hosting issue

[twelvejewelz]

i currently have 2 ocellaris clowns. ive tried to add a nice torch coral for them to host. now i added a bta as well. they dont host anything else in the tank. what gives? is there another pair of clowns that are almost guaranteed to host a bta and can be kept in my 10 gallon nano . my fish are really nice looking and healthy and id be sad to give them up but i just want that hosting behavior to go on in my tank. any suggestions?

 

[joe1584]

give them time some times it could take up to a year for them to host and some might never host.

 

[ocellaris123]

Ocellaris or True perculas are the only clowns I would recommend in a 10 gallon aquarium. As stated earlier only time will tell whether they will host or not.

 

[myxsptlk]

Find a pic of a fish hosting something that looks similar and stick it on the tank. It worked for me! Laptop with youtube video has been known to work as well

 

[twelvejewelz]

is that picture thing serious?

 

[ocellaris123]

Yes, I've never tried it but heard of numerous success stories using the picture tactic.

 

[rickgarant]

have the same problem with my clowns bought all kinds of anemones 3 years later nothing still like there little hole in rock

 

[garygb]

Do you have a torch coral, BTA and a pair of ocellaris in a 10-gallon? Can you get at least a 20 gallon for Christmas? You're going to need it. Although it can be done, certainly, keeping a 10 gallon stable is a challenge. Since you're new to salt, you would likely find a larger tank, say a 30 gallon to be easier to work with in terms of keeping the water low in nitrates, phosphates, etc.

Also, ocellaris often are hosted by BTAs. If you decide to go with the natural symbionts (tomato clowns, maroons or clarkii, among other species) then you absolutely need a larger tank ASAP. Those species get much larger in body mass than ocellaris or perculas do. But, you would likely see the clowns take to the anemone within hours, if not minutes (including tank-bred clowns, btw).

If you decide to get a bigger aquarium, you could use your current 10 gallon as a sump, since presumably it's already completely finished with its cycling.

 

[lionbacker54]

i had read that BTA and ocellaris do not usually mix. just what i read, no personal experience. i've also seen that carpet anemone and ocellaris host well.

for the BTA, i'd seen that maroons will host well with it.

 

[ko0ki3z]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13993494#post13993494 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by myxsptlk
Find a pic of a fish hosting something that looks similar and stick it on the tank. It worked for me! Laptop with youtube video has been known to work as well

yup it worked for me but posted the pics a week before i got the anemone and they hosted 30 minutes after i put the anemone in

 

[dragonette]

I have a maroon clown.
I added an anemone a while ago. When I first added the nem, the clown ignored it. About a month later, I looked over and the clown was in the anemone.

I had tried posting pics on the tank, and got frustrated after a few weeks. But, the clown found his way in there on his own
Itll happen most likely, but it will happen when the clown is ready.
Jess