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11/28/2019, 12:45 AM | #1 |
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My clowns wont host the anemone
Hi there, I have a pair of black and white clown and a rose bubble tip anemone. I cant seem to get them to host it, they located themselves in a corner at the back and cant seem to change their mind. I trued the picture method but with no success.
Have any advice? -Riky |
11/28/2019, 02:46 AM | #2 |
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First of, the anemone hosts the clownfish and not the other way around.
Second, it's kind of the wrong anemone for that species. The only anemone I have seen them in on pictures from the wild is S. gigantea. However, I have a pair that took a S. haddoni as host. But those had been in a coral before and seem to be more or less willing to accept everything. Often it just takes time for them to accept a non-natural host so I would just wait and see. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
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11/28/2019, 08:56 AM | #3 | |
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Thank you for your clarification.... i am new to the saltwater hobby and make many rookie mistakes. Will wait an see how it goes! |
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12/11/2019, 01:11 PM | #4 |
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Sometimes you just have to leave them alone.....
Six months.....nothing......then one morn.....presto! And sometimes never......just the way it is.... |
12/12/2019, 10:27 AM | #5 |
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Have you tried the tube method, there is a video on youtube of someone having success with it. I think it comes down to being forced or having watched another clownfish do it. I just introduced a clownfish into my smaller tank with 2 existing clowns and it was known to host BTAs. Right away it hosted one of my BTAs and the other 2 within days started doing the same.
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12/12/2019, 03:34 PM | #6 | |
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01/23/2020, 07:29 PM | #7 | |
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In my experience clownfish do not need to see other clowns in an anemone to associate with it, it is an intrinsic response, but clowns associating with a corner of the tank and comfortable there may or may not move to an anemone. RBTA is not a natural host, so the pairing may take longer. But I have had 50+ 16 day old true percs go into a RBTA within minutes of being in a tank with one. Just let nature take its course. The tube method works, and while I agree I would never use it with certain anemone (haddoni, gigantes, magnifica, to name some) I would do it with a bubble tip anemone. E. Quadricolor have a very mild sting and are far less likely to eat your clownfish in my experience. But do so at your own risk, and minimize it by using a large cylinder with plenty of room for the clown to stay out of the anemone if they need to. |
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