Bubble til anemone and clownfish hosting

[Bcook1016]

What’s the best way for my black ice occelaris clowns to host my new anemones, should I just put them both in a bowl and let them figure it out or something different?!

 

[KrisReef]

What’s the best way for my black ice occelaris clowns to host my new anemones, should I just put them both in a bowl and let them figure it out or something different?!

I’ve done this with some success but sometimes the tank bred fishes are so genetically stupid that they don’t figure out that’s where they belonged once.

Its a source of frustration for many reef keepers who want Nemo to go home and it’s so genetically modified that it is completely happy being homeless.

Good luck.

 

[haitian_reefer]

my clowns prefer to host in gonis :-(

 

[Tahoe61]

Just let them figure it out. If they don't introduce fish food near the anemone. And believe it or not an image of a clown being hosted by an anemone, taped to the glass works.

 

[Bcook1016]

Okay sounds good I’ll give it all a try

 

[Sleeping Giant]

I used this video in front of the clownfish for about 5 minutes each time I would go over to the tank and in about 2 days they were hosting and haven't looked back, it totally works.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

My clowns will get close to the BTA, but have no interest in being hosted by it.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

My clowns will get close to the BTA, but have no interest in being hosted by it.

try the YouTube video above

 

[Bcook1016]

I’m trying the YouTube video now and how long do j play the video for everyday

 

[Crabby48]

I used this video in front of the clownfish for about 5 minutes each time I would go over to the tank and in about 2 days they were hosting and haven't looked back, it totally works.

I’ll back this up as friends had luck with it. Mine lived in a nem as babies so it wasn’t ever a problem. I have added different types of bta’s to new tanks and when I transfer my clowns they go straight to the nem. Just need to get the idea in a clowns heads that’s your home.

Think happy Gilmore said it best. Was going to post the video but words won’t be appropriate on R2R

 

[sfin52]

What’s the best way for my black ice occelaris clowns to host my new anemones, should I just put them both in a bowl and let them figure it out or something different?!

I used a video on a tablet and placed right on the glass

 

[Bcook1016]

I used a video on a tablet and placed right on the glass

That’s exactly what I’m doing right now but there staying far away from the video just glancing at it

 

[sfin52]

I’m trying the YouTube video now and how long do j play the video for everyday

Put on repet. You will see a def reaction when they see the video. Thier swimming patterns will change.

 

[Bcook1016]

Put on repet. You will see a def reaction when they see the video. Thier swimming patterns will change.

Yeah it looks like there nipping at one another and kind of wiggling faster and swimming into the current a bit more if that means anything

 

[Bcook1016]

I just seen my male clown wiggling it’s tail in the anemone tips does that mean anything??!!

 

[Bcook1016]

The clowns just don’t seem to have an interest in the anemones even after the video? Jhst keep playing it all day and wait it out

 

[sfin52]

I just seen my male clown wiggling it’s tail in the anemone tips does that mean anything??!!

Yes they are slowly working thier way into the anemone. Building up slime coat resistance

 

[sfin52]

The clowns just don’t seem to have an interest in the anemones even after the video? Jhst keep playing it all day and wait it out

It may take a while.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

That’s exactly what I’m doing right now but there staying far away from the video just glancing at it

they'll do that at first

 

[Sleeping Giant]

it can take some time, but it'll work