is this possible?

coralreefer

Active Member
is it possible to make or increase the chances of my clowns hosting an anemone? i already have 2 false percula clowns, and im picking up a green bubble tip anemone tomorrow. i REALLY want them to host it.
any input is appreciated
 

spanko

Active Member
You have seen enough posts to know that it is the fishes choice and not ours. That said I have read other threads where a picture of the particular clown hosting in an anemone has been put on the tank so the clowns can see it and that has enticed the clowns to host.
I am skeptical of this but I thought I would throw it out their.
 
If your Ocellaris clowns were aquacultured it even makes it a little tougher, IMO. As spanko said it is up to each individual fish. Let me give you a real case example. Two ocellaris clowns hosting a BTA at the LFS. The pair and the BTA were all purchased together and put in the same bag. They continued to live in the anemone during transport(45 minutes). Acclimated and introduced to the tank and the clowns never went in that anemone again. True story. They did host again just not that anemone.
On a side note, I did the picture thing once and the Ocellaris pair were in their anemone within a few hours after a couple of weeks of paying no attention to it. Personally, I don't think it is monkey see, monkey do but it may trigger something in there defense mechanism.
 

spanko

Active Member
Put it on the glass closest to where the anemone is. You want to make sure the picture is the same kind of clowns you have.
 
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