Maroon striped help!!

[benter]

I recently P/U a pair of maroon striped clowns for a reasonable price..I did not have an anenome for them, and they took to my big kenya tree coral..I ran out and got them a RBTA..they don't seem to even notice it is in the tank...Is there a way to get them to check it out....They are irritating the _____ out of the tree coral..it won't even open up anymore...Maybe it takes them alittle while..I have only had the anenome for 24 hours..am I violating the golden Rule in this hobby...Patience, Patience, and more Patience...Thanks

 

[mr_bill]

Do you know if they were captive bred or wild caught? Were they with an anemone at the LFS where they came from?

 

[mxer485]

My gold stripe wont pay any attention to my GLTA either and it been about 2 1/2 weeks so far and mine was a wild clown so Im in the same boat as you

 

[benter]

They were tank raised , and no they weren't with an anenome at the lfs..Thanks..I gather that is important...

 

[sinner's girl]

Not all clowns will take to an anemone.

 

[mr_bill]

Originally Posted by Sinner's Girl
Not all clowns will take to an anemone.
And it's actually not a bad thing sometimes. Clowns can be very rough on a anemone, and neither one needs the other to be happy. If you like the way the anemone looks in your tank then keep it.

 

[onlytru12]

i have 2 clowns and they were tank raised and i have had them for like a month and a half and the anemone for the same time and theyt will not even go near the thing i saw them in it once at night and other then that they never go it not even at nihgt any more is that normal?

 

[dogstar]

Give them time, if there hosting in coral then they should host in a Bubble Tip. If you can move the coral then they might get confused and move into the anemone.