Trying to get clowns to host RBTA (1 Viewer)

mitchell77546 · Sep 27, 2020

Does anyone have some suggestion on how to make this happen? I wanted a video where they used a kitchen strainer to hold the nem and the clowns... maybe there is a better way??

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RickD · Sep 27, 2020

I saw a video on MelevsReef where he used a PVC to drop the clowns. Never tried it, but I’ve heard it works.

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mitchell77546 · Sep 27, 2020

Yeah he used an acrylic tube. I may just get some 2" PVC and scare the crap out of them. Don't have access to acrylic tubing...

PicassoClown · Sep 27, 2020

I propped my phone against the tank for 10 hours playing a vid of clowns hosting in a loop. They began hosting a Duncan (NOT MY ACTUAL ANEMONE that I lovingly bought for them) the same day

mitchell77546 · Sep 27, 2020

Picasso i did that last night with a burner phone for an hour. No luck yet...

mittens · Sep 27, 2020

I put my nems in a Plastic water garden basket from Home Depot and stick the clowns in till they start interacting with the nems. They have no choice at this point. $2-3.

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nightster · Sep 27, 2020

I noticed my clowns pick brine shrimp out of my duncans when I feed them so I've been purposely dropping brine shrimp into the nem hoping the clowns go after them and swim into the nem. No luck yet but I feel like it'll happen eventually. If it doesn't work I'm going to try the video method before the forced approach.

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mitchell77546 · Sep 27, 2020

How big is it? I’m in a 29gallon cube...

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mitchell77546 · Sep 27, 2020

mittens said:
I put my nems in a Plastic water garden basket from Home Depot and stick the clowns in till they start interacting with the nems. They have no choice at this point. $2-3.

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You have a pic or a link to it?

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Erin · Sep 27, 2020

Honestly, I'd just wait. Most figure it out eventually, but some never do. There's no harm to the fish or the nem if it never happens. And, while they do it less often now, my clowns who after almost a year figured out the nem, still try to host in my candycanes. Point being that even if your goal is to divert their attention from another coral, they may still irritate their current "host"

mittens · Sep 27, 2020

mitchell77546 said:
You have a pic or a link to it?

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BECKETT 10 in. x 10 in. Plastic Water Garden Basket PBS1010 - The Home Depot

Specifically designed for underwater use in ponds, the Beckett 10 in. x 10 in. Plastic Water Garden Basket holds soil in place for aquatic planting. The basket also helps you remove plants from the pond

www.homedepot.com

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Reefahholic · Sep 27, 2020

Just give them time. They will host naturally. When clowns are first put in a tank they are typically shy and pick an area to hang out, but once they are adjusted to the tank they will find the anemones.

SCUBAFreaky · Sep 27, 2020

I have had success with printing out pictures of similar looking clownfish swimming in an anemone scaled to the same size of the real clownfish and taping to the pictures to the side of the glass. I didn't cover the entire tank or anything just 2 or 3 pictures. That was a LONG time ago but if I remember right it only took a few days before my clown bonded.

Rkcreacy · Sep 27, 2020

I had macho clowns and RBT anemones. Lady at the LFS said to wait, it could take a day it could take years, hell they could never host. I waited and it took 7 months but they finally hosted the anemone. Give it time they will host.

Tangs · Sep 28, 2020

Will a regular bebe clown fish. Nemo fish use an elegance coral?

PicassoClown · Sep 28, 2020

Tangs said:
Will a regular bebe clown fish. Nemo fish use an elegance coral?

Yes

Ross tha Reefer · Sep 28, 2020

I have an RBTA and a long tentacle...dropped in a clown and he chose the long t! Maybe give home an option or two?!? Just a newb but wanted to share!

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mitchell77546 · Sep 28, 2020

Well today my little nem split so now I have two the size of a half dollar the will be no hosting I’m sure...

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PorpoiseHork · Oct 2, 2020

It really depends on where the nem is. You may be able to create a barrier to contain them close to the nem so they will start hosting in it. What worked for me when the nem was attached to the rockwork I was able to add a new pair of clowns to the tank and then use a smallish net and bend the wire so it formed a cage around the nem and left it there for a couple days. One figured it out within about 30 min. The other was not as enthusiastic about it and ended up moving to the other side of the tank. Then later when that one tried to go to the nem to be with the other clown, the hosting one got very territorial and would not let it get close.

So I pulled the nem out when it went on walk-about and got a completely different one. It and both clowns are in a small basket clipped to the wall of my sump. They'll probably stay there until I get my Nuvo20 up in a few weeks.

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