Alternative to anemones

[maKo]

Are there alternatives to anemones for the purpose of hosting clownfishes? I know that clownfishes do not really need a "waterbed" in order to do well in an aquarium, but its nice to watch them frolicking in the tentacles, don't you think?

I heard clowns also host in some other tentacled corals that don't move around the place, can someone here please enlighten me...thanks!

[riot]

A large multi-head torch will mimic a anemone pretty well. You might wish to consider that.

[Achilles Tang]

Yeah... my torch coral is hosting my tiny false perc.

Big ones can forget it. They will harass the coral so much it can't fully extend.

[Nickel]

My clowns are hosting the hammer.

Imagine.....orange and black perc clowns against luminous green hammers......

[RockyBoy]

My clown love to sleep with the braincoral.

[Virus]

My clown used to host my button until i think it kinda died... doesn't open up anymore and well... looks 'dead' with sometime only a few open up... i removed it.... now it's hosting my torch... nice to watch.. but when i off the lights and when i 1st on the lights my clown will start disturbing them again... sometimes i dunno whether torch like it or not..

[arcanehacker]

My clown used to host my button until i think it kinda died... doesn't open up anymore and well... looks 'dead' with sometime only a few open up... i removed it.... now it's hosting my torch... nice to watch.. but when i off the lights and when i 1st on the lights my clown will start disturbing them again... sometimes i dunno whether torch like it or not..

I dun think any corals will like it.. but well..

[xiggie]

plate coral ....

[fangtooth]

try fake anemone. saw once in a lfs,sorry cant remember where.

[arcanehacker]

try fake anemone. saw once in a lfs,sorry cant remember where.

huh.. how to make fake anemones? Use agar agar isit..

[fangtooth]

ya lah. something like that.the tentacles feels like rubber to me.

[Limpc]

Check out my little rascal.

At least the plate will not move around to "kachiao" other corals.

LimPC

[ozy]

My small colony of buttons is developing long tentacles... and my true per. is hanging around it...

[Golden Tooth]

Toadstool Leather.

[maKo]

Wow...now I'm overwhelmed with too many choices!! Summary:

-hammer

-torch

-brain

-button

-plate

-toadstool leather

-&FAKE ANEMONE - why didn't i think of that

Thanks guys.

So when the lights go off the poor clown will have to sleep on the bed without its matress!

[Nickel]

Moralof the story is : Clowns dun care whether Four Star brand or King Coil, or whatever brands as long as it is a comfortable bed.

[Razo]

My clowns are hosting the hammer.

Imagine.....orange and black perc clowns against luminous green hammers......

hahha

anyway my false clown which was with me for the last 3~4 months dun need any "waterbed" but suddenly it use my jewel as its bed.. have remove it to my sump as it keep disturbing my gonipora...

[bwilly]

hahha

anyway my false clown which was with me for the last 3~4 months dun need any "waterbed" but suddenly it use my jewel as its bed.. have remove it to my sump as it keep disturbing my gonipora...

remove the clown to sump..? poor thing bo..?

maybe let go for adoption.

[fnscasey]

try fake anemone. saw once in a lfs,sorry cant remember where.

What is meant by fake anemones, any pictures ??

[DeepBlue]

can try to be brave, get an elephant ear for your clownfish

[Golden Tooth]

Is this at nite or kanna makan liao?

[arcanehacker]

wah.. didn't know anemones so brave.. they may be immune to the sting but probably not 'immune' to getting eaten right?

[DeepBlue]

Is this at nite or kanna makan liao?

saw the big 'bone' at the side..remind you of StarWars Jabba the Hut Rancor dungeon?????

That Guy loves irritating my elephant ear(a night shot) ...currently adoptd by a fellow reefer....he is too big for my elephant ear to eat anyway

Basically, clownfishes are pretty adaptable, I removed all of them as I was not able to provide an anemone for them, they end up rubbing against corals like bubbles

[penyu]

fnscasey, here is a link showing pictures of fake anemones.

http://www.marinedepotlive.com/ni-40.html

[fnscasey]

Any ideas which LFS are selling this stuff ?