solving the anemone hosting clowns

[saltymight]

While at a fish place looking at 5 different tanks with clowns ranging from occelaris, maroon, clarkii, cinnamon, and tomato. At first I wanted the maroon cuz they had very pretty colors. than I was watching them for like half and hour. I'm sure they though I was crazy. Anyways I didn't get them one was way to aggressive and the others had their fins all messed up. so than I was looking at the tomato and it was only her and a male about half the size of her. and in the tank was two long tentacles and two GBT. any who After thinking for a minute I was like wait duh how to get a anemone to host a clown. pick a clown at the LFS that is already swimming in a anemone that I have (a GBT) and behold 5 minutes after I drop them in the female starts nipping at the tentacles. now she is in love with her home i was so excited.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Nice looking clowns.

I would keep an very close eye on that anemone -- it is too small for the clowns, and there is a chance that they will love it to death.

 

[saltymight]

Ok, What should I do if he looks tired of them.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Separate by any means you can -- remove the clowns, put some sort of basket around the anemone.

I would like the anemone to be at least 6" across to handle the clowns.

 

[garygb]

Nice clowns and ditto to Todd's concern. As far as finding a clown that will take to an anemone, BTAs are tomato clowns one and only natural host. Providing a clownfish with a healthy, natural host species seems to go a long way, in my observations, toward the clownfish choosing to bond with the anemone.

 

[89Foxbody]

Nice looking fish. Like the others said though you have to be careful with such a small anemone. Mine was small at first but so were my percs so it worked out, he's doubled in size in the last 3-4 months though so hopefully you will have the same success.