raythepilot
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Over the years I bought 8 tank bred ocellaris clowns and every one eventually bonded to a BTA. So based on my experience the probability is 100% or at least very good that a tank bred ocellaris will bond to a BTA.
My clowns regularly spawn and when the do they always build their nest under the BTA that hosts them. The eggs are exposed to the anemone tentacles and are frequently stung by them. As evidence, I have these photomicrographs of clown eggs. You can see the black star bursts, which appear to be stings on the eggs. The black pigment is associated with contact with anemone as all my tank raised clowns became darker after they bonded to an anemone.
My feeling is that the stings confers immunity for the spawn and makes them want to seek out an anemone similar to the one they were raised in. It may be that wild caught clowns are looking for the “right nem” and will not bond with a BTA. This could be the reason they don’t bond.
Has anyone had any long term experience with ocellaris clowns with a BTA without bonding? By long term, I mean like a year.
The photo really is corrupted. I guess it is too many pixels.
My clowns regularly spawn and when the do they always build their nest under the BTA that hosts them. The eggs are exposed to the anemone tentacles and are frequently stung by them. As evidence, I have these photomicrographs of clown eggs. You can see the black star bursts, which appear to be stings on the eggs. The black pigment is associated with contact with anemone as all my tank raised clowns became darker after they bonded to an anemone.
My feeling is that the stings confers immunity for the spawn and makes them want to seek out an anemone similar to the one they were raised in. It may be that wild caught clowns are looking for the “right nem” and will not bond with a BTA. This could be the reason they don’t bond.
Has anyone had any long term experience with ocellaris clowns with a BTA without bonding? By long term, I mean like a year.
The photo really is corrupted. I guess it is too many pixels.
