BTA and clown fish?

RPetty

RPetty

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I just put may 7" Neon Green BTA in the tank about 30 hours ago. My arrow crab loves it and hardly leaves its side but my 2 pecula clowns wont go near it. In fact my two clowns are kikda small (female: 1.2" male: 1") and they just hang out at the top of the tank in their little corner. The only time i see them move is when its feeding time; and then they fight for the food just like the rest of the fish.
My questions are: Will my clowns take to the BTA or just continue to be shy? Are they too small (young) to venture the 10" to the BTA or are they just pansies and will never have the currage to swim the tank?

any answers will help.
 
It can sometimes takes months for clowns to find a BTA. I think it can even take forever.

But you've got something to look forward to and to watch for...and that's worth something. ;)
 
false ocellaris. my lfs didn't say if they were tank born or not. could the instinct to pair with an anemone be lost through generations of tank bread clowns?
 
I only have about 3.5 years experience and 4 pairs of Ocellaris clowns would never host in anything other than a corner of the tank.

Since coming back to the hobby 7months ago, I have had a pair of Gold stripe Maroon Clowns that found and hosted in a GBTA within 10 minutes of introduction and was totally awesome to watch up until the point where they beat the GBTA to death. They loved it too much!

I always thought the Clown/host thing was the pinnacle of marine aquaria keeping but realized quickly that I like LPS and SPS more. The thought of a anemone floating around the tank and possibly stinging all in it's path was enough to make me see the light and know that I and my reef didn't need that kind of instability.
 
There won't be any guarantee that any clowns will adopt any host select. Sincerely don't have either unless you are willing to enjoy them as separate pets. If clowns decide to take a host it will be what they select, not you, and as has been said that is sometimes a corner of the tank.
 
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