Percula Clowns Dumb?

[plum70rt]

I have a pair of tank raised percula clowns, and I have a carpet anemone, the fish dont even look at it,will they figure it out eventually or just never will need or want one?

 

[sinner's girl]

tank raised percula clowns may have never seen an anemone before....they don't really need one. they may or may not go to...

 

[twoods71]

Some clowns will not take to anemones and others prefer specific types of anemones.
The clown fish anemone relationship is a very cool addition to a tank but unfortunatly there is no guarantee it will happen.
Most of the time however the clown fish will eventually make a home out of a present anemone if the anemone is of the proper type.
I say just give it some time. Sometimes it will take a little time, weeks or even months before the clowns will take to an anemone.

 

[mlm]

My Percula made a home out of one of my Branching Frogspawns.

 

[musipilot]

to add to what you've heard already, perculas will leave something alone for a long time, then all of a sudden decide their life cannot continue without living in something. They may someday decide to live in a coral or an anemone, and after they do you'll be hard pressed to get them to desert it. This after showing no interest in it for months!