Clowns not interested in Anemone

[TYC]

Your free anemone from TBS is presumably a rock flower anemone -- which doesn't normally host clownfish. (But a cool gift from Richard!)

That was it, thanks! Yes, a really cool gift from Richard.

 

[TYC]

This. My clowns ignored my BTA for a year. I added a Magnifica, it took a few days.

Thanks for the info.

 

[phender]

Captive bred don't want to naturally host because they've never seen it or were raised with a nem. .........

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This has nothing to do with it. It has more to do with BTAs not being their natural host. Wild caught ocellaris and percs can take a long time (if ever) to accept BTAs as well. I had a wild caught pair that was in a tank with a large BTA that took up 1/3 of the tank. It took them 3 years to accept it. Once they did, they never left it.

 

[TYC]

It took them 3 years to accept it. Once they did, they never left it.

:eek2: THREE YEARS!?!?!

 

[phender]

I guess the good news is, for the next 15 years I could swap out BTAs and they would accept them immediately. If you take good care of your clowns, they will live 20 years or more.

 

[jah4good]

This has nothing to do with it. It has more to do with BTAs not being their natural host. Wild caught ocellaris and percs can take a long time (if ever) to accept BTAs as well. I had a wild caught pair that was in a tank with a large BTA that took up 1/3 of the tank. It took them 3 years to accept it. Once they did, they never left it.

Good info, thanks for letting me know. I was misinformed [emoji55]

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[LX20000]

I bought a Maroon clown... he was hanging in the corner. A week later, picked up a BTA... put it in. For a week, clown still chilled in corner. Day 8, I come in, he is hovering above BTA. Day nine, I come in, he is diving headfirst in and out of BTA. It's awesome.

 

[TYC]

I bought a Maroon clown... he was hanging in the corner. A week later, picked up a BTA... put it in. For a week, clown still chilled in corner. Day 8, I come in, he is hovering above BTA. Day nine, I come in, he is diving headfirst in and out of BTA. It's awesome.

cool!