LF Bl. Occel. and RBTA Pic

[ryan115]

I am looking for a pictrure of a RBTA hosting black occelaris. I should be getting the nem some time this week and want to do a little coercing to maybe expediate the process.

 

[ryan115]

bump

 

[redvipe2010]

I don't see how a picture is going to help you, they will host when and if they are ready. If only it were that easy.

 

[ryan115]

i have heard many times that people have put up a picture of clowns hosting in an anemone, and that it sometimes gives the tank raised clowns an idea. It sounded stupid to me the first time I heard it, but i have heard several success stories.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8786887#post8786887 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ryan115
i have heard many times that people have put up a picture of clowns hosting in an anemone, and that it sometimes gives the tank raised clowns an idea. It sounded stupid to me the first time I heard it, but i have heard several success stories.

this wont help they will go in when they want to

 

[bwest]

I tried it for my tomato clowns, it seemed to scare then a bit.

 

[Xirxes23]

i tried this as well... but its a bit of a hokey hoodoo type resolution... the latest research show that anemonefish have a chemical receptivity to certain anemones. This precludes use of any pictures/videos/humans dressed up as fish jumping on giant bean bag anemones in the living room.

The research on the reason why anemonefish dont get stung in anemones is still up for debate (specific/general slimecoat resistivity, inherent resistance to nematocysts, anti-toxin, etc...) but the generally accepted host specificity pathway is chemical receptivity (interspecific kairamone).

BTW there is not an age/maturity limit on this chemical receptivity that i am aware of.

 

[ryan115]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8790374#post8790374 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Xirxes23
The research on the reason why anemonefish dont get stung in anemones is still up for debate (specific/general slimecoat resistivity, inherent resistance to nematocysts, anti-toxin, etc...) but the generally accepted host specificity pathway is chemical receptivity (interspecific kairamone).

Wasn't a big part of this theory based upon the clown slowly becoming "adapted" to that particular anemone. i.e. That is why they seem to brush through the anemone, so as to keep their slime coat "coded" for that particular anemone. If so then why is it seen on so many occasions a single clown jumping from differnt anemones in the same tank, such as a carpet to a BTA to a LTA? Just some food for thought.

The pic was just an idea...I am willing to try almost anything to try and get CB occelaris to host.

 

[Chad Vossen]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8790374#post8790374 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Xirxes23
i tried this as well... but its a bit of a hokey hoodoo type resolution... the latest research show that anemonefish have a chemical receptivity to certain anemones. This precludes use of any pictures/videos/humans dressed up as fish jumping on giant bean bag anemones in the living room.

would you have a video of this handy for us?


my flower anemone stung my false perc awile back, the clown kinda jumped and the anemone had a feeding response. nobody was hurt though. but i also know clowns dont host flower anemones.

 

[Xirxes23]

ryan... there is no conclusive evidence for any of the possible means to nematocyst resistance at this time, but as for multiple anemone hosts, it appears that certain species of anemonefish have tolerances ranging from 1 to 10 different species of anemone nematocysts. The pink skunk clown or the sebae or clarkii are examples of this.

 

[ryan115]

I realize that there is nothing conclusive about it, that why i said it was a theory. But any way does any one have some pics with a RBTA and black occelaris. Even if it isnt for the clownfish I would still enjoy some pics.