time question ???

[tropills]

How long before my clowns will move into my Anemone ? they are true perc's, and I have a Carpet anemone not a sadle Carpet. Just put them in the tank last night but they don't even look interested in the carpet, should I consider getting a seabae or LTA , or should I just give them time .
thanks , Greg

 

[viper_930]

Just give them more time. There's no way to estimate how long it'll take.

 

[tropills]

Thanks , thats what I thought the longer I was thinking about it..

 

[granny]

Their anemone of choice in the wild is the carpet, so your selection is perfect. Do you knowif your fish are wild caught or captive raised? If they are raised without anemones, it takes a while for them to get the idea. If they were wild caught, shouldnt take long at all. My tomato jumped into his anemone within minutes of putting itin the tank. It was funny, he was so excited he watched me the entire time!

 

[fishfatty]

you could try the picture method maybe, where you tape a picture of a clown in an anemone on the outside of the tank

 

[tropills]

Day 7 and still not moved in .... still waiting ..

 

[reef diver]

Try fish fatyis method i have seen it work in every thread about this topic

 

[alyssia]

I read where someone posted yesterday that the pic method didn't work for them.
I have two sets of clowns ( different tanks) and I've had them all for about 9 months and they still don't host their anemones. I don't think they ever will.

 

[fishfatty]

Originally Posted by Reef Diver
Try fish fatyis method i have seen it work in every thread about this topic
I searched for that and cant find anything- What is the "fish fatyis" method? :help:
and alyssia- about the picture method- it didnt work for me either, but others said it did for them.

 

[tropills]

trying the picture thing now ,, they see it but don't know what to make of it. Dumb fish , haha.

 

[reef diver]

Duh the one u explainedLOL HAHAHA :roll:

 

[fishfatty]

oh sorry BUDDY i didnt know the name of it