Hosting anemone

[Miniblaz3]

Hello, I just have few questions, I have owned a few bta but they always end up dying. I never had one larger then 3 inches. Every time I put one in my clowns (one is 2" and the other an 1 1/2") are just drawn to the anemones they seem to die within a few months. My tank is over 2 years old and the water parameters are always in check. Yesterday I got a new bta his a lot bigger then the last 2 this one is about 6 inches. My clowns LOVE it the anemone doesn't seem to mind them being there. I noticed my one clown going after my fire shrimp when he gets close to the anemone. Is it common to have a pair of clowns host an anemone so fast? They were in the frogspawn but dropped that like a hot penny as soon as I put the bta in yesterday. They are sleeping in it right now . Do you think my first few anemones were just to small to handle the clowns?

 

[mnchartier]

What kind of clowns? When you place a natural host into the tank the amount of time they take to find it can be remarkable. Sometimes they will be in the anemone before you even have a chance to place it where you want it.

 

[Miniblaz3]

They are tank raisd ocellaris. I woke up this morning and they are snuggled up so close. It truly is an amazing sight

 

[Miniblaz3]

Hers a few pics. Is the anemone a good size for hosting

 

[Miniblaz3]

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[Miniblaz3]

Bump

 

[tatuaje08]

The anemone does the hosting, not the clowns. Btas are not natural hosts to ocellaris so it's always iffy. Very cool that yours took to the bta so quickly. I have a pair of ocellaris that also love btas.