How do I get my clown to bed in this anemone?
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How do I get my clown to go home
- Thread starter TODDVICKI
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Something to try for nem hosting...
Something to try for nem hosting...
We have 2 tanks for clowns and when we gave them their anemones it seemed they did not care. We tried many things but finally figured out that they are hosting to "something" whether it be a corner, a coral, a rock, etc. To get them to pack up the house and move on you need to block whatever they are "hosting" now. It worked both times for us within a couple days. If they are happy and safe feeling where they are now they have no reason to move, imo.
Both our pairs were corner "hosters", so we put an acrylic box in the corner they always "hosted" to and bam! they moved into the nem!
Good Luck!
Let us know your progress and or success!
Something to try for nem hosting...
We have 2 tanks for clowns and when we gave them their anemones it seemed they did not care. We tried many things but finally figured out that they are hosting to "something" whether it be a corner, a coral, a rock, etc. To get them to pack up the house and move on you need to block whatever they are "hosting" now. It worked both times for us within a couple days. If they are happy and safe feeling where they are now they have no reason to move, imo.
Both our pairs were corner "hosters", so we put an acrylic box in the corner they always "hosted" to and bam! they moved into the nem!
Good Luck!
Let us know your progress and or success!
patriots81
New member
what type of clowns and what type of anemone?
patriots81
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ocellaris? they do take a long time to actually host. I have had mines for about 3 weeks and the anemones has yet to host them.
patriots81
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what type of lighting? the LTA is just looking for a place that it likes. Eventually, it will settle down. I have a GBTA and it was wandered around since i have gotten it, about 3 weeks ago. I think that it has finally settled down though. I think that the clam should be ok. I have heard of someone who had a anemone touching the clam so i might be ok. you could always move the clam, unless it has attached itself. dont move the anemone though and be careful not to allow it to be sucked up into a powerhead.
patriots81
New member
yes, you should be concerned about the LTA settling down.
He makes the move when the lights are off at night. I dug a hole and he seemed to settel while the lights where on. I woke up this morning and he was on the other side of my tank.
Does it make sence he dioes most of his moving at night time??
I am worried about my new little friend.
Does it make sence he dioes most of his moving at night time??
I am worried about my new little friend.
patriots81
New member
mines moves even when the lights are on. he should be ok. but watch out for him, you dont want him to get sucked into a powerhead!
Toddrtrex
Premium Member
I just moved my LTA to another tank, but when I first got it I dug a little hole for it, it wouldn't stay put. I started to acclimate it to the lights -- using window screening -- and it dug its own hole and really didn't move for 8 months -- until I moved it on Saturday.
patriots81
New member
he can dig his own hole. when i had an LTA, i dug a hole for it and it stayed put. dig a hole all the way to the bottom of your tank, to the glass bottom. as far as hurting the clam part, I am not sure.
