How to acclimate a clown fish with a carpet anemone?

[JVJ61]

I am looking for the correct way to acclimate my new friend to my anemone. Last few tries resulted in a nice meal for Mr. CA.

 

[CoralReeferGal]

What kind of carpet? What kind of clown fish? Carpet's arent very good at hosting... ours ate 3 clowns before we ended up getting rid of it. Also, you can't really make them host, there is nothing proven to work to make it happen aside from patience. If the clown shows interest, great, but honestly, I wouldn't even try it, let alone encourage it. JMHO, from my own experience.

 

[Chronicj7]

I'd just put them in a large strainer for a week together. The clown will eventually go in. Mine usually do within the first couple of hours.

 

[D-Nak]

I'd just put them in a large strainer for a week together. The clown will eventually go in. Mine usually do within the first couple of hours.

I wouldn't encourage this. The clown may or may not take to the anemone. If it's a natural host your odds are much, much better, but simply placing them in close proximity won't make it happen any quicker. In the case of haddoni, it may choose to eat the clown.

Despite what many believe, clowns have an innate sense to find their anemone host, even CB ones. If it doesn't happen naturally, it's not going to happen.

 

[Katis]

I tried this and my clown went into ''shock'' and the carpet tried to eat it. I would just let them be.

 

[rssjsb]

I'd just put them in a large strainer for a week together. The clown will eventually go in. Mine usually do within the first couple of hours.

Yes, this is horrible advice, particularly here, where the OP says his carpet has already eaten clownfish.

To the OP, what kind of clowns and what kind of carpet? Maybe post a picture. There is a Caribbean carpet that is notorious for eating fish.

 

[JVJ61]

Thank you all for your input. I will let them decide if the want to hang out (or not).

 

[rssjsb]

That's good.

I would encourage you to google "stichodactyla helianthus" or "atlantic carpet anemone" to make sure that's not what you've got. If it is, you should remove it - it will keep eating your clowns and any other fish that it can snag.

 

[JVJ61]

Not sure if this guy is a Caribbean carpet am going to the shop I got him and will get some additional info. First time keeping an anemone and he is growing like crazy. I am looking to put him into his own tank (25gal) wih live rock and a sand bed.

 

[JVJ61]

fsf

 

[JVJ61]

That's good.

I would encourage you to google "stichodactyla helianthus" or "atlantic carpet anemone" to make sure that's not what you've got. If it is, you should remove it - it will keep eating your clowns and any other fish that it can snag.

It appears I have an atlantic carpet anemone.

 

[CoralReeferGal]

a 25 gal is way too small for any nem, especially a carpet... our 55 got too small for our carpet nem and we had to rehome him. You can do a fishless tank and keep the carpet (but I personally would recommend at least 75 gal to support his growth, especially if you say hes already growing like a weed. Or, you can rehome him (or maybe trade him in at your LFS?) and get a more clown fish compatible if thats the relationship youre looking for. Good luck in whatever you decide with it!

 

[Chronicj7]

I wouldn't encourage this. The clown may or may not take to the anemone. If it's a natural host your odds are much, much better, but simply placing them in close proximity won't make it happen any quicker. In the case of haddoni, it may choose to eat the clown.

Despite what many believe, clowns have an innate sense to find their anemone host, even CB ones. If it doesn't happen naturally, it's not going to happen.

Like I said, qt'ing them together has worked for me in the past. Call me impatient. Whatever.

He asked for ways to acclimate the clown to the nem. I gave him the advice to do so.

Good luck to you.

 

[OrionN]

Chronicj7,
Can't you see? The OP stated a few post up that he likely have an Atlantic carpet. Follow your advice and he will have two dead clowns. Even with Haddoni or Mertensii there are high probability that they will eat any clown force into them.
I personally saw a Haddoni ate a wild caught Clarkii as the clown dart into the anemone as soon as it is release from the bag by the LFS employee.

The advice you gave was bad. Everyone who know anything about anemone know this except you.

 

[sqwat]

I had a green carpet eat both my clown one went in and the other followed the were false percent.got 2 new false percent and the took to it fine.its up to the clowns they will go initial they want