Common clowns finally hosting my purple LTA

[Bop778]

Took about 3 weeks and the larger of the two was spending the night hours in the LTA but now they've both finally hosted and haven't left him since. So psyched

 

[humphreyhh]

Congratulations! My clowns just ignore my carpet anemone. Anyway that's a beautiful nem! I have never saw a purple one

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[Cliving1]

Nice!

 

[mrdss]

Nem

Nem

That IS A REALLY nice looking Anemone. As for the clowns not hitting the carpet is strange. Clowns LOVE carpet Anemones.

 

[humphreyhh]

That IS A REALLY nice looking Anemone. As for the clowns not hitting the carpet is strange. Clowns LOVE carpet Anemones.

Lol not true carpet. It's a haddoni.

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[smatter]

A Haddon's is a true carpet last time I checked.

 

[humphreyhh]

I thought gigantic carpet is the true carpet...anyways haddoni is not natural host for ocellaris. It might take years...Or never. I don't mind though, as long as they are happy and healthy. But if it happens some day, I will be very happy.

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[rum3002576]

That's nice to hear. Now if my new pair would take to mine.

 

[humphreyhh]

That's nice to hear. Now if my new pair would take to mine.

I think LTA is easier than haddoni carpet (mine). I have seen it very often at petstores.

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[Bop778]

Thanks everyone, I'm def happy especially since it only took about three weeks. I had a regular LTA that I had in a 55 that hosted a common clown but when I saw this purple I was all over it lol. I know it's a crap shoot but I love how LTA's aren't listed as hosts for ocellaris, and even some that say it's impossible but maybe I'm just lucky because I'm 2-2. I forgot how much I loved this hobby

 

[Dealseer]

How do clowns host an anemone?

 

[Bop778]

Ok technically the LTA is hosting the clowns but I couldn't edit my post

 

[Msupra97]

I thought they didn't host purple long tip anemones

 

[Bop778]

There's many people out there who say that LTA's don't host common clowns but I've had great luck. I guess it just depends on the fish, these two do spend a lot more time out of the nem then the last guy I had hosted in a regular LTA but other then when feeding and when I walk by the tank and they think they're going to get fed they spend all their time in there. Luck of the draw I guess, but I'm thrilled

 

[Swayze27]

Humphreyhh, Clarki clowns would dive head first into the haddoni

 

[humphreyhh]

Humphreyhh, Clarki clowns would dive head first into the haddoni

My research said that too. But for now I'll just keep my ocellaris

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[smatter]

My research said that too. But for now I'll just keep my ocellaris ��

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Give them some time, I've seen them in haddonis.

 

[jeremevans]

I have a BTA but my clowns don't even recognize that it exists. Are there techniques to encourage hosting or is this really just a wait and hope for luck situation?