Train Clownfish to enter Anemone?

hey guys...i know im not a big poster on this site but i do have some experience...and from what i have experienced in many different situations is mother nature will take her course...tank raised, wild caught blah blah does not determine if a clown will host or not (ive tried many different clowns and anemones over time) pictures on the tank, video from laptop, using a flashlight after lights out etc..etc...ive had a TR maroon host in a gbta in less than 4 hours, ive had the same clown (sold the gbta) try to host in a condy 30 minutes later looking for a new home but never took but swam by curiously...the same clown took 5 weeks to host in a LTA (sold the condy) after 3 weeks of losing the gbta...another maroon wouldnt go anywhere near the LTA even after the original maroon hosted it until another 3 weeks after (both maroons are young and still figuring out pairing)...the whole time an ocellaris avoided all anems and went to a frogspawn after 2 weeks of purchasing the frogspawn...and i just realized ive been rambling a bit...long story short...let nature take its course it can be as long a couple months to host to just couple of hours or they may never host as i have had happen...just my two pennies (one last thing, experimenting getting your clown to host is fun though :D)
 
what about when the host is not a natural symbiont..?

I have struggled with BTA and percula and percula/haddoni combo.. months of being in the same tank and no interest. I think they were afraid of getting eaten as they no longer showed interest after their initial attempts (with haddoni).

I put a H. Mag in there and there were in it before I could put in in their pot..

Natural combo's are much easier to get the nem to host. IME
 
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