View Full Version : Bubble tip anemone and a Clownfish
caseykell21
11-18-2005, 11:15 AM
I bought a bubble tip the other day and my clownfish have yet to play in it, is this natural until they get used to it or is there something wrong? They look at it constantly and swim near it. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Casey Kell
Sregnar35
11-18-2005, 11:21 AM
What type of clown? I've heard it can take weeks, and the clown may never host in it.
DansMarineTank
11-18-2005, 11:31 AM
i think bubble tips are hosted by maroon clowns in the wild???
Sregnar35
11-18-2005, 11:32 AM
Captive raised fish are less likely to host as well.
Chances are they may never host.
caseykell21
11-18-2005, 12:44 PM
i saw his little buddies swimming in it at the LFS. 2 Perculas
Casey
Sregnar35
11-18-2005, 12:47 PM
So I can assume you have a single true percula clownfish? She may never host, and the only way to know is to wait it out. She would be more likely to host if she had a mate I believe.
caseykell21
11-18-2005, 12:51 PM
i have a pair of perculas.
Sregnar35
11-18-2005, 12:53 PM
Sorry, when you said you you saw his little buddies and then said 2 perculas I assumed you had one. Well the chances for hosting are there, but you will need to be patient I guess. Some take months to host, some right away. Hope you luck out!
caseykell21
11-18-2005, 2:09 PM
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Sregnar35
11-18-2005, 2:46 PM
Cool! Yeah, that's my baby, greatest car I've ever had.
kcmo lawman
11-18-2005, 6:29 PM
I have a small bta and a maroon clown. The minute I put the bta in the tank the maroon went to it and hosted in it. I think it made the bta a little mad due to the size of it. Right now it is pretty darn small so I think the clown bothered it just a little. I don't know about other clowns, but I can say that my maroon sure likes my bta.
Hope this helps,
Bradd
Swimfins
11-18-2005, 6:35 PM
I just got a lta and a tomato clown today. The clown took to the anenome right away, and I saw him cuddling in there, but the clown is chosing to sleep hidden in the rocks tonight. I figure he thinks the anenome will move during the night. Dunno.
Swim I'd keep a pretty close eye on it. Clowns can be pretty aggresive and if your bta is small it may be beat to death. If it starts to reject food or balls up for extended periods of time you may have to provide physical seperation . This migh never happen but, you should have an idea what to look for.
As to the percs and the bta,since they are most likely captive raised they may never figure out that they are supposed to host in the anem. As a matter of fact they are nearly as likely to go into any other soft corals in you system as the B.T.A.
hth
chris