Anyone ever try this????????

sjj80 · 05/01/2009, 08:14 PM

I have a pair of tank bred clown that have always refused to host a BTA. I'm now acclimating a new GBTA and I'm thinking of putting the new nem and both clowns in a specimen transport container and hang it inside the tank. I'm hoping the small swimming space will encourage the clowns to go into the GBTA. Any thoughts???

Please Note: I am determined to get them to host in a nem, suggesting I just let it be will be ignored.

Thanks in advance

MMM33732 · 05/01/2009, 08:53 PM

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Originally posted by sjj80

Please Note: I am determined to get them to host in a nem, suggesting I just let it be will be ignored.

Let it be for a few weeks before trying something unnatural and slightly cruel like that. My clowns wouldn't touch my BTA for a few weeks then one day they slowly started to touch it here and there to get used to it and after a few days they were hosting just fine. Bottom line though is it isn't always an immediate thing. It can take some time. If after a few weeks that doesn't work, then maybe try other options. You could put food near the BTA in hopes they will get used to being around it.

sjj80 · 05/01/2009, 08:57 PM

They were with a nem for 6 months before, they are tank raised clowns.

jubjub · 05/01/2009, 09:36 PM

i did the put pictures of similar looking clowns on the side of the tank with tape.....my clowns were hosting in almost no time

RobbyVonAwesome · 05/01/2009, 10:05 PM

All of these ideas would work, but the anemone needs a couple of weeks to destress after shipping before forcing clowns into it. An overzealous clown can easily damage an anemone.

I had to chase my clown with my hand to get him into my BTA. Once I scared him into it, he got it figured out. Sometimes you have to get creative with false percs.

pipebash · 05/01/2009, 10:07 PM

what type of clowns are they? my tank bred percs wouldnt even look at my rbta for months and then i put in a sebae and they took to it in about 1 month now they move between the 2. i think it helps if its a natural host in the wild even if the fish are tank bred

SlukBunWalla · 05/02/2009, 10:58 AM

It doesn't really matter what YOU are determined to do. It's up to the clowns.

Treating your living creatures like an experiment in a baggie will most likely stress everyone involved, and make for less healthy livestock. So good luck with that approach.

villious · 05/02/2009, 02:17 PM

Just zippy-tie them to the anemone...works every time!

Aurora D. · 05/02/2009, 03:30 PM

I wouldn't put them in a small container with it. Some things I've heard is put a spotlight on it at night, introduce something artifical that looks like another clownfish (even a picture), and make them insecure so they go to the anemone for protection. Good luck!!

noahm · 05/02/2009, 03:32 PM

Have heard several positive 'picture' stories. As above though, let the nem settle in for a bit before trying anything besides letting nature take its course.

TheH · 05/02/2009, 03:35 PM

I acclimated my clowns and anemone together in a small container and they took to hosting it. However, when I introduced them to my tank the anemone was shrivelled for a few days (2-3) and the clowns couldn't host it so they gave up trying and never hosted anything.

sjj80 · 05/02/2009, 06:21 PM

Thanks for the suggestions, however I've tried pics of clowns and even placing a clown algae clip by the nem with no luck. I went ahead and put the nem in the tank with the clowns. The clowns I have are fancy ocellaris.

05/01/2009, 08:14 PM	#1
sjj80 Hater of Hair Algae Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 1,098	Anyone ever try this???????? I have a pair of tank bred clown that have always refused to host a BTA. I'm now acclimating a new GBTA and I'm thinking of putting the new nem and both clowns in a specimen transport container and hang it inside the tank. I'm hoping the small swimming space will encourage the clowns to go into the GBTA. Any thoughts??? Please Note: I am determined to get them to host in a nem, suggesting I just let it be will be ignored. Thanks in advance __________________ 90g, two Korallia 4s, EuroReef RS135 skimmer, trying to upgrade my lighting. Current Tank Info: 90g under rehab!

05/01/2009, 08:57 PM	#3
sjj80 Hater of Hair Algae Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 1,098	They were with a nem for 6 months before, they are tank raised clowns. __________________ 90g, two Korallia 4s, EuroReef RS135 skimmer, trying to upgrade my lighting. Current Tank Info: 90g under rehab!

05/01/2009, 09:36 PM	#4
jubjub Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: vacaville, cali Posts: 2,698	i did the put pictures of similar looking clowns on the side of the tank with tape.....my clowns were hosting in almost no time __________________ "The world holds two classes of men - intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence." - Abu Ala Al-Maari

05/02/2009, 10:58 AM	#7
SlukBunWalla Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa City, IA Posts: 249	It doesn't really matter what YOU are determined to do. It's up to the clowns. Treating your living creatures like an experiment in a baggie will most likely stress everyone involved, and make for less healthy livestock. So good luck with that approach. __________________ If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. Click the red house for my 65 Gallon Build Thread Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef with 20 gallon sump/refugium, 2x250 halides, and a craaaaapy skimmer...and a 20H BTA/black occelaris tank with 4x24 T5HO...and a 15 gallon FOWLR with green spotted puffer.

05/02/2009, 02:17 PM	#8
villious Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Newport News, Virginia Posts: 347	Just zippy-tie them to the anemone...works every time! __________________ "Good? Bad? I'm the one with the gun." "Hail to the king, baby!" -Ashley J. 'Ash' Williams This board has taught me that common sense is not so common..... Current Tank Info: 120 SPS Dominate

05/01/2009, 10:05 PM	#5
RobbyVonAwesome Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 394	All of these ideas would work, but the anemone needs a couple of weeks to destress after shipping before forcing clowns into it. An overzealous clown can easily damage an anemone. I had to chase my clown with my hand to get him into my BTA. Once I scared him into it, he got it figured out. Sometimes you have to get creative with false percs.

05/01/2009, 10:07 PM	#6
pipebash Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: napa,CA Posts: 188	what type of clowns are they? my tank bred percs wouldnt even look at my rbta for months and then i put in a sebae and they took to it in about 1 month now they move between the 2. i think it helps if its a natural host in the wild even if the fish are tank bred

05/02/2009, 03:30 PM	#9
Aurora D. Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 325	I wouldn't put them in a small container with it. Some things I've heard is put a spotlight on it at night, introduce something artifical that looks like another clownfish (even a picture), and make them insecure so they go to the anemone for protection. Good luck!! __________________ Cats, Gardens, and Reefs... OH MY!!

05/02/2009, 03:32 PM	#10
noahm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,736	Have heard several positive 'picture' stories. As above though, let the nem settle in for a bit before trying anything besides letting nature take its course.

05/02/2009, 03:35 PM	#11
TheH Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 1,278	I acclimated my clowns and anemone together in a small container and they took to hosting it. However, when I introduced them to my tank the anemone was shrivelled for a few days (2-3) and the clowns couldn't host it so they gave up trying and never hosted anything.

05/02/2009, 06:21 PM	#12
sjj80 Hater of Hair Algae Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 1,098	Thanks for the suggestions, however I've tried pics of clowns and even placing a clown algae clip by the nem with no luck. I went ahead and put the nem in the tank with the clowns. The clowns I have are fancy ocellaris. __________________ 90g, two Korallia 4s, EuroReef RS135 skimmer, trying to upgrade my lighting. Current Tank Info: 90g under rehab!