New clownfish and hosting..

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Hi everyone:

I got a small clown tonight. He is adorable and NOT camera shy.

Anyway, as soon as I put him in the tank, he went right over to my patch of zoas/polyps (not sure what they are, they came on my live rock). The clown seems to think that they are a good host. He plays in them and rubs all over them. He catches little pieces of food and spits it near them.

Anyway, since zoas have toxins, can this harm the clown? Is there anything I should be aware of regarding the clown's health?

I attached a few pictures and a small video (sorry for the floating pieces, my snails are having fun tonight).

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He will totally be fine! I have a pair of clowns that have been hosting in one of my larger colonies for well over a year! They literally sleep on them every night. Now your clownfish needs a buddy to mate with.
 
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i have a pair and sometimes the male gets kicked out of the anemone and his doghouse is a large colony of zoas

he he, that is too funny. My little guy is the coolest. He was trying to kick a hermit out of the colony before. It was hysterical.

Should I try and get him something more like an anemone? Maybe an easy to care for frogspawn? My lighting isn't the best yet, so a regular anemone is out for now.

Thanks guys, for answering my questions. This forum is great!
 
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