Good anemone for percula ocellaris pair

[Slot]

I have a percula picasso and a black and white ocellaris pair. I got a bubble tip anemone a few months ago to see if theyd host in it but they didnt. I did some research and seen that BTAs arent natural hosts for the type of clowns i have, but in aquariums they host in them alot. I returned the bta to my lfs. Is there any particular anemone that i would have a higher chance of success with? I understand that alot of times clowns just dont go in anemones or it takes a long time, i just want to know some anemones that i have the best chance with. Thanks

 

[Calla]

Have you tried the picture method (taping a picture of clownies in a BTA to the tank for them to look at)? I haven't yet but I've heard a lot of people having huge success with it.

 

[Slot]

Have you tried the picture method (taping a picture of clownies in a BTA to the tank for them to look at)? I haven't yet but I've heard a lot of people having huge success with it.

I tried pretty much every method there is. I got real close with putting them in a hang on tank breeder box with the clowns and anemone in it. They went in the anemone for a few hours, i put them all in the tank and they never even looked at the anemone again

 

[davocean]

It's not that some clowns won't go in anemone's, they pretty much all have the instinct to want a host, it's just some will accept a non natural and some not, and if given a natural host that usually happens very fast if not immediate.
So one issue I see here for you is you have 3 clowns, it may not remain that way when they mature, most likely the 3rd wheel will get kicked at some point, and occs and percs have a couple similar hosts, I know magnifica is a natural host to both, gigantea also, but the deal is both of those are not really beginner anemone's, often they need cipro treatment after being shipped.
H. crispa(what many call a sebae) is natural to percs but not occs.
Crispa is the easier between the 3 IMO, and all 3 of those get fairly big, and all have different needs, maybe begin by searching those and seeing what suits your tank best
Mertensi is natural to occs but not percs

 

[Slot]

It's not that some clowns won't go in anemone's, they pretty much all have the instinct to want a host, it's just some will accept a non natural and some not, and if given a natural host that usually happens very fast if not immediate.
So one issue I see here for you is you have 3 clowns, it may not remain that way when they mature, most likely the 3rd wheel will get kicked at some point, and occs and percs have a couple similar hosts, I know magnifica is a natural host to both, gigantea also, but the deal is both of those are not really beginner anemone's, often they need cipro treatment after being shipped.
H. crispa(what many call a sebae) is natural to percs but not occs.
Crispa is the easier between the 3 IMO, and all 3 of those get fairly big, and all have different needs, maybe begin by searching those and seeing what suits your tank best
Mertensi is natural to occs but not percs

Sorry i wrote that wrong, i have a picasso percula clown, and a black and white ocellaris clown, so two. Thanks for all the information. Im going to look into some of those anemones now