Frogspawn with Clowns

[Sinful Aquatics]

I just introduced a big frogspawn in my tank and I was wondering if there are any tips on how to have my clowns nest there.

 

[blazing]

nope just gotta wait till they feel like hosting it

 

[Arkayology]

I recently bought one for my clown with the same aspirations. Right after I put it into the tank, it swam down, looked at it and same back to its corner at the top of the tank. I am still hopeful it will host it after awhile, but I may just break down and get a BTA. Who knows... clowns are weird.

 

[Fishamatank]

I've got a frogspawn and a torch hoping the clowns would host them. They stay away from the flowerpot as well. I bought an BTA yesterday and they don't seem to care about that either.

 

[stingythingy45]

I have a very large frogspawn that my clown host.
They just happened to find it one day after the male went in it.

 

[Btortorelli]

I had my frogspawn for almost 2months before my clowns finally hosted it

 

[Chiefsurfer]

do frogspawn, or clowns benefit from that relationship, like a nem would?

I am going to have a mixed reef, and want clowns, and would love to have them host something, but wondering if it would bother either fish or coral?

My tank's kinda small, that's why I don't want to go with a nem in a mixed.

 

[Bobby A.]

I have two clowns hosting in a torch coral. The are kinda aggressive with it and it looks really upset.... doesnt open as much anymore....

 

[Sinful Aquatics]

I guess I just have to let nature take its course. Thanks for the advice I will keep you posted if anything happens.

 

[schenktank]

in my opinion the clownfish do more harm to frogspawns then anything if they choose to host it. they will start to get irritated by it after a while.

 

[StillerNat]

all depends on on how big the clowns are and what kind they are. Maroons are very aggressive with loving their host to death. i have the same tank as you and i got a 7"+ RBTA in it.your best idea is to get a nem like a sebae for them to host in, it will hold up better and they are smallerish in terms of other nems. i had a GSM host in my RBTA and now i got a pair of snowcasso's and one is only in the nem now and i am waiting for the other to be allowed in it.. it only took like 2 weeks for the clowns to find the nem.

if you want to use a trick to get them to try and host try this one i heard. at lights out get a flasklight and shine it on the frogspawn or whatever you might have. the clowns will follow the light and go into it.

 

[mdntrdr]

Tomato clown iritated my Hammer, He lives elsewhere now.