In the wild, only 10 species of large sea anemones harbor and host clownfish (with typical occupying species usually in the oceans):
Cryptodendrum adhaesivum Klunzinger, 1877. The adhesive anemone is occupied by 1 species: A. clarkii.
Entacmaea quadricolor Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828. The bubble anemone is occupied by 15 species: A. akindynos, A. allardi, A. barberi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. ephippium, A. frenatus , A. latezonatus, A. mccullochi, A. melanopus, A. omanensis, A. rubrocinctus, A. tricinctus, Premnas biaculeatus.
Heteractis aurora (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). The sand anemone is occupied by 7 species: A. akindynos, A. allardi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysogaster, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. tricinctus.
Heteractis crispa (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834). The leather anemone is occupied by 15 species: A. akindynos, A. barberi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. ephippium, A. latezonatus, A. leucokranos, A. melanopus, A. omanensis , A. perideraion, A. polymnus, A. sandaracinos, A. thiellei, A. tricinctus.
Heteractis magnifica (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833). The magnificent anemone is occupied by 13 species: A. akallopisos, A. bicinctus, A. chagosensis, A. chrysogaster, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. leucokranos, A. melanopus, A. nigripes, A. ocellaris, A. pacificus, A. percula, A. perideraion.
Heteractis malu (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893). The delicate anemone is occupied by 1 species: A. clarkii.
Macrodactyla doreensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). The corkscrew anemone is occupied by 4 species: A. chrysogaster, A. clarkii, A. perideraion, A. polymnus.
Stichodactyla gigantea (Forskål, 1775). The anemone-carpet is occupied by 7 species: A. akindynos, A. bicinctus, A. clarkii, A. ocellaris, A. percula, A. perideraion, A. rubrocinctus.
Stichodactyla haddoni (Saville-Kent, 1893). The anemone of Haddon is occupied by 6 species: A. akindynos, A. chrysogaster, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. polymnus, A. sebae.
Stichodactyla mertensii Brandt, 1835. The Mertens anemone is occupied by 13 species: A. akallopisos, A. akindynos, A. allardi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysogaster, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. fuscocaudatus, A. latifasciatus, A. leucokranos, A. ocellaris, A. sandaracinos, A. tricinctus.
To these 10 species of natural host anemones of the 30 species of clownfish, in reef aquarium, some species of sea anemones are easily adopted by the clownfish outside Premnas biaculeatus which definitely does not accept any substitution to the Anemone-bubble Entacmaea quadricolor:
Condylactis gigantea, a Caribbean sea anemone;
Gyrostoma helianthus, a small yellow anemone;
Stichodactyla tapetum, the anemone-swatter;
Phymanthus crucifer, rock anemone with rosaries.
Cryptodendrum adhaesivum Klunzinger, 1877. The adhesive anemone is occupied by 1 species: A. clarkii.
Entacmaea quadricolor Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828. The bubble anemone is occupied by 15 species: A. akindynos, A. allardi, A. barberi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. ephippium, A. frenatus , A. latezonatus, A. mccullochi, A. melanopus, A. omanensis, A. rubrocinctus, A. tricinctus, Premnas biaculeatus.
Heteractis aurora (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). The sand anemone is occupied by 7 species: A. akindynos, A. allardi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysogaster, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. tricinctus.
Heteractis crispa (Hemprich & Ehrenberg in Ehrenberg, 1834). The leather anemone is occupied by 15 species: A. akindynos, A. barberi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. ephippium, A. latezonatus, A. leucokranos, A. melanopus, A. omanensis , A. perideraion, A. polymnus, A. sandaracinos, A. thiellei, A. tricinctus.
Heteractis magnifica (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833). The magnificent anemone is occupied by 13 species: A. akallopisos, A. bicinctus, A. chagosensis, A. chrysogaster, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. leucokranos, A. melanopus, A. nigripes, A. ocellaris, A. pacificus, A. percula, A. perideraion.
Heteractis malu (Haddon & Shackleton, 1893). The delicate anemone is occupied by 1 species: A. clarkii.
Macrodactyla doreensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). The corkscrew anemone is occupied by 4 species: A. chrysogaster, A. clarkii, A. perideraion, A. polymnus.
Stichodactyla gigantea (Forskål, 1775). The anemone-carpet is occupied by 7 species: A. akindynos, A. bicinctus, A. clarkii, A. ocellaris, A. percula, A. perideraion, A. rubrocinctus.
Stichodactyla haddoni (Saville-Kent, 1893). The anemone of Haddon is occupied by 6 species: A. akindynos, A. chrysogaster, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. polymnus, A. sebae.
Stichodactyla mertensii Brandt, 1835. The Mertens anemone is occupied by 13 species: A. akallopisos, A. akindynos, A. allardi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysogaster, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. fuscocaudatus, A. latifasciatus, A. leucokranos, A. ocellaris, A. sandaracinos, A. tricinctus.
To these 10 species of natural host anemones of the 30 species of clownfish, in reef aquarium, some species of sea anemones are easily adopted by the clownfish outside Premnas biaculeatus which definitely does not accept any substitution to the Anemone-bubble Entacmaea quadricolor:
Condylactis gigantea, a Caribbean sea anemone;
Gyrostoma helianthus, a small yellow anemone;
Stichodactyla tapetum, the anemone-swatter;
Phymanthus crucifer, rock anemone with rosaries.