How to get clownfish to be in anemone more.

[Nem1clownfish2]

hello everyone! I hope you are having a nice day. I have a pair of snowflake clownfish in a 20 gallon with a 3 -4 inch bubbletip anemone. and I notice at night when I turn the lights off the clownfish pair go in to the bubbletip anemone and that is where they sleep but during the day when I have the lights on the generally stay away from the anemone or just hover over it my question is. Is there a way to for me to help the clownfish pair to at least go I the anemone during the day and not just a night? I will try to post some videos. Thanks in advance!

 

[James M]

You can’t do anything to get them to go in more .

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Nothing?

 

[Alexreefer]

nope not really, its not like you can trap them in a bubble to force them in the nem. Very hard to change an animals mind

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Alright thanks though.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Does anybody know why they are not going in the anemone during the day and only going at night?

 

[Ligershark]

Are they going to another coral during the day? Maybe a euphyllia or goni? Sometimes my clowns will leave their nem and go to my hammer coral. When you feed the tank do they return to the nem and eat in/near it?

 

[GaryE]

Put a couple chromis or some other damselfish in the tank. They'll spend a lot more time in the nem protecting it.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

I do not have any coral in my tank currently so no they are not. And yes they always steel my bubbletip anemones food.

 

[Jekyl]

My clowns host a powerhead and want nothing to do with my nems.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

I heard chromis fish get to big for a 20 gallon and damsel fish are really aggressive.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

I also have another problem whenever I try to feed the bubbletip anemone any food like mysis shrimp the clownfish always steel it! So my nem barely gets any food! Is there anything I can do about that? And the strange thing is that they steel it from the anemone but don't even eat it they just spit it out! Anything I can do?

 

[mehaffydr]

I also have another problem whenever I try to feed the bubbletip anemone any food like mysis shrimp the clownfish always steel it! So my nem barely gets any food! Is there anything I can do about that? And the strange thing is that they steel it from the anemone but don't even eat it they just spit it out! Anything I can do?

Your anemone doesn't really need any food it gets what in needs through photosynthesis I would not be concerned about this

 

[62518161]

Does anybody know why they are not going in the anemone during the day and only going at night?

They are doing what they want. You can’t change that. Just enjoy the tank.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Your anemone doesn't really need any food it gets what in needs through photosynthesis I would not be concerned about this

But so many people say that without feeding the nems they will bleach! Has anywhon had that happen?

 

[mehaffydr]

Not sure who's telling you that but that is not accurate. There are things that will make a anemone bleach but you not feeding it is not one of them. Do you good lighting?

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Yes I have really good lighting I specifically got it for the anemone. Right now I have it on only 10% intensity becuse I am trying to acclimate the anemone to the new light.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

So you are saying that I dont have to feed the anemone?

 

[Jon Fishman]

So you are saying that I dont have to feed the anemone?

Correct

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Ok