I moved my 1 yr old maroon clown from a large FOWL tank to a smaller tank that houses a new sebae anem. Both look great but they act like they have no clue to being host/hostie? Can i help them bond or should i just give them more time? It has been three weeks now and i realy hoped the would form a relationship.
Clown ignores my anemone
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DetectiveTofu
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try posting in the anemones and clownfish forum bro
zdawgnight
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I saw something with my clown that you might want to try. My clown hosts a toadstool and depending on the placement of that coral it will host. I have moved my tank around many times and it just so happened that at some spots in my tank my clown would host while others it would ignore it. I would try to (if possible) to move the anemone to places that your clown frequents. Worth a shot
sunfish11
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You know, clowns are like that. I have a trio of ocellaris that never hosted anything except the bulkheads. I added a very nice RBTA and within a day they hosted a giant mushroom. My skunk pair (same tank) hosts anthelia. My anenome is bare. The part I thought was interesting though is that the Ocellaris never hosted any coral till the day I added the anenome and they had been in the tank 2 years. The anenomes may jumpstart the instinct in the clowns. I don't know but I would guess they release some kind of chemical cue that draws the clown fish and encourages them host.
Lisa
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Actually, in the wild there is a dominant pair and unsexed juveniles in a group. My large female is the first fish I bought when I began this hobby. When I put together my 210 gallon I bought a pair of baby Ocellaris. I then added my large female to see if they would form the family group. One of the new pair grew and took on the responsibilities of the male and one remained (and still remains) an unsexed juvenile. The male and female go about their business and the juvenile is allowed to remain in close proximity. I also have a pair of pink skunks in the same tank. They remain in their territory and there are no issues. I was thinking of adding another pair of clowns to the other side of my tank to see if I could get a third pair established. I just haven't decided what type to get yet. Obviously, they would need to be something a bit different than the other two types I already have. I like to try things that go against the accepted dogma at times.
Lisa
Re: Clown ignores my anemone
It's best if you look up the various anemone-clownfish associations before making your purchases. It saves a lot of frustration later on.
The only natural host for Premnas biaculeatus is Entacmaea quadricolor.
Heteractis crispa is a natural host for the following species of clownfish: A. akindynos, A. bicinctus, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. ephippium, A. latezonatus, A. leucokranos, A. melanopus, A. omanensis, A. percula, A. perideraion, A. polymnus, A. sandaracinos, A. tricinctus.
Some clownfish will occasionally accept other anemones as surrogate hosts in captivity but your best bet is to go with known natural combinations.
It's best if you look up the various anemone-clownfish associations before making your purchases. It saves a lot of frustration later on.
The only natural host for Premnas biaculeatus is Entacmaea quadricolor.
Heteractis crispa is a natural host for the following species of clownfish: A. akindynos, A. bicinctus, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. ephippium, A. latezonatus, A. leucokranos, A. melanopus, A. omanensis, A. percula, A. perideraion, A. polymnus, A. sandaracinos, A. tricinctus.
Some clownfish will occasionally accept other anemones as surrogate hosts in captivity but your best bet is to go with known natural combinations.
Condylactis gigantea does not naturally host any clownfish since there are no clownfish in the Atlantic/Caribbean. IMO it would be a very poor choice as a surrogate for either Amphiprion ocellaris or A. percula, but it is sometimes accepted by some of the larger clownfish species.
A. ocellaris has natural associations with the following anemone species: Heteractis magnifica; Stichodactyla gigantea; S. mertensii. In addition, it will usually accept Entacmaea quadricolor as a surrogate host in captivity.
A. percula has natural associations with the following anemone species: Heteractis crispa; H. magnifica; Stichodactyla gigantea.
Yes, it is, but you could have found that out for yourself if you simply followed the link in my previous post.
I will take a look at the link. It does look like very good information!Most of them probably already know that but I'm glad to know that your Clarkii has accepted your BTA. By the way, Amphiprion clarkii accepts all ten species of clownfish-hosting sea anemones. That is the one clownfish species that should be a sure fit for whatever anemone you have, assuming it's one of the clownfish-hosting anemones and not something weird.
It's an entire book that is available FREE online. It's also available in print form, but you have to pay for that version.
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