Black and white clown and host

[timrandlerv10]

what is the group's collective thought on a B&W hosting an rbta?

the book says magnifica or gigantea...but i'm not up for raising either of those two yet (the rbta on the other hand is flourishing!)

if we do go with one of those, which one and why?

the problem is we are in a 44G corner tank...so we're down to just about one clown and a carpet

ideas?

thoughts?

thanks,

tim

 

[Random Aquarist]

In the wild, occelaris clowns host Magnifica and Gigantea anemones. However, since you're obviously not going for the biotope aquarium style(B&W Occelaris don't exist in wild), a BTA will do fine.

 

[colby]

Black and White Ocellaris do in fact exist in the wild and they host Magnificas that generally have a bright pink base and darker tentacles than normal....

However a BTA would be an excellent alternative though it may take a bit of time for the fish to catch on...furthermore a 44 is not big enough for either of the natural hosts...they need 100+ gallon tanks..

Good luck...

 

[tongascience]

darwin ocellaris (b&w) exist in the wild on a single stretch of reef off northern australia. thought to be seen in indoniesia but infact a percula. the real mccoy is rare and illegle to harvest . so all is aquacultured.

 

[maww]

my b/w o's are perfectly hapy in their bta. If you would like to try to force/speed up hosting, try placing them in a basket suspended in the aquarium along with the bta until they start utilizing the anemone.

 

[mistermikev]

my b&w clown loves his gbta!

 

[timrandlerv10]

does anyone feel comfortable recommending a place to buy the B&W and/or a GBTA online? i would like to save my current rbta for a pair of maroons when he gets big enough (yes, in another tank).

 

[maww]

I've had good experiences with both liveaquaria.com and saltwaterfish.com. In fact I got my b/w o's from saltwaterfish.com.

 

[rssjsb]

I got one of mine from liveaquaria (the other was found locally). I was very happy with the shipping and the fish is very healthy.

 

[Lewy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8938013#post8938013 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tongascience
darwin ocellaris (b&w) exist in the wild on a single stretch of reef off northern australia. thought to be seen in indoniesia but infact a percula. the real mccoy is rare and illegle to harvest . so all is aquacultured.

They are not protected and are collected.