my clowns hate the anemone why?

[new salt guru]

I have two clowns who dont even go near the anemone i purchased for them. they are a breeding pair and they keep digging a hole in the reef sand in the front of the tank . should i look for a new anemone and toss this one?

 

[goingpoor]

how long have you had it?i would just give them awhile mine took about 2 weeks to go into the anenomie it was like they didnt realize it was even there...

 

[new salt guru]

about 3 days, they are ready to drop the eggs and dug a huge hole 2 feet from the anomone. wierd! i think my fish are a little slow.

 

[dawman]

It can take the clowns months before the accept the anemone .Clowns don`t dig a hole to "drop" their eggs . They lay eggs on a somewhat flat surface laterally .

 

[michaeltx]

also if they are tank raised they may not know what the anemone is yet since most of them have never been a tank with an anemone.
Mike