Maroons won't go to host

[mr9iron]

I purchased a bonded pair of captive bred GSM's a couple of weeks ago and they won't give my GBTA a second look. They eat well and chase each other around the tank from time to time but that's about it. I'm not sure why they wont' go to the nem. It has been my understanding that maroons are usually very quick to dive in to the anemone, but mine won't. I did some water tests today here they are.

Salinity 1.025
Temp 78F
Nitrates 0
Phosphate 0
Calcium was 400

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[davocean]

They'll go into it eventually.
They seem to be pretty interested in each other, maybe too busy to notice, but still surprised they are slow to take host.
Where do they sleep?
Do they enter torch or GSP?

 

[mr9iron]

They'll go into it eventually.
They seem to be pretty interested in each other, maybe too busy to notice, but still surprised they are slow to take host.
Where do they sleep?
Do they enter torch or GSP?

The do seem interested in each other for sure. At night they sleep right next to each other in the upper, right side of the tank near my returns. During the day, the male, usually hides near the rear, bottom left corner and the feamle just kind of roams around. I have never observed them enter any coral as of yet. I'm thinking of trying the picture thing, even as ridiculous as it sounds. The female has a bit of strange behavior when I clean the tank with the magnetic scraper. She will follow it all over the tank, darting back and forth as it moves from side to side.

 

[garygb]

My guess is in time they will find your bta. Like Dave, I'm surprised they didn't go to it almost immediately. Even my tankbred maroons went to my RBTAs in minutes. Each situation is different I suppose.

 

[mr9iron]

My guess is in time they will find your bta. Like Dave, I'm surprised they didn't go to it almost immediately. Even my tankbred maroons went to my RBTAs in minutes. Each situation is different I suppose.

It figures, I would get stuck with the stubborn ones. I wonder if the fact that there are 2 sexy shrimp being hosted by the nem is a deterrent to the clowns?

 

[jasonrp104]

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Mine took about a month but it'll happen

 

[mr9iron]

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Mine took about a month but it'll happen

Your avatar is hilarious.

 

[Mavrk]

The sexy shrimp will be displaced by the clowns, they are not a deterrent. I bet they were hosting a mag float before you got them They will find the BTA eventually. I would be surprised if they didn't.

 

[mr9iron]

The sexy shrimp will be displaced by the clowns, they are not a deterrent. I bet they were hosting a mag float before you got them They will find the BTA eventually. I would be surprised if they didn't.

Mark, thanks. They were actually hosting a big ball of cheato when I purchased them.:eek2: Maybe they need glasses or something.

 

[SupaJoe]

dont worry man i just bought a sebea anemone yesturday for my onyx clownfish and they wont host yet it i heard it takes time so im just hopeing for the best nice maroons by the way

 

[mr9iron]

dont worry man i just bought a sebea anemone yesturday for my onyx clownfish and they wont host yet it i heard it takes time so im just hopeing for the best nice maroons by the way

Thanks. They are awful purdy if I do day so myself.

 

[SupaJoe]

lol yea man i just hope my lil ones go in too; il take pics of them when they go in