Which Anemone

[thepurplesofa]

I have a pecula clown that was the first fish introduced to my tank. at the time i did not have any anemones.
since then i have a gotten a couple different kinds of anemones in hopes the clown will bond, but the clown has not. in fact the clown prefers to stay at the top right hand corner of the tank and position itself around one of the magnet cleaners. i dont' even think the clown realizes there are host anemones in tank.
what can i do to help the clown to associate with the anemone(S)?
i have a florida condi anemone and a pink bubble tip aneomene.

 

[coraljunky]

Do you have another tank to place the clown with the anemone by themselves? Thats all I can think of.

How big is the tank? Are the anemones close to each other?

 

[perfectdark]

The only thing you can do is give it time. There is no definitive method to get a clown to host on an Anemone. Although if the condi meets the bubble there will be a war and the condi will prob win. Was the clown aquatacultured or wild caught? I have had both and for me the wild caught one hosted faster. In fact the others didnt host at all. And your best Anemone for sucesses is the bta. Condi's are not found where clown fish are, although thats not saying they wont host, it just doesnt help your odds.

 

[drewdog82]

I tried adding a BTA and an LTA to my tank in hope of my percula clown going for one of them. After 2 months, I gave up and bought an African clown which went within 2 days to the BTA, cause my LTA didn't make it. The African clown is fairly larger than the percula. I know u r not supposed to mix clowns but the owner of my LFS told me he had had success with these 2 types. Not recommending u add another clown, but this is what worked 4 me.

 

[thepurplesofa]

the anemones are not near each other. I was worried about that when i got them so i have made sure they are separated very well. The florida condi has opted for a nice spot in one of the rocks at the top of the tank and is very very happy. the bubble tip is at the base of the tank to the far right of the condi and seems to be thriving very very well too. i'm happy with both so far. i just really want to see the relationship between the clown and an anemone. i guess call me the matchmaker, it just think its an awesome act of nature that they have.
i bought another kind of anemone over the weekend, so that makes 3. but i'm not sure of the kind of anemone it is so i'll put it out here in this discussion. the pet store called it a condi, but its not. this anemone is a pale white with a darker striping going through it. it does have a bright orange base/foot. the tentacles are shorter and much smaller than the condi, but has a bigger diameter for the overall surface. i know its difficult with out a picture (and i will work on getting one of those) to figure out, but maybe some of you anemone enthusiasts can help me narrow it down and i can search the web.
sorry for this long reply post, but i am really finding this forum here very helpful. I tried a salt water tank back 7 years ago, it was 29 gallon and i did not have any success. This past January, my wife/kids gave me a 75 gallon for a birthday present and have been enjoying it tremendously. so far much, much better luck with the 75 gallon.

 

[lsu]

I don't what the orange anemone is but I have read on here where people tape a picture of a clown hosting to their tank and it supposedly helps the clown to host. I have never tried it, I got lucky and my maroons went to my gbta instantly. I also have a condi in the same tank for over a year, they stay on opposite ends of the tank so I guess I got lucky there too. Good luck with the hosting

 

[perfectdark]

The Anenome you talking about sounds like a Haitian Anenome. Similar atributes to a condi but different colors and a distinct orange base.