Which clowns host RBTA most?

[lightningfront]

I have had a pair of tank raised Black and White Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in my tank since the beginning of the tank. I purchased a RBTA 2 weeks ago hoping they would host in it but they have not even looked twice at the anemone. They host my powerhead, swimming on top and behind the powerhead at night.

I really want hosting clowns in my tank and from what I've been reading the Ocellaris clowns don't take to RBTAs well especially tank bred ones.

I tried the night time moving of the fish with my hand and it was pretty cool I was able to coax the clowns all the way across the tank over by the anemone but they still didn't want anything to do with it.

So I was thinking on trading the clowns in for a different species that host RBTAs normally. Which species host bubble tips the best?

 

[TriggersAmuck]

My pair of Maroons took to a rose bta pretty quickly. I believe that the BTA and RBTA are the Maroon's host of choice.

 

[ekr]

to me, maroon goes with rbta really nice because of the color.

 

[lightningfront]

Maroons are kinda agressive though right? I don't know if they will work in my tank. I have all passive peacefull fish.

 

[LiveRound69]

clarkii clowns will host almost any anemone ...other than an aiptasia...lol...but the female will get about 6 inches i think and the male will be a lil bit smaller,.. about 1/3 her size.

 

[Rod Buehler]

From Fautin and Allen

Fish that are naturally found in e.quadricolor

A. akindynos, A. allardi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. ephippium, A. frenatus, A. mccullochi, A. melanopus (primarily clustered form), A. omanensis, A. rubrocinctus, A. tricinctus, Premnas

 

[dalston]

^^ go for the A. mccullochi..they only cost $6,000 for the pair

 

[jubjub]

my false percs hosted my RBTA with in a couple of weeks.......i got rid of the nem's and the false percs, and got a pair of clarkii's they host my frogspawn of all things....i honestly think clarkii's probably could host anything.....but i've heard of horror stories of maroons destroying nem tenticles....