Clowns not interested in Anemone
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Ocellaris. Bubble tip and a small dark maroon colored anemone I got as gift from TBS when I ordered Live rocks.
humphreyhh
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Give them some time.
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Shelbytwp123
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Truth be told some clowns never warm up to anemone or anything else for that matter they just free roam the tank
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trying but it's been almost a year...
I agree & that's what I tell my family however my kids keep askign why nemo wont swim in the anemone
humphreyhh
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Yeah, some clownfish might never live in anemones. But it's fine as long as they are happy.
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Shelbytwp123
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2 clowns geting along and playing nice and growing is good nuff in my house hold 
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It definately wasn't an aiptasia, too big and settled in corner of tank by overflow and sand not attached to a rock.
jah4good
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Captive bred don't want to naturally host because they've never seen it or were raised with a nem. I did some research and asked around because i had the same problem. Picasso's with a BTA. I know some people actually just showed videos of clowns hosting a BTA to their fish all the time for a week or so and their clowns started hosting. Mine weren't that easy. My nem was on a small rock alone so I was able to put it in a plastic colander with my clowns and kept it in my tank at the surface. After a few days they started hosting! Also, they LOVE my Duncan
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that's an idea, thanks
Be careful with this method though. If the container (this instance colander) is big enough for the clowns to swim around inside without touching the anemone, it should be ok. If you search around on the forums, there are some instances where people have tried this method and killed their clownfish in the process.
Just FYI.
jah4good
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Wow! I didn't realize people can't see how thats not a good idea. (Tripple negative! I should get extra points for breaking the grammar law so well
)But really, Thanks for the input. I don't want any clowns to get killed accidentally
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Wow! I didn't realize people can't see how thats not a good idea. (Tripple negative! I should get extra points for breaking the grammar law so well
But really, Thanks for the input. I don't want any clowns to get killed accidentally
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Yes. Don't get me wrong, the method can and does work for some people (like in your case) but some people will literally put a little box or cage on their anemone forcing their clownfish into it. If the anemone is healthy and the clowns haven't worked up a tolerance to it, thats a bad situation for them.
The prefered method, as most have mentioned, is wait and see. Let them do what they do.
But the concept with the method would be along the lines of- they would be more likely to take to the anemone in say a 5 gallon space where they see it all the time and have a chance to back and forth (rub or not) than in a 100 gallon space were they could potentially have zero contact with the anemone.
I hope that explains it.
jah hoeva
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This. My clowns ignored my BTA for a year. I added a Magnifica, it took a few days.
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