ever heard of a banggai cardinalfish hosting a sebae?

[kirkland]

we recently added a banggai cardinalfish to our tank. we have a large sebae anemone that is in the left corner. it's pretty big and our 2 maroon clowns host it. the cardinalfish is usually near the top part of the sebae, the clowns always stay near the base and the bottom. i joke that the clowns have given the banggai the top bunk of the anemone and they have the bottom bunk. i google searched and it seems in the wild, juvenile banggai's live among anemones and adults are seen in urchins. not sure if this has ever been witnessed in aquariums though? i freaked out when we first put the banggai in there because he kept going so close to the sebae tentacles and i know how sticky those are. now i have relaxed and witnessed the tentacles touch him and he moves away, sometimes with a quiver but that could be just a cardinalfish thing or he got stung reaction.

 

[fishoutofwater]

yes i had a pair of bangaiis that lived in my carpet anemone. they did spawn and had babies and they too lived in the anemone. its odd but cool to witness.

 

[Rod Buehler]

we recently added a banggai cardinalfish to our tank. we have a large sebae anemone that is in the left corner. it's pretty big and our 2 maroon clowns host it. the cardinalfish is usually near the top part of the sebae, the clowns always stay near the base and the bottom. i joke that the clowns have given the banggai the top bunk of the anemone and they have the bottom bunk. i google searched and it seems in the wild, juvenile banggai's live among anemones and adults are seen in urchins. not sure if this has ever been witnessed in aquariums though? i freaked out when we first put the banggai in there because he kept going so close to the sebae tentacles and i know how sticky those are. now i have relaxed and witnessed the tentacles touch him and he moves away, sometimes with a quiver but that could be just a cardinalfish thing or he got stung reaction.

With my first spawning pair, back in 96-97. Morgan Lidster of Inland Aquatics told me to get a LTA (M.doreensis) anemone for my baby banggai. Yes is been witnessed in aquaria many times