Am I ready for an anemone yet?

[Myka]

That's great! Post a pic when you can!

[WindowMaker]

Bad pic, but here it is. Its glowing a nice shade of neon pink right now.

[Myka]

Oh it's cute! It probably won't eat right away, prob give a week or so before you try feeding.

[WindowMaker]

Sounds good, I fed the other fish mysis this evening and it didnt seem to show any interest. It was still trying to get into position at that point. I notice now that the lights are off that it is on the move again.

[WindowMaker]

Update a couple days later: Nem seems very happy, bright red now and nearly double the size he was in the store tank. It seems to have settled top and center of the tank, just where I wanted it. Also noticed that the rock he came with seems to be covered in brown and green button polyps, they were all closed up in the store so I never noticed. Now theyre wide open. Im happy to have the addition in my barren tank. Ill try feeding it tomorrow and see the results. So far the clowns have shown no interest.

[intarsiabox]

I had a tiny green BTA given to me a few months ago, it has now split into 5 of them and my clowns won't go near any of them. The clowns are captive bred, I don't know if they have a hosting instinct built into them or not.

[Myka]

Put a pic of a clown in an anemone on the side of the tank near where the clowns hang out so the clowns can see the pic. It sounds silly, but it often works. I've never had it not work actually.

Those brown/green button polyps can become quite a nuisance, I would not want them in my tank.

[WindowMaker]

That is so ridiculous that I feel compelled to try it.

[Myka]

You should, it will probably work. But maybe I jinxed you now!

[WindowMaker]

A little over a week later, Nem is eating well and about 3x the size from when purchased. He has stopped moving and picked a spot dead centre (right where I wanted it). The male clown decided he likes the nem a few hours ago, the female seems to be showing more interest now too. Currently the male is cuddled up in the middle of the nem. That was faster than I expected!