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Here is the combo most are looking for in a reef tank. The clownfish/anemone combination is one of symbiosis, elegance, mystery.

This is what our H. crispa looked like when we brought it home. Starving., and bleached, like most anemones at the LFS. After a few days, our clowns, both still juveniles, took it as a host, although, A. ocellaris 

clowns don't host in H. Crispa in the wild. Clownfish taking hosting in species other than those they take in the wild is not uncommon in aquariums. Over the next few weeks, with heavy feeding of fresh seafood, krill, scallops, shrimp, and fish the anemone took on a dirty look, like it was stained. Actually, the anemones zooxanthellae was regrowing, giving the 

anemone a more natural look.. This process took a few weeks, as the anemone grew, so did the clowns. Strange jerking and twitching, and severe beatings became the norm as they matured. We watched in horror as one tore and nipped the other into submission when the lights were on, but they both slept in the anemone. Finally, the cowering fish had had enough, and began to fight back! With the tables turned, the once

 submissive fish took control and became the dominant female. The female is the larger of the two fish now. As months passed, the anemone grew, and really began to impinge on the corals in  the tank. Finally, we moved the clowns and the anemone to a 20 gallon tank of their own. We have not observed any eggs yet, but we hope our clown pair will mate so we can try our hand at clown raising. When we had the anemone in the main tank,

 it was under 380w of VHO light, and 250w of MH light. Our 20 Gallon tank has 130w of PC light This is a lot less, but the anemone is only about 4" away from the light source, whereas it was about 15 inches away in the reef. We have begun feeding almost daily to make up the difference, as food is most important for anemone survival.

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