Two Ocellaris Clowns & Long Tenticled Brown Striped Anen

[Sherry]

I have Two Ocellaris Clowns (Captive Bred) & a Long Tenticled Brown Striped Anenome as well as a White Sabae.

How long does it take for the clowns to start going near the anenome's?
Are there any ways to make them bond or is it totally up to nature?

Any idea's?

Thank you,
Sherry

 

[WRASSER]

There are a couple post that talk about this, I know it is a pain to find them. Captive bred are difficult to do, it really depends on the indivual fish. I have herd of turning a light on at night and shine it on the anemone to attrack the clown, Net the fish and put the net over the anemone tilthe fish is in it, put them both in a bucket together and hope for the best or nothing at all and maybe the will get together. Some clowns take and some even if you do all this wont, i wish you luck :wink: Keep us posted so we can learn too.

 

[Juck]

Captive bred Oscellaris are no more difficult to get into an anemone than wild caught IME.

Neither of your anemones are natural hosts for Oscellaris clowns but I would bet they will take to one eventually,,,, could take weeks or months. Don't tell anyone, but in the past I have used a couple of nets, one in each hand, to 'corral' clowns towards an anemone I want them to be hosted by.

BTW,,, a white sebae is not a healthy sebae. Long Tentacled anemones are pretty hardy, but a Sebae has no business being in a tank unless it's been up and runing at least 6 months with pristine water conditions. It will need halide lights to thrive in the long term.

 

[WRASSER]

Thanks Juck for the heads up, I usually just by wild, but since my maroone gold wont let me have any for the time being. I am happy with my golds, they are laying eggs and are a happy couple

 

[Anonymous]

Sherry, it can take a surprisingly long time IME. I don't know of a way to speed the process, the clowns have to think it is there own idea.

The best you can do is maintain the pristine water quality anemones require, as well as see to their nutritional and lighting needs, to make sure it is around long enough for the clowns to warm up to it.

 

[gatorracer]

I am just throwing in some experience here but it doesnt mean much. I bought some Condy anenomes in Florida that we just huge (about 4-5"bases) that were real cheap. Most sites said that no clowns would host in them because they were an atlantic variety and there arent any clowns in the atlantic. It took about 5 weeks and all three of my Clarkis have giant new homes. They would just swim in there when i was feeding the anenomes and eventually they just started chilling out inside of them. Only trouble I have now is when they move under a rock or decide to go for a stroll the poor Clarkii's look lost.

Just my experience though

 

[WRASSER]

I had two domino damsels and a maroone gold clown go into some conys. It was pretty cool to watch. :wink:

 

[Juck]

I had a Gold Stripe Maroon that loved her Condy,,,, I think clowns take to these anemones a lot more often than is generally thought,, and I don't believe 90% of the 'oh no, a condy ate my clown!' stories I hear now and again.