Percula and condi?

[thedocta]

Hi I have a condi anemone and a percula clown and I've never thought about my condi hosting but I was wondering if it was possible and does it happen naturally or do I have to do somethin special? The clown usually hang out around the glass...never goes near the live rock I donno why? But nyways is there anything special I have to do? All suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks-Greg

 

[tina]

it is possible.
most things clowns host in our tanks aren't natural hosts anyway.
Clowns in Condy

 

[viper_930]

Originally posted by TheDocta
Hi I have a condi anemone and a percula clown and I've never thought about my condi hosting but I was wondering if it was possible and does it happen naturally or do I have to do somethin special? The clown usually hang out around the glass...never goes near the live rock I donno why? But nyways is there anything special I have to do? All suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks-Greg
Condies are really not natural hosts for clowns because they come from the Atlantic ocean and the clowns come from the pacific. It could work out sometimes though.
A good trick to use to help them along is to find a picture on the internet or in a book of an anemone hosting a clownfish, tape it to the side of the tank so the picture faces into the tank, and wait.

 

[thedocta]

Ok thanks I've never worked with anemones and clowns together much and didn't know if there was anything special to do to get the condi to host. Thnaks-Greg