Defective Clown Fish

I Love Coral · 12/26/2005, 09:23 PM

I bought a non raised Clown (True Perc) and the stupid thing has made its home in the corner of the tank...it has a perfect rose bubble to go to but the stupid thing likes how the slicone feels on its rear end.

andycook · 12/26/2005, 09:24 PM

Give it time.

I Love Coral · 12/26/2005, 09:41 PM

Going on 2.5 weeks now

skippy2 · 12/26/2005, 09:44 PM

It took over a yr and a half before my clowns decided to host in a pair of mushrooms. Have patience.

onecrzyboi4u · 12/26/2005, 09:46 PM

give it more time.. clowns are real funny on where they wanna live.. ive seen clowns choose strange things to live instead of a anemone..

Shoestring Reefer · 12/27/2005, 02:15 AM

It seems common for clowns to live/sleep in tank corners, especially under overflows.

nctommy · 12/27/2005, 04:44 AM

True Percula Clown, Amphiprion percula, coexists with Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla mertensii, or S. gigantea. Mutualistic with Stoichactis and Radianthus anemones. Rose Bubble Anemone, Entacmae, great with a Tomato or a Maroon Clown.
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/marin...mbioticMap.htm

water`bug · 12/27/2005, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by I Love Coral
I bought a non raised Clown (True Perc) and the stupid thing has made its home in the corner of the tank...it has a perfect rose bubble to go to but the stupid thing likes how the slicone feels on its rear end.

We have 2 Anemones. It takes time.

My female went in right away, well within a week. My male on the other hand, just went into the RBTA last night, it was a 6 week wait.

This hobby requires "loads" of patience.

Good luck!

BTW... it's NOT defective!

lovethereefer · 12/27/2005, 08:29 AM

i read somewhere that one of the mods said to put a picture of a clownfish in an anemone on the fish tank facing in so the clownfish can see it, he said it worked

viceversabrd · 12/27/2005, 08:52 AM

I've also heard to put a clownfish shaped veggie clip right by the anemone to facilitate the process of hosting
viceversabrd

ILikeFish · 12/27/2005, 10:46 AM

i got a pair and all they do it stay at the top of the tank. I think they live under my favia at night

andycook · 12/27/2005, 12:17 PM

I have a clown that stays with a LTA most of the time but visits my three BTA for a while each evening.

colettem · 12/27/2005, 06:02 PM

There is a pair of clowns in my lfs that are always up in the top corner of the tank - presumably it is where they have decided to take up residence!

3rotorFD · 12/27/2005, 06:14 PM

give it some time. I've got 2 true perculas .Bought a carpet anemone and one of them was hosting it the same day

the other one still not interested in it

I Love Coral · 12/28/2005, 10:11 AM

I'm about to bag his butt and take back for a trade in.....

Loralie · 12/28/2005, 10:54 AM

Give it time. It took mine weeks to go to the anemone, now they live in it all the time

I Love Coral · 12/28/2005, 10:56 AM

Ever see Happy Gilmore? Go to you home ball.......are you too good for your home!!!!!!!!!!! Go to your home clown!!!!!!! Are you too good for your home?

skippy2 · 12/28/2005, 12:03 PM

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Originally posted by I Love Coral
Ever see Happy Gilmore? Go to you home ball.......are you too good for your home!!!!!!!!!!! Go to your home clown!!!!!!! Are you too good for your home?

I do understand your frustration but you can't expect instant gratification in the sw hobby. I didn't even know that clowns would host in anything but an anemone. I wish I could have seen the look on my face the first time I spotted mine in their mushrooms.

Lv2_play · 12/28/2005, 03:57 PM

mine hosts in my xenia

but would this work? maybe transferring both to a small quarrantine tank, so that they can get aquainted faster because of the small space?

I Love Coral · 01/01/2006, 08:17 PM

Update!

I bought a baby Dori and the Clown thinks he is in Finding Nemo........darn thing is co-dependent. No longer hangs out in the corner of the tank....still no hosting in the BTA.

BlueYonder · 01/01/2006, 08:55 PM

Baby Dori?...Regal Blue Tang?....Look out for the Tang Police!

Teremei · 01/01/2006, 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by I Love Coral
I'm about to bag his butt and take back for a trade in.....

This is the worst type of additute someone can have in the saltwater hobby. The fish aren't there to entertain you, remember that. Or get out of this hobby. You can NEVER bring a fish home expecting him to do something. You have to view it as a bonus if he DOES. End of rant.

usmcsgt · 01/01/2006, 10:39 PM

your going to need to get a bigger tank pretty soon for that blue regal.

yoboyjdizz · 01/02/2006, 12:03 AM

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Originally posted by usmcsgt
your going to need to get a bigger tank pretty soon for that blue regal.

enough said ...on the clown note, mine host by overflow corner, will rarely swim far from it only mostly during feeding time

bunnboarder · 01/02/2006, 12:11 AM

one of my clowns did the same thing and deid like the next day

12/26/2005, 09:23 PM	#1
I Love Coral Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 407	Defective Clown Fish I bought a non raised Clown (True Perc) and the stupid thing has made its home in the corner of the tank...it has a perfect rose bubble to go to but the stupid thing likes how the slicone feels on its rear end. __________________ Yes my daughter's name is Coral..I named her before I got into Reefs. Current Tank Info: 46 Gal Bowfront, Custom Canopy, Dry Wet Sump, 55 lbs LR, 2X39 T5, 175w 10k MH and 24 Gal Aquapod w/MH and 12Gal Aquapod, 30 gal hex gold fish torture chamber, eclipse 5 gal guppy tank

12/26/2005, 09:24 PM	#2
andycook Shai Dorsai! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Urbana, Illinois Posts: 1,841	Give it time. __________________ Look for me on UNTAPPD Current Tank Info: FW: 65g 20g 5g

12/26/2005, 09:41 PM	#3
I Love Coral Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 407	Going on 2.5 weeks now __________________ Yes my daughter's name is Coral..I named her before I got into Reefs. Current Tank Info: 46 Gal Bowfront, Custom Canopy, Dry Wet Sump, 55 lbs LR, 2X39 T5, 175w 10k MH and 24 Gal Aquapod w/MH and 12Gal Aquapod, 30 gal hex gold fish torture chamber, eclipse 5 gal guppy tank

12/26/2005, 09:44 PM	#4
skippy2 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: S.W. Michigan Posts: 3,205	It took over a yr and a half before my clowns decided to host in a pair of mushrooms. Have patience. __________________ Peggy Current Tank Info: no tank

12/27/2005, 02:15 AM	#6
Shoestring Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Westerly, RI Posts: 4,989	It seems common for clowns to live/sleep in tank corners, especially under overflows. __________________ Mike Reefcentral Folding@Home team 37251 - Click my little red house to learn more and help medical science! Current Tank Info: 2, 20-gal low tech tanks

12/26/2005, 09:46 PM	#5
onecrzyboi4u Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lexington VA Posts: 1,893	give it more time.. clowns are real funny on where they wanna live.. ive seen clowns choose strange things to live instead of a anemone..

12/27/2005, 04:44 AM	#7
nctommy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 181	True Percula Clown, Amphiprion percula, coexists with Heteractis magnifica, Stichodactyla mertensii, or S. gigantea. Mutualistic with Stoichactis and Radianthus anemones. Rose Bubble Anemone, Entacmae, great with a Tomato or a Maroon Clown. http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/marin...mbioticMap.htm

12/27/2005, 08:29 AM	#9
lovethereefer Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 298	i read somewhere that one of the mods said to put a picture of a clownfish in an anemone on the fish tank facing in so the clownfish can see it, he said it worked

12/27/2005, 08:52 AM	#10
viceversabrd Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hamburg, NY Posts: 296	I've also heard to put a clownfish shaped veggie clip right by the anemone to facilitate the process of hosting viceversabrd __________________ 55 gal FOWLR, 260w pc's, 100 lbs. live rock Current Tank Info: FOWLR

12/27/2005, 10:46 AM	#11
ILikeFish Moved On Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,262	i got a pair and all they do it stay at the top of the tank. I think they live under my favia at night

12/27/2005, 12:17 PM	#12
andycook Shai Dorsai! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Urbana, Illinois Posts: 1,841	I have a clown that stays with a LTA most of the time but visits my three BTA for a while each evening. __________________ Look for me on UNTAPPD Current Tank Info: FW: 65g 20g 5g

12/27/2005, 06:02 PM	#13
colettem Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Posts: 191	There is a pair of clowns in my lfs that are always up in the top corner of the tank - presumably it is where they have decided to take up residence!

12/27/2005, 06:14 PM	#14
3rotorFD Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: federal way WA Posts: 330	give it some time. I've got 2 true perculas .Bought a carpet anemone and one of them was hosting it the same day the other one still not interested in it

12/28/2005, 10:11 AM	#15
I Love Coral Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 407	I'm about to bag his butt and take back for a trade in..... __________________ Yes my daughter's name is Coral..I named her before I got into Reefs. Current Tank Info: 46 Gal Bowfront, Custom Canopy, Dry Wet Sump, 55 lbs LR, 2X39 T5, 175w 10k MH and 24 Gal Aquapod w/MH and 12Gal Aquapod, 30 gal hex gold fish torture chamber, eclipse 5 gal guppy tank

12/28/2005, 10:54 AM	#16
Loralie Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: minnesota Posts: 568	Give it time. It took mine weeks to go to the anemone, now they live in it all the time

12/28/2005, 10:56 AM	#17
I Love Coral Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 407	Ever see Happy Gilmore? Go to you home ball.......are you too good for your home!!!!!!!!!!! Go to your home clown!!!!!!! Are you too good for your home? __________________ Yes my daughter's name is Coral..I named her before I got into Reefs. Current Tank Info: 46 Gal Bowfront, Custom Canopy, Dry Wet Sump, 55 lbs LR, 2X39 T5, 175w 10k MH and 24 Gal Aquapod w/MH and 12Gal Aquapod, 30 gal hex gold fish torture chamber, eclipse 5 gal guppy tank

12/28/2005, 03:57 PM	#19
Lv2_play Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: OC - Anaheim Hills Posts: 235	mine hosts in my xenia but would this work? maybe transferring both to a small quarrantine tank, so that they can get aquainted faster because of the small space? __________________ Virgil Ross

01/01/2006, 08:17 PM	#20
I Love Coral Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 407	Update! I bought a baby Dori and the Clown thinks he is in Finding Nemo........darn thing is co-dependent. No longer hangs out in the corner of the tank....still no hosting in the BTA. __________________ Yes my daughter's name is Coral..I named her before I got into Reefs. Current Tank Info: 46 Gal Bowfront, Custom Canopy, Dry Wet Sump, 55 lbs LR, 2X39 T5, 175w 10k MH and 24 Gal Aquapod w/MH and 12Gal Aquapod, 30 gal hex gold fish torture chamber, eclipse 5 gal guppy tank

01/01/2006, 08:55 PM	#21
BlueYonder Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Daytona Beach, Florida USA Posts: 84	Baby Dori?...Regal Blue Tang?....Look out for the Tang Police! __________________ Love is Grand.........Divorce is a Hundred Grand. Current Tank Info: 125lbs of rock, 120lbs of live sand, 750 watts of MH and 320 watts of VHO actinics, and 3 - 5w blue lunar lights (8+ watts per gallon total), sump with skimmer, 6 - MaxiJet powerheads, Wavemaster powerhead controller, auto topoff system, chiller

01/01/2006, 10:39 PM	#23
usmcsgt Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 999	your going to need to get a bigger tank pretty soon for that blue regal. __________________ There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder. -- Ronald Reagan Current Tank Info: 100 Gal Mixed reef Cube.

01/02/2006, 12:11 AM	#25
bunnboarder Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: blacksburg,Va Posts: 16	one of my clowns did the same thing and deid like the next day