dutchswan
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My clown did not seem to want to hose my BTA. So, I bought another Ocellaris to pair up with my original one. They got along from the word go. But neither had any desire to host my BTA. Suddenly, today my original clown is just going nuts over it. He is like a kid on Christmas morning wondering what he was doing with his life all this time (See my 60 second video below). After watching the video, I have a couple of questions.
(1) I know in the wild, anemones provide protection to clowns. Is there any mutual benefit in captivity?
(2) My "bubble" tip anemone has not had "bubbles" since the 3rd day I added him to the tank. He seemed to find the perch he likes after day two. There is just this perfect spot for him to cram itself between two rocks on the top level. It seems happy and doesn't seem to mind my clown's aggressive hosting, but is it normal for them to never actually "bubble up"?
(3) Will both clowns host the same anemone, or is two a crowd?
(4) How large will my BTA get? Right now it has a diameter of about 3.5 inches.
(5) There does not seem to be a dominant clown. They seem to take turns following each other. Is this just the way it is until nature decides to turn one of them into the opposite sex?
(6) How do two clowns mate? Does it just happen unexpectedly, or do you have to set certain conditions just right for them to copulate?
(1) I know in the wild, anemones provide protection to clowns. Is there any mutual benefit in captivity?
(2) My "bubble" tip anemone has not had "bubbles" since the 3rd day I added him to the tank. He seemed to find the perch he likes after day two. There is just this perfect spot for him to cram itself between two rocks on the top level. It seems happy and doesn't seem to mind my clown's aggressive hosting, but is it normal for them to never actually "bubble up"?
(3) Will both clowns host the same anemone, or is two a crowd?
(4) How large will my BTA get? Right now it has a diameter of about 3.5 inches.
(5) There does not seem to be a dominant clown. They seem to take turns following each other. Is this just the way it is until nature decides to turn one of them into the opposite sex?
(6) How do two clowns mate? Does it just happen unexpectedly, or do you have to set certain conditions just right for them to copulate?