would be the only suitable anemone as far as size goes for my tank. I figured a flower anemone might work, because my clarkii clown really doesn't seem to care what he hosts in. I may have previously mentioned somewhere else that he immediately took residence in my LTA once they were both in my tank, and that he was previously in a tank with carpet and hatian anemones.
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I seriously doubt that it will. If you want the anemone just because you like it, go for it (they're very hardy, so a good choice for smaller tanks). But if you have your heart set on having the clown host it, find yourself a nice BTA (they are small enough for your tank). I know you have had trouble finding any in local fish stores, but I am positive some local reefers must have one to spare unless you live in the boondocks, so join a local aquarium society and make some friends.  Just make sure it has good color when you buy it...they should be clearly pink, green, orange, brown, or red (never white, which is bleached, and never a unnaturally bright color or blue, which is dyed).
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I think that with a lot of research, caution, time, and precision a clownfish hosting sea anenome can be kept alive for a long time. I would really like to get one when I get my two Common Clownfish. 
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