Clown & Anemone

scottbapilot · Dec 17, 2014

Hello, I'm fairly new to the hobby after being out of it for about 12 years, What is the best way to get a Clown Fish to bond with an Anemone? I put an Anemone in tank about 10 days ago and my clown wont go near it, They are both healthy

amonk · Dec 17, 2014

Time.. And some Clowns just won't. My clowns OC's one took about a week or so but the newest one took 10 minutes. give them time they might find it sooner or later.

dbl · Dec 17, 2014

Agreed…it just takes time, if it happens at all. Mine took nearly three months before even noticing the anemone. Now they are inseparable. I even tried the taping pictures to the glass and playing videos (all ideas of which I found doing research just like you're doing), none of which worked.

ohio reefer · Dec 17, 2014

I've tried some tricks and some have worked but I find its best to just wait. I understand how frustrating it can be. I've had clowns host anemones before it even hits the sand when I first place it in the tank, and I've had some that haven't hosted at all. I find it best to try to make it as "natural" as possible and find what they host in nature. My percs hosted my H.crispa in no time. It took a little over 2 weeks for my newest clowns to host my rbta.