Rbta hosting domino damsel...

[Rockybottom]

I bought an rbta almost three weeks ago which is doing really well in the hopes that my pair of occelaris clowns would host in it. However they don't seem the least bit interested...just the other day I noticed one of my domino damsels rubbing on it and was worried, but domino didn't seem fazed. Tonight after lights out domino was sleeping against it. Is this normal? I'm new to bta's as this is my first one.

Any help/ advice is appreciated. Really wanted my clowns to host :/

 

[hollister]

Occelaris clowns are so over bread that have no idea its normal to host. Typical. I have a pair of tomato clowns that host all corals.
The domino sounds lonley. Its best to get 2 damsels. As with the hanging out by the rbta it may be he feels safe by it.

Whene setting up rock work you want caves , cubbys , and overhangs for the fish to claim as home. Most reef fish will claim a good spot and then defend it.

I dont think your clowns will ever host. Sad as i wish this was better known. Dam dealers will sell anything with no concern.

 

[LAKEM0NSTER]

Rockybottom, I think eventually your clowns will host the RBTA. I've seen it take over 4 months for a pair to host an anemone in friends' tanks. I'd almost bet it happens, & once it does, the clowns will hardly ever leave the nem!

I've also heard that if you put a photo of similar clowns hosting in similar anemones, it will help get the process going. Sounds crazy but I've heard of others' success.

Here's a video of my clowns checking out a newly split nem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzfZDjcyMd4

 

[Mavrk]

My first hosting took a year. Dominos sometimes will claim the anemone as their territory and go into it (not so much a host relationship like clowns). The only issue is that the damsel might keep your clowns from being hosted by the anemone.

 

[Bullet Reef]

I've heard of damsels hosting a nem. Clownfish are damsels, too, so they all have the same immunity to the nem's stinging cells.
Idk about your domino being lonely. I might be wrong, but I thought the only time they do well in multiples was if it is a mated pair or possibly any pair added at the same time.

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[awpong]

The domino isn't lonely. In fact, he/she'll probably kill any other damsels you put in the tank. I had a school of 6 domino damsels that was diminished to 1 in less than a week.

It's perfectly normal for domino damsels to "host" or associate themselves with anemones, especially bubble tips. In the wild, domino damsels and clownfish are both found hosting within the same nems.

While clowns are the only fish that has a truly symbiotic relationship with anemones, there are quite a few different species that will associate with them.

In fact, in my BTA tank, I've got 2 tomato clowns, my surviving domino damsel, and a bangaii cardinal that all host/hide within my anemone forest.

 

[Rockybottom]

I do have a pair of domino's and there is plenty of caves/holes. My dominos have been in the tank the longest and maybe its just being territorial. Thanks for the info, I didnt think about clowns being so overbred.

 

[Rockybottom]

Thanks for the positive reinforcement I'll try holding a pic up to the tank as suggested.

 

[LAKEM0NSTER]

Thanks for the positive reinforcement I'll try holding a pic up to the tank as suggested.

Tape it up to glass for a day near the nem or the clowns' hang out.

 

[ohiofishkeeping]

thats rely cool i have heared your situation is rely uncommonn

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Young Dominos are very commonly found in anemones in the wild. Not so often seen in captivity.

 

[andip3]

pictures?

 

[Eastamherstbias]

Here is a pair of black and gold damsels and my latz clowns. That experiment did not end well. They killed my male Latz and they had to be removed.

 

[Chihuahua6]

The domino isn't lonely. In fact, he/she'll probably kill any other damsels you put in the tank. I had a school of 6 domino damsels that was diminished to 1 in less than a week.

It's perfectly normal for domino damsels to "host" or associate themselves with anemones, especially bubble tips. In the wild, domino damsels and clownfish are both found hosting within the same nems.

While clowns are the only fish that has a truly symbiotic relationship with anemones, there are quite a few different species that will associate with them.

In fact, in my BTA tank, I've got 2 tomato clowns, my surviving domino damsel, and a bangaii cardinal that all host/hide within my anemone forest.

Yes to the above. It's nice to read something that's all true.

 

[BonsaiNut]

The domino isn't lonely. In fact, he/she'll probably kill any other damsels you put in the tank. I had a school of 6 domino damsels that was diminished to 1 in less than a week.

It's perfectly normal for domino damsels to "host" or associate themselves with anemones, especially bubble tips. In the wild, domino damsels and clownfish are both found hosting within the same nems.

While clowns are the only fish that has a truly symbiotic relationship with anemones, there are quite a few different species that will associate with them.

In fact, in my BTA tank, I've got 2 tomato clowns, my surviving domino damsel, and a bangaii cardinal that all host/hide within my anemone forest.

Yes to the above. For those who want to read a paper on it, I've posted one on my FTP site. You can find it here.

 

[Rockybottom]

Young Dominos are very commonly found in anemones in the wild. Not so often seen in captivity.

I had no idea until I started this thread. As they say, you learn something new every day lol

 

[Rockybottom]

Yes to the above. For those who want to read a paper on it, I've posted one on my FTP site. You can find it here.

Thanks for the info link