Will my BTA host my False Perc?

ogredawg

ogredawg

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Somehow I had the urge to call around and look for anemone today. I called my lfs and they said they had a BTA for $29.99. I didn't want to spend money so I looked in my tank which corals I can trade, so I ended up trading my "not so colorful" 4 headed frogspawn. They gave me $20 for it which I thought was a little low, but l I really wanted the anemone. I think this is a Green Bubble Tip, but I'm not really sure.
Now my question is, can my false percula host this anemone? The anemone is touching my yellow polyps right now, do you think it'll kill it? How does the anemone look by the way?


 
watson3

watson3

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Hit and miss really..Mine never really took to my BTA, but then it met up with a powerhead and dont have to worry anymore...If they want to they will..If not, maybe eventually..BTA colors really vary, so it could perk up
 
patandlace

patandlace

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Yea the anemone can host the false perc. I've heard of people hanging a picture on the tank of an anemone hosting a clown to try to encourage the clown. I've also heard of people trying to make the clown feel threatened so it will seek cover in it. Mine just took time(about 3 mos.). When I added my BTA it ran over some xenia but it bounced back. I bet your yellow polyps will make it as long as it's not a regular thing.
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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My captive bred Occ. Clowns (seems so unfair to call them False anything) hosted my BTA after about 2 months (well at least the one turning into the female is hosting. "She" won't let the other near it)
 
uberlink

uberlink

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Might host. I have a BTA with two false percs in my office, and they have never quite taken to eachother. But I just purchased an established 75 gallon system for my home from a guy who's moving overseas. He's got a rose BTA with a false perc, and you can't keep the false perc away from it. Cutest thing ever!
The guy who sold me the new tank told me he kinda forced the issue by putting the anemone and clown together in a bag for a few hours when he first got them. Don't know if that's what really did it, though. I wonder if the hosting may have something to do with the presence of big scary seeming fish. By comparison, my office tank has just the two clowns and a bi-color blennie, where the new tank has a number much larger fish (hippo tang, rabbitface fox fish, etc.).
 
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