Happy Sebae

[jallard]

My sebae (malu) has been in the same spot for 2 weeks. It was very fickle... but looks happy. Also fully extended... my clowns could care less about it though

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[WatDatThing]

Pretty. I will get one after I upgrade my tank.

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[dmsprague]

What type clowns? I have 3 pairs gold stripe maroon, gold nugget maroon , and clarkii and they all took to nems instantly.

 

[jallard]

What type clowns? I have 3 pairs gold stripe maroon, gold nugget maroon , and clarkii and they all took to nems instantly.

Flurry Clown fish... basically ocellaris

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[dmsprague]

Beautiful fish. I have read that captive bred ones sometimes may not host nems, or take longer to do so. Hopefully they will take to yours eventually. It's such an amazing relationship to watch.

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[BonsaiNut]

Malus only host clarkiis in the wild.

Since your malu is not a natural host to your ocellaris, your odds of them ever noticing it are low. Add in the fact that they are captive bred, and your odds are lower

In the wild, juvenile clowns locate host anemones by smell from a very early age (immediately after they metamorphize from their larval stage). The odds of a clown making it to adulthood without an anemone are very low. If they can't smell and follow the scent trail to an anemone very quickly, they have a low chance of survival.

In the case of captive bred clowns, a closed environment, and non-traditional host, your odds of getting the clowns into that anemone are low.