new and i have a question (stupid question)

[miskie]

well last weekend i got 2 clowns and well i was told that it may be about 6 months before they would go to an anemone so i didn't get one at that time but i have 2 condy's in my tank and i know that they will not go to them but when i got the clownd home and they was ready to go into the tank i put them in and they started going to the condy's and well i went out and got a sebea and well now they will not go to any of them is this normal

i know a stupid question sorry for my spellling i have problums with my hands at times

 

[TropTrea]

What type of clowns did you get. Different types prefer different anenomies and behave considerably different.

 

[cschweitzer]

NO ANEMONES FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS!!!! This is important. Did you let your tank cycle? Definitely do not keep a sebae until you know what you're doing. Do not keep more than one species of anem in a tank unless you REALLY know what you're doing. There's a lot you have to learn before just throwing something in your tank...

First, and most important rule:
Find a good LFS and don't just listen to an employee. Read before you put anything in your tank. Now, your best bet would be to bring all the anems back, let the tank cycle and get accustomed to your tank before adding an anem. Your best bet is to just start reading.


You have to study and learn a lot before going through the steps you have. Start from square one and start reading.

 

[miskie]

well my tank have been cycled and has been doing good for about 3 months now everything is checking out good and i take my water the to local sw store every week to have it checked i have 2 Percula Clowns and i just got a sebae anemone

 

[cschweitzer]

Lighting, feeding, flow? To answer your question, no it is not uncommon for percs to not host, especially if they are captive bred. I wish you luck with those anems, but I fear the worst. I hope you take my advice(if possible) and remove the anems for at least another 3 months. Chemical wars are a problem...

 

[fgcuboy]

Get rid of the condis! I had a condi for 2 months and it ate about $75 worth of fish. I finally took it back to the LFS for a $3 credit after it ate a perc. I could see the fish in the anem, so back it went. It did grow like no other, it almost quadupled in size, but definately not worth it for a $7 anem.