Tomato clown and BTA

[grktrash]

So after several different clownfish and anemones i have finally gotten my tomato to host my BTA!! I put the BTA in the tank and about 5 minutes later she was hosting it. The only problem was a peppermint shrimp that started to "clean" the BTA, but ended up just popping two of its bubbles. Anyone heard of problems like this? Also what kind of supplements should I add to the tank to keep this guy healthy?
pictures soon!

 

[btldreef]

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Originally Posted by Grktrash http:///forum/thread/381449/tomato-clown-and-bta#post_3322591
So after several different clownfish and anemones i have finally gotten my tomato to host my BTA!! I put the BTA in the tank and about 5 minutes later she was hosting it. The only problem was a peppermint shrimp that started to "clean" the BTA, but ended up just popping two of its bubbles. Anyone heard of problems like this? Also what kind of supplements should I add to the tank to keep this guy healthy?
pictures soon!
The peppermint will learn its lesson soon enough if it doesn't stop messing with it. Right now, it thinks that it is a giant aiptasia. Peppermints irritate large aiptasias to make them release spores to create more baby anemones for them to eat. The BTA will eat it if it doesn't stop irritating it.
As for supplements, I just squirt a little fish food in the anemones direction during feedings. The clown may even feed it on its own (took my clowns months before they started doing this, and it's still not consistent).

 

[grktrash]

Only the female goes in the bta. Will the male just stay out? She chases him away now that she has the anemone, but they used to stay together a lot.

 

[btldreef]

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Originally Posted by Grktrash http:///forum/thread/381449/tomato-clown-and-bta#post_3322652
Only the female goes in the bta. Will the male just stay out? She chases him away now that she has the anemone, but they used to stay together a lot.
He will probably get in eventually.
I have three anemones in my tank with my clowns and rarely does the female share hers with the male. Usually the male is at the anemones foot while the female is in it. The only time I see them share an anemone is right before they spawn. I have Ocellaris though, tomatoes are much more aggressive, so it may take longer.

 

[grktrash]

Here is the picture