Making clown host with a nem

KorD · Dec 28, 2014

well...... I am truing our the bucket method.
I set up a 5 gal QT tank and have a bucket inside of it with a nem and both of my clowns. I have a few holes drilled in the container and slowly bring it out of the water reducing the amount of their swimming to a little until they run into the nem over and over.

I have been doing this for about 30 min now, and only have made them collide with the nem a few times... how much longer should I keep up this game before adding them all back into my DT to see if it took

KorD · Dec 28, 2014

Ok... Well after doing so every 15 min for an hour and a half, I added them back into the DT. Before I did that they seemed happy rubbing against the BTA while in the tiny tank.

I hope this works out and they now understand they can touch the **** thing instead of staring at it like it is the plague.

After watching them in the tank for a while an hour after releasing them, they are still avoiding all the nems.. I think my attempted effort failed

JMSKI333 · Dec 28, 2014

Yeah some clowns never get the memo

KorD · Dec 28, 2014

It's ok... I have put up with it for a year, whats another 12... lol

Trex · Dec 29, 2014

IMO, this is a bad idea. Stand a good change of damaging the clown or even getting it eaten/killed.

What species of clown is this?

KorD · Dec 29, 2014

it is a snowflake, and the nems mouth is 1/4 the size of the clown...

pengelli · Dec 29, 2014

Show them a video of other clowns hosting.
I don't know if it is ok to post links to other reefing sites but this thread tells you all about it.

Getting Clowns to Host...***?! - UltimateReef.com

Reefahholic · Dec 29, 2014

If your clown isn't hosting your anemone, I can give you a simple solution.

Buy three more anemones.

Trex · Dec 29, 2014

KorD said:
it is a snowflake, and the nems mouth is 1/4 the size of the clown...

The mouth can expand, more than enough to "swallow" a clown.

E. quadricolor isn't a natural host for "snowflake". Though, I have a pair; A. percula and A. ocellaris that are currently hosted by an E. quadricolor, I just give them time.

KorD · Dec 29, 2014

Trex said:
The mouth can expand, more than enough to "swallow" a clown.

E. quadricolor isn't a natural host for "snowflake". Though, I have a pair; A. percula and A. ocellaris that are currently hosted by an E. quadricolor, I just give them time.

Time will tell, I gave up and figured it has been a year... whats another 12+ years without them hosting.
Besides the snowflake, I also have a false clown, or Amphiprion ocellaris...

Reefahholic said:
If your clown isn't hosting your anemone, I can give you a simple solution.

Buy three more anemones.

The tank already has 5 nems in it.. all different kinds.. It has lots of options.. LOL
Silly fish just likes making me mad..

Reefahholic · Dec 29, 2014

KorD said:
Time will tell, I gave up and figured it has been a year... whats another 12+ years without them hosting.
Besides the snowflake, I also have a false clown, or Amphiprion ocellaris...

The tank already has 5 nems in it.. all different kinds.. It has lots of options.. LOL
Silly fish just likes making me mad..

What kind of nems?

Get a skunk, I promise you it will dive into a Magnifica the first week if you have one.

If it doesn't, I'll personally ship you some clowns that have been in all my nems.

AdamNC · Dec 29, 2014

My Maroon Clown found his RBTA which is on a rock on the sand a day after putting him in the DT. Before my 2 OC Clowns decided to go carpet surfing, they were in the tank with the same RBTA for about 6 months and never left the top 1/4 of the tank.

Trex · Dec 29, 2014

AdamNC said:
My Maroon Clown found his RBTA which is on a rock on the sand a day after putting him in the DT. Before my 2 OC Clowns decided to go carpet surfing, they were in the tank with the same RBTA for about 6 months and never left the top 1/4 of the tank.

An E. quadricolor is a natural host anemone for a maroon.