Maroon ANd Bubble tip

[columbusreef]

Guys,
I just got a bubble tip anemone for my Maroon Clown. I know it can take some time before (If it ever does) adopt it. However, the clown is picking at it and causing the anemone to shrink up. Is this normal? None of the other fish seem to be paying it any attention.

 

[columbusreef]

UPDATE!

WOW! I took 5 min to make my post, went back to the living room and found MR. Clown smack dab in the middle of the Anemone!
It hasn't been in the tank but 6 hrs! I thought it would take months if ever. These things never stop amazing me!!!!! Got to love it!

 

[B192734]

I have a hammer coral sitting at the bottom of my tank on the sand, and I put a clown in, and he spent the first week or so knocking it over. Then I rigged it to stay upright and he moved in the next day. It's much better now without having to upright it every few hours...

 

[ReefNeck]

I have found that Maroon Clowns (Both Gold Stripped & White Stripped) tend to go to a GBTA or RBTA instantly. I have 4 Maroons currently and the look on thier faces when they found their "homes" was like "What were you waiting for moron, I wanted to lie down!

Yes, Different tanks.

 

[Brian24]

We had a bubble and a maroon and they took to each other after a few hours as well.

 

[serum153]

My maroon took to my gbta instantly and she has been a territorial b*** since. She is fine with most of the fish except for a chromis that swims by. She is always attacking my hand when I am re-arranging rocks or adding corals. It doesn't hurt, but it scares the heck out of you. Somedays I want to get rid of her, but she is just protecting her home.

 

[ReefNeck]

Yea Serum, That is the normal tude of a Maroon clown.

One of my females actually drew blood when she bit my wifes hand. :O