Defective Clown Fish

[I Love Coral]

I bought a non raised Clown (True Perc) and the stupid thing has made its home in the corner of the tank...it has a perfect rose bubble to go to but the stupid thing likes how the slicone feels on its rear end.

 

[andycook]

Give it time.

 

[I Love Coral]

Going on 2.5 weeks now

 

[skippy2]

It took over a yr and a half before my clowns decided to host in a pair of mushrooms. Have patience.

 

[onecrzyboi4u]

give it more time.. clowns are real funny on where they wanna live.. ive seen clowns choose strange things to live instead of a anemone..

 

[Shoestring Reefer]

It seems common for clowns to live/sleep in tank corners, especially under overflows.

 

[nctommy]

True Percula Clown, Amphiprion percula, coexists with Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla mertensii, or S. gigantea. Mutualistic with Stoichactis and Radianthus anemones. Rose Bubble Anemone, Entacmae, great with a Tomato or a Maroon Clown.
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/marinedepotlive/AnemoneSymbioticMap.htm

 

[water`bug]

Re: Defective Clown Fish

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6361530#post6361530 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by I Love Coral
I bought a non raised Clown (True Perc) and the stupid thing has made its home in the corner of the tank...it has a perfect rose bubble to go to but the stupid thing likes how the slicone feels on its rear end.

We have 2 Anemones. It takes time.

My female went in right away, well within a week. My male on the other hand, just went into the RBTA last night, it was a 6 week wait.

This hobby requires "loads" of patience.

Good luck!

BTW... it's NOT defective!

 

[lovethereefer]

i read somewhere that one of the mods said to put a picture of a clownfish in an anemone on the fish tank facing in so the clownfish can see it, he said it worked

 

[viceversabrd]

I've also heard to put a clownfish shaped veggie clip right by the anemone to facilitate the process of hosting
viceversabrd

 

[ILikeFish]

i got a pair and all they do it stay at the top of the tank. I think they live under my favia at night

 

[andycook]

I have a clown that stays with a LTA most of the time but visits my three BTA for a while each evening.

 

[colettem]

There is a pair of clowns in my lfs that are always up in the top corner of the tank - presumably it is where they have decided to take up residence!

 

[3rotorFD]

give it some time. I've got 2 true perculas .Bought a carpet anemone and one of them was hosting it the same day:eek1: the other one still not interested in it:mad2:

 

[I Love Coral]

I'm about to bag his butt and take back for a trade in.....

 

[Loralie]

Give it time. It took mine weeks to go to the anemone, now they live in it all the time

 

[I Love Coral]

Ever see Happy Gilmore? Go to you home ball.......are you too good for your home!!!!!!!!!!! Go to your home clown!!!!!!! Are you too good for your home?

 

[skippy2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6370734#post6370734 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by I Love Coral
Ever see Happy Gilmore? Go to you home ball.......are you too good for your home!!!!!!!!!!! Go to your home clown!!!!!!! Are you too good for your home?

I do understand your frustration but you can't expect instant gratification in the sw hobby. I didn't even know that clowns would host in anything but an anemone. I wish I could have seen the look on my face the first time I spotted mine in their mushrooms.

 

[Lv2_play]

mine hosts in my xenia

but would this work? maybe transferring both to a small quarrantine tank, so that they can get aquainted faster because of the small space?

 

[I Love Coral]

Update!

I bought a baby Dori and the Clown thinks he is in Finding Nemo........darn thing is co-dependent. No longer hangs out in the corner of the tank....still no hosting in the BTA.