Host for Ocell's

[reefnetworth]

i have had a Green BTA with 2 ocell's together for about 7-8 mo.
last night i removed the rock the anemone is attached to, and placed it my another tank. i did this because the GBTA was getting to close to an SPS which has already encrusted itself to a rock i wanna keep in this tank.
i placed some nice Kaelini and Fiji with from the other tank which has lots of caves and crevices for the two to take up residence.
unfortunalty, they are just swimming around the new rock addition, and not venturing in for a place to reside.
so, what should i do?
any idaes/help would be greatly appreciated!

TIA :thumbsup:

 

[swsmr]

I think you should move the fish to the tank where you placed the anemone or return the anemone back in a different spot away from the corals, it's very hard to separate clown fish from anemone once they bonded and they could get stressed and stop eating

 

[kar93]

Agree, Imagine you came home from work and your house was just gone, thats how the clownfish feel.

 

[reefnetworth]

they are eating like little pigs. they dont seem stressed at all. they were however under an overhang of the new addition this morning.
the anemone was moved from the other tank, two months before they were introduced. he is over 3 years old and about 14" in diameter, he has virtually outgrown this tank. i was thinking of maybe a carpet anemone for them to host. i feel they would host it, and it would stay on the sand, and not climb the rock as this one was doing as it got larger.
i have to many sps & lps for it to be returned, not knowing where it might decide to go next.

thanx,
reefnetworth

 

[reefnetworth]

i cant place them in the other tank, i have two perks that have reproduced 14 times, they have eggs currently and they are about twice the size of the ocell's. (they host a 16" PBTA)
there is also a 6" FoxFace Lo in that tank that is pretty agressive, along with a school of 5, 2.5" chromis, that are agressive also! the other 6 fish are pretty passive, and i dont wanna disrupt them.

 

[reefnetworth]

UPDATE: the overhang with the cave in the back has now become home. the sand has been fanned out appx. 2.0"deep X 3" diameter and they seem very happy.
still eating great, no stress, no more anemones for me to worry about, just waitin for eggs now...:thumgsup:
everyone have a great weekend!!!and thanx for your input, reefnetworth.