I recently got a Rose BTA. It seems happy and after some walking around has found a spot it likes. The clown fish don't seem to want anything to do with it, or perhaps they have not yet found it. The clown fish have been in the tank about a year without any Anemones. Any tips or advice to get them to find the Anemone?
Tips to help my clown fish find the new BTA?
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Use a large, clear acrylic tube
check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7pGnlGdP-E
check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7pGnlGdP-E
Anthony357
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i just let my pair of picassos do their own thing, took about 4 months lol. But they finally found the nem and have been in it for that last 2 months non stop. Just yesterday my nem split into two and while it was doing that, the clowns were so confused looking and didnt know what to do lol. But this morning i found both of them in 1 of the 2 nems so looks like they are back to being happy. I would just say, give it some time, it will happen naturally if it is supposed to. I was so excited when it happened.
It's been about two months so far, I'm concerned because the spot that the BTA has picked is not in an area of the tank that the clown ever goes to. I think I need to help a little, the feeding might do the trick, if not, I'll try something a little more persuasive. Perhaps setting up a special tank just for them for a few days.
Anthony357
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back before i moved the nem and clowns from my 90 to my 20, the nem stayed attached to a rock near the bottom of the tank and the clowns never went down there, always staying within a foot of the top of the tank at all times it seemed. Thought it was a lost cause and that they would never find it. I moved them both in a 20gallon and i thought with less room for them to avoid each other, hopefully it would be a matter of time before it happened. And sure enough, it did!
That's great news! I've been thinking about setting up a 20 long that I have as a quarantine tank, this might be a great first use of the tank.
I'm not certain that I'll be able to get the rock out of the tank, the one that the BTA decided to attach to.
Is there an easy way to remove a BTA from its current spot?
I'm not certain that I'll be able to get the rock out of the tank, the one that the BTA decided to attach to.
Is there an easy way to remove a BTA from its current spot?
Anthony357
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ive heard if its 'foot' is secure on a specific rock or structure that you shouldnt remove it (it could damage it, its there because it likes it, etc)
But i took a very thin/small flat head screw driver, like a very small one, and ever so carefully pried it off of the rock it was on, because i 'had' to get it off this rock, the rock he was attached to was 1 giant rock structure that was cemented together so i couldnt take it out and fit it in the 20 lol
it took some time to get it off, which was a rush against the clock since it was out of water for that duration. Its all up to you how you want to do it, just try and weigh out the risk/rewards for each method.
But i took a very thin/small flat head screw driver, like a very small one, and ever so carefully pried it off of the rock it was on, because i 'had' to get it off this rock, the rock he was attached to was 1 giant rock structure that was cemented together so i couldnt take it out and fit it in the 20 lol
it took some time to get it off, which was a rush against the clock since it was out of water for that duration. Its all up to you how you want to do it, just try and weigh out the risk/rewards for each method.
