Clowns not hosting the carpet
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phender
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There is not a lot you can do except be patient. Ocellaris clowns (false clowns) do not naturally associate with haddoni anemones. Sometimes they will go into them in an aquarium, sometimes not. Be careful not to try to force them or scare them into the anemone. Haddoni carpets have a strong sting and have been know to kill clowns that have not acclimated themselves to the anemone.
reeferstace
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Clownfish don't host anemones. However, some anemones will host clownfish. 
jshoemaker
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My clowns love my green carpet. They are all over it all the time. I had a bubble tip that well went south. The carpet survived and the clowns have made friends.
D-Nak
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Stichodactyla carpets do not split/clone. However, it's not rare for a carpet to develop two mouths, nor does it harm the nem in any way.
reef211
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Woohoo, finally after 4 month my clowns decided to hosting the carpet. Actually the carpet move from the right side of the tank to the left side where the clowns sleep at night. It took the carpet one week to move. But any now I'm happy now.
Woohoo, finally after 4 month my clowns decided to hosting the carpet. Actually the carpet move from the right side of the tank to the left side where the clowns sleep at night. It took the carpet one week to move. But any now I'm happy now.
D-Nak
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How a fish is bred has nothing to do with how long it takes to use an anemone as a host. You'd be surprised to see how quickly captive bred fish are attracted to their natural host anemone when present. However, it could take a long time, sometimes never, for a clown to use an anemone that's not its natural symbiont.
This is similar to cats and catnip. What you're implying is that cats can be domesticated (captively bred) to the point where they are no longer attracted to catnip.
D-Nak
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I have everything but the bulbs, not sure which color I want yet. My 120 has a thick plastic brace that runs right down the center of the tank. It was fine when I had halides, but when I switched to LEDs the center of the tank got noticeably dimmer. Unfortunately, everything in the very middle of the tank browned out. My hope is that a pair of T5s will mitigate this.
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