Best place for anemone

[Kgrizzle]

Oh ya I know that, that was my mistake this time... I normally read about what I'm getting, just this time I was at the store and I had the extra 40 bucks and I knew that I wanted to get one for my clowns... I knew it was a bubble anemone but had no clue it would move on its own... Will probly get another one in a couple weeks and am Going to put foam
Around anything he can get hurt by

[Kgrizzle]

So got another anemone a couple days ago and put sponges around all my intakes and changed up my aqua scape and flow and he's looking really good... Was told he is a long tentacle. What do u think the chance are of my clowns hosting it?

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by Kgrizzle

So got another anemone a couple days ago and put sponges around all my intakes and changed up my aqua scape and flow and he's looking really good... Was told he is a long tentacle. What do u think the chance are of my clowns hosting it?

50/50 - It all depends on the clowns.

It's a nice looking one though, congrats. I hope this one works out a bit better for you.

[ryanb69]

How big is your tank?

[daniella3d]

YOu might want to replace those clown if they don't adopt any anemone. Sometimes it does not take long, sometimes it takes forever for them to get the idea, sometimes they never get it.

I had a single clownfish in my aquarium for a year and half that never hosted anything, then I got a tank raised occellaris fancy white and he started to go on my duncan, then the female started to do it as well and the duncan almost died from this aggression. I then bought a long tentacles and after 3 months there was still nothing hapening.

I decided to sell those clownfish and got some nice black ice occi and put a sebae in there and in a day they were in it. I bought a second sebase and now they are going from one anemone to the other and also a bit in my duncan but they don,t bother my duncan much so he's not upset like with the other pair.

I decided to give up on my first pair and get another and I am glad I did. Both are tank raised occellaris and both got the idea in less than a day.

BTW, long tentacles anemones become HUGE! mine as nearly 12" after a few months and it was not even eating.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

I am not sure they like high flow.

My RBTA loves high flow. Sits about 6" in front on my return line.

[Kgrizzle]

Thanks reefgirl i hope it goes well to I think this one looks way cooler than my first one aswell.

Ryan my tank is 29 gal.

Thanks for your experience Daniella ... That's probly what I'll have to end up doing is selling these two and getting another pair. Will probly give these guys 3-4 weeks and if not then I'll probly sell them or give them to a friend

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

YOu might want to replace those clown if they don't adopt any anemone. Sometimes it does not take long, sometimes it takes forever for them to get the idea, sometimes they never get it.

I just wanted to back this statement up.

I've had a true perc clown for over 3 months now and over a week ago I got a RBTA. He couldn't care less about it. He swims in his little corner and never leaves the one side of the tank. So over the weekend I got a black clown from another canreefer and in less than 24 hours he was in the RBTA. It all depends on the individual clown I guess.

I'll post pics soon.

[Kgrizzle]

I have read and heard about putting a pic of a hosting clown near the anemone and sometimes the clowns with catch on to the idea... So I printed one out of the same looking clowns and anemone near it... It's a Long shot but it's werth he effortless try

[Kgrizzle]

Heres the size the anemone is at now he's absolutely huge... Does it mater the ratio of size of clown to anemone?