[thelastmucci]

OK so I've read and read....and then I read some more. Baically for a nano reef it would be impossible to keep both SPS and anemones. Apparently they sting the SPS and I woulnd't want that. However a book I read said that rhodactis sp. mushrooms would be a good alternative. First off, if I mispelled that my bad. Second is has anyone heard of a clown or any other anemone hosting fish/invertabrae hosting in one of those. Thrid what are these mushrooms...are they regular mushroom or are they huge. Thanks for all the help guys and girls..and becky

[e_baer]

I have heard of clowns hosting in a lot of different things, anywhere from sea urchins to feather dusters.

Back to your question about the shroom. Most comonly clowns will host in a Rhodactis indosinensis if no anemone is present. I believe you can get them at liveaquaria, but am not sure.

[unclejed]

Just to help you out, do a search for anything on line. Here is a site I found; clippo's Photo Galleries at pbase.com yes a clown will prob. host it as mine has.

[Marine1]

My 2 false perc clowns host my fake anemone. LOL. No joke its the funniest thing. I can't get real anemone or corals due to my puffer and or trigger will eat them, so I have some pretty decent looking fakes. Its cool watching the clowns in the fake anemone.

[Adam J]

Check out my avatar.Thats my female hosting in a blue mushroom.I have a friend that has a maroon hosting in a rhodactis.

[thelastmucci]

Question,
Is the more common names of these corals rics or are those something different.

[e_baer]

ricordias are something a little different.

Hariy mushroom:



Ricordia




A ric. is almost like a breed between an anemone and a mushroom, but took more features of the mushroom if you will.

[thelastmucci]

thanks E...a picture is always worth a thousand words.

[Bamaguy]

Do Ricordia have the same ease of care, requirements as a mushroom?

[e_baer]

Most do, there might be a few kinds that need special requirements.

[jmscarl]

I have a maroon clown that calls a large piece of ricordia coral his own..he spends all day primping and digging out around it..it is comical and it loves it

[thelastmucci]

again thanks to all that posted...I know now there are alts to a anemone.

[Snowboarda42]

I've seen clowns host almost anything. Leather corals to powerheads, even a piece of PVC pipe (no joke)

[Adam J]

My male like my toadstool.

[Jeremy0322]

I saw a clown fish today hosting a foot long clam one of the new LFS's that i drove an hour to today, it was awesome.