I’ve always heard anemones hosting clowns takes time. Is the reasoning behind this because juvenile clowns don’t need a place to lay eggs? Or do juvenile clowns live in anemones? At that point is it common or luck?
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It’s a relationship called symbiosis and it’s up to the anemone to either accept or sting the clown.I’ve always heard anemones hosting clowns takes time. Is the reasoning behind this because juvenile clowns don’t need a place to lay eggs? Or do juvenile clowns live in anemones? At that point is it common or luck?
I know, I’m just curious if clowns don’t show interest until they are matureIt’s a relationship called symbiosis and it’s up to the anemone to either accept or sting the clown.
sometimes dropping food into anemone will place the clown into acceptance.
It’s the anemone that’s the host and clown is the guest
Seriously anyone that sees this I challenge you to find a video of small clowns getting hostedI’ve always heard anemones hosting clowns takes time. Is the reasoning behind this because juvenile clowns don’t need a place to lay eggs? Or do juvenile clowns live in anemones? At that point is it common or luck?
I have had young ones go in an anemone at 1” sizeI know, I’m just curious if clowns don’t show interest until they are mature
Really? Okay that was my question. I think it’s more of luck because I’ve been researching all day and it seems to be the mature ones that go in the nems and people always say it took like a year before they did. And I’ve come to the conclusion it’s a maturity issueI have had young ones go in an anemone at 1” size
That’s so cool! You know what I mean though? Or is my hypothesis way off?In my experience, I have four little ones I’m raising right now from a first attempt hatch I had. At day 76 I introduced anemones to all four and only three are hosting the anemones right now. They aren’t 1” just yet so I’m not sure if I just got lucky with these little guys hosting so early
That's exactly it.Clownfish naturally go into their host anemone as soon as they reach metamorphosis. If a clownfish isn't going into an anemone its usually because the anemone is not a natural host of that species.
So that’s why bta and ocellaris is a hit and missThat's exactly it.
There's often talk about tank-raised clownfish "not knowing" what an anemone is, and it's absolutely false.