When to add Anenome

[drewdog82]

I have had my tank up and running for 4 months. My levels are all fine. I currently have 5 Mexican Turbos, 5 Nassirus Snails, 5 bumble bee snails, 10 nassirus snails, 1 large nassirus, 10 scarlet hermits, and 10 blue legs. I also have a pincushion urchin, a lawnmower blenny, and a percula clown. I want to add a BTA to my tank as well as another percula clown to make a mated pair. I want to know which I should add first, so that I get the best chance of the Anenome hosting the clowns????
*** By the way it's a 55 tank with a 30 fuge/sump.

 

[drewdog82]

bump

 

[mauiman84]

If it were me i would add the anemone first so that when you introduce the clown and it starts looking for a place to hide it will find the anemone. When i bought my anemone to try and get an existing clown to host it wouldn't even touch it. So i went and bought another and the new clown started hosting within 3 minutes.

 

[drewdog82]

Originally Posted by mauiman84
If it were me i would add the anemone first so that when you introduce the clown and it starts looking for a place to hide it will find the anemone. When i bought my anemone to try and get an existing clown to host it wouldn't even touch it. So i went and bought another and the new clown started hosting within 3 minutes.
Good deal, once your second clown went for the anenome, did your first gain interest???

 

[mauiman84]

It did a little bit but it is still hosting to my powerhead. I think the second clown i put in was a little more aggressive than the first one. The weird thing is that they were in the same tank for a couple of weeks at the store that i bought them at. I only bought them about a week a part.

 

[drewdog82]

Originally Posted by mauiman84
It did a little bit but it is still hosting to my powerhead. I think the second clown i put in was a little more aggressive than the first one. The weird thing is that they were in the same tank for a couple of weeks at the store that i bought them at. I only bought them about a week a part.
How long after your tank was up and running, before u bought your anenome??? and what kind of anenome did u buy???

 

[mauiman84]

It was up and running about 3-4 months. I bought a green BTA. I have it under regular lights that are 10k and actinic. I am upgrading my lights to t5's this weekend though.

 

[drewdog82]

Originally Posted by mauiman84
It was up and running about 3-4 months. I bought a green BTA. I have it under regular lights that are 10k and actinic. I am upgrading my lights to t5's this weekend though.
That is what I have (T-5's).... Thanks for your help, and I will pick up the anenome in the near future, as I am also looking for a BTA.