hosting clowns

Hello, I juts bought a pair of clownfish yesterday from my LFS. They’re doing fine and ate a bit on day 1. I have a bta in this tank and I’ve had it for a little more than a month. It’s not being hosted yet but I just found out that if clownfish are too big for the anemone they can actually kill...

Hi, new to salt water tanks and have been trying to get my clownfish to host my new bubble tip anemone for a few weeks now. Today I went down at night and saw him doing this (video attached). But since then, I have not seen her go near the anemone again. Is the clownfish hosting the anemone or...

In 2020 I️ started My first reef tank sold to me by a friend cycled and bought 2 “black snowflake” clown fish that were very small juveniles. It was a 25 gallon cube and they were mates from the start. She was protective and gentle. He was really dumb. They worked well together I️ bought an...

Breaking down the tank. Purple tang - 4” - $125 Yellow bellied blue tang - 6” - $150 Kole tang - 4.5” - $40 Red coris wrasse - 6” - $50 Breeding pair of pink skunk clowns - $60 Aptasia eating file fish -$40 Small rainbow bubble tip anemones $20 each X however many are on the rock. Big 8”+++...

Finally Hosting BTA

I have a bonded pair of snowflake clowns that are hosting the empty bottom corner of my tank, when I have a fat, fluffy BTA for them to enjoy. I have tried catching the fish and putting them directly onto the nem as well as herding them toward it, but they swim away without a moment's...

I thought it was interesting to see after putting some btas in my tank that my tomato clownfish is being hosted not only by the condy it’s seemingly forced into the arrangement but also the bta that’s near by as well, does anyone else’s clownfish go to multiple anemone? My other two cinnamon...

I have three clownfish in my tank, and the tomato clown is hellbent on being hosted by my condy. It rubs in it and swims off, doesn’t have any apparent damage. I’ve read conflicting things about if they can host or not? I feed the condy, so I’m not sure if that will matter or not? The other two...

Hi all!! Hubby and I are fairly new to the salt world. We have 2 nems living in our 29 biocube. We have one (I think) white long nem and rainbow nem that is hosted by a maroon clown. I am stressing about my rainbow nem because I feel like it’s starving. I have tried feeding it like I do my...

Hi, I am pretty new to the reefing hobby and I have a Fluval evo 13.5 with a few corals. I just added a bubble tip anemone and I want to get my two clown fish to start hosting. Is this anemone big enough? And is there any tips? It’s currently wedged itself in a crevice. Here is a few pics:

Hello, I have a RBTA, and have had it for about 2 months. Super flowy and *was seemingly* doing awesome. My clowns never cared about it. About a week ago, my two clouds figured it out, and are in it like crazy all day long. And around the base of the anemone, I see some trochus snails. I've...

Hi! He’s been in my tank for a few months how and I’m not sure if he’s healthy. It never bubbles and it isn’t as colorful as I want it to be. Any tips? Also how do you get clownfish to host?!?!?!

Are there any good tips on how I can get my clownfish pair (ocellaris) to host my toadstool leather? It’s massive I would say about 7 inches across, and was wondering if there’s anyway I could get them to do it. Thank you!

Thought I’d share a couple of my clowns lounging today. The female loves the Goniopora and her little hubby hangs out in the hairy mushrooms. Enjoy!

Great day in the 60g! My two vanilla (plain) clowns wandered into my RBTA and decided to stay awhile! I sat in awe and enjoyed the show for about an hour. Believe it or not 3 days ago I did play them a YouTube video showing other clowns hosting and I believe it inspired them to do it too...

Hello I just recently purchased a mated pair of storm trooper clown fish.... And I have a beautiful Purple tip anemone but they wont host it :( hey host each other and dance all over my tank together but not even a second look at the lonely anemone. Is there anything I can do to help them...

After months of waiting my clown pair have finally taken to the green tip but I have a new home(larger reef tank) for them cycling right now so the question is - Do I transfer them together at the same time or does one go before the other? My smaller clown dominates the green tip - maybe will be...

okay, so before i start this story— hi, i’m kenny. i haven’t posted for awhile, months, actually. i had a breakdown, got extremely upset. since then i’ve downsized to just two tanks— a mantis shrimp tank and my main “reef” tank. i will talk about my 250 gallon upgrade from the 90 once the tank...