My clowns lay eggs without any anemone in my DT
Atlantic Rose Anemone - false perc clown pair
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My clowns lay eggs without any anemone in my DT
RarefiedAir24
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You have to remember also that a Bubble Tip whether it's Green, Red or any other exotic color aren't natural hosts for Percs..
For Ocellaris, False Perculas
Natural Host Anemones are:
Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica)
Giant Carpet Sea Anemone (Stichodactyla gigantea), Merten's Carpet Sea Anemone (S. mertensii)
May adapt to Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) in aquariums.
Best regards,
Frank
GreenSaltyOne
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I understand that, and its better than an anemone that might eat the fish. If I want them to pair, whats the smallest anemone for a tank thats only 26 gal? I have corals in there, but I'll move em if needed for the nem. I have a great deep pit in the rock that i'm guessing the nem would take to and I've left it open for one. Are the Magnifient and Giant my only options cause I know they aren't little....thats my whole tank. How big is a mertens?
cichlidconvert
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My occelaris have hoped into every bta they have seen. And that is a bunch
in fact it is pretty likely that with a little patience occy clowns will eventually take interest in your bta. I was lucky in that it took no longer than a day for any of them. I would just squirt some thawed food in the nem and the clowns would start to take interest. Please note that I do not do that with any other anemone because it could be dangerous or fatal to rush a clown acclimating with other anemones. Bta stings are not near what other nems possess. I have a starry blenny that would sit right in the middle of my largest gbta.
in fact it is pretty likely that with a little patience occy clowns will eventually take interest in your bta. I was lucky in that it took no longer than a day for any of them. I would just squirt some thawed food in the nem and the clowns would start to take interest. Please note that I do not do that with any other anemone because it could be dangerous or fatal to rush a clown acclimating with other anemones. Bta stings are not near what other nems possess. I have a starry blenny that would sit right in the middle of my largest gbta.
xrayjeeper83
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LOL thats a cool picture
GreenSaltyOne
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My occelaris have hoped into every bta they have seen. And that is a bunch
Thanks!! I think GBTA is my only option anyway due to size so I will take that feeding method advice and put it to use! I'm waiting 3 months to get my anemone and clownfish pair - they will be my only inhabitants besides a goby and my cuc.
One more option - I have a pair of ocellaris who live in a long tentacle anemone (Macrodactlya doreensis). The clowns were also tank bred, and took a long time to even recognize it as a potential host. The female took up residence in a deresa clam first.
cichlidconvert
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Lol I've seen that also! Last week in fact two picassos were swimming all over the clam. And the clam didn't even close up.
GreenSaltyOne
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Does that anemone always stay in the sand? I can't fit its full grown size I think....websites say 20"! Thats just about the size of my tank lol. But if its out of the way in the sand its a maybe.
Ambition
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Keep in mind that anemones do not need clowns to survive in captivity, and clowns do not need anemones to survive or spawn in captivity. The clownfish pairing up and spawning is independent of whether there is an anemone present in the aquarium. Getting an anemone for the sole purpose to host clownfish isn't the best reason to get one IMO. Consider the needs of the anemone like flow, lighting, placement, and the ability they have to "walk" around. In finding a place they like, they could sting any corals that are in the way. I just don't want anyone thinking that they need to go out and plop an anemone into their tank because they have a clownfish or two.
GreenSaltyOne
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I understand they don't need each other but I find the interaction interesting. I'm hoping they bond and that the anemone finds a place it likes and stays once my tank is stable. As far as lighting and flow go, anemones getting the priority - all the other corals can be traded away to deal with it. luckily my corals are young and before they grow in I'll get the nem. I know i don't need to get an anemone for the clown - but like i said its interesting. And my main goal is the clown/nem pairing, hopefully with a breeding pair as they will be my only fish inhabitants besides a single goby.
Mine has always buried its foot in the sand at the base of a rock. Right now it's at the dead center front of my 75 with the oral disk facing the front glass. It's moved twice. The first couple months it settled at the back of the tank and could only be seen looking through the rock work, then moved to the front right, the front center. I'd guess it's about 8" across after two years.
