Finally got my anemone to host!

[One Reefing Boi]

Just not my clownfish....

 

[Mjl714]

Just not my clownfish....

That’s great, my shrimp go into the nems also, unfortunately not my clowns.

 

[Billdogg]

FWIW - if they are tank raised it will be hit or miss if they will go to the anemone. If they are wild caught, they need to be on of the species that go to that anemone in nature.

Although there are exceptions, that is my experience.

 

[Mjl714]

FWIW - if they are tank raised it will be hit or miss if they will go to the anemone. If they are wild caught, they need to be on of the species that go to that anemone in nature.

Although there are exceptions, that is my experience.

Mine are tank raised, so their avoidance of my nems fits right in with your experience.

 

[ca1ore]

Hosting success rates with bubble tips are pretty poor. More that than whether captive bred or wild caught. None of my captive bred clowns ever turned down a magnifica anemone .... unfortunately those are a lot harder to keep.

 

[One Reefing Boi]

FWIW - if they are tank raised it will be hit or miss if they will go to the anemone. If they are wild caught, they need to be on of the species that go to that anemone in nature.

Although there are exceptions, that is my experience.

Yeah the are captive bred oscelaris but I hope they host it one day!

 

[Mjl714]

Hosting success rates with bubble tips are pretty poor. More that than whether captive bred or wild caught. None of my captive bred clowns ever turned down a magnifica anemone .... unfortunately those are a lot harder to keep.

Wow, I never realized this, because BTA hosting seems pretty common around here (Chicagoland reefers).

 

[ca1ore]

It depends on the clown species, but for most of the common species like occellaris or percs the BTA is not a natural host. Doesn’t mean it won’t work, it’s just not a high probability.

 

[Tastee]

We got our Picasso clowns to host our BTA. It took about 3 months but eventually they moved in and are now quite happy with it. I don’t know for sure if they are wild caught or captive bred but being Picasso clowns would expect captive bred.