What are the odds of these clowns hosting my RTBA?

[erinangele]

I would love for my clowns to host this nem, but so far they have shown zero interest in it. What are the chances of them hosting it?

 

[Fish_Kid99]

It's not 100%if this will work, but turn off the powerheads and filter and anything that moves the water around. Feed the tank but direct the food towards the anemone. If your clowns are hungry they should go towards it and slowly touch the tentacles.

Also if that doesnt work put your hand in the tank and slowly push the clowns towards the anemone only stopping when they are touching the tentacles. GO VERY SLOWLY! A bubble tip will sting a clown to death if they dont aclimate to the stings quickly enough.

 

[Crusinjimbo]

It took my two Ocellaris clowns six months to move in on my RBTA. The clowns are not paired, were bought at a LFS weeks apart, one is twice the size of the other and I figured no way on any symbiotic relationship here. I did nothing to make it happen but it did! Fun to watch them increase their tolerance to the nem. Nem split six months later and new each has a nem. Sweet!

 

[MD Ocean Girl]

I don't know if I'd purposefully herd your clowns toward the anemone. If they're not sufficiently protected against the sting of the anemone, they can die. I'd just give them time, especially if they are still quite young. Some clownfish in the ocellaris/percula families won't ever use a bubble tip as their host, as it's not their natural host. Others will warm up after some time. My pair of ocellaris clowns ignored my RBTA for about a month before they finally swam in over a stretch of a few days. I'd just be patient.