my clowns found a new home (pics)

PapaKlix · 06/02/2009, 11:18 AM

tank finished cycling a couple weeks ago, bought a mated pair of ocellaris clowns from a local guy. the tank was filthy and the poor guys were gasping the whole time i saw them in his tank. anyway, in about 2 days they took to a bubble tip anemone and seem to be very happy.

Sugar Magnolia · 06/02/2009, 12:09 PM

Happy fish!

Lamboozle · 06/02/2009, 01:55 PM

Congrats! Mine lives in my xenia

jbax · 06/02/2009, 04:30 PM

acrouse · 06/02/2009, 10:02 PM

Congratulations!! Im still waiting for my pair to host-2+years and they still show no interest in the bubble tip.

Enjoy
jolene

brad2157 · 06/02/2009, 10:08 PM

Wow, that is awesome!! I am hoping my clowns will take to my anemone soon. Mine are wild-caught and I just added them in last week. Everyone says give them some time. I noticed them hanging around my hammer coral a few days ago. I hope they don't try to host it instead.

suasponte2/75 · 06/03/2009, 02:33 PM

Sounds mean but I've trained mine by chasing them into the anemone with a net and left them alone whenever they were close or in it. After a few times they learned. Before that, they didn't even know the amemones were there for over 2 years. Now they can't stay away from them.

cwbhawk · 06/03/2009, 03:29 PM

Thats great! Ive never had an anemone but I bet it would be great for my clownfish pair!

thegrun · 06/03/2009, 03:57 PM

Great news on the clowns hosting the anemone, many never do! On a cautious note, it is VERY early to be introducing an anemone to a two week old tank, 6 months is recomended. Here is a link that you may find useful in keeping it alive: http://www.karensroseanemones.com/
Good luck and congratulations.

brad2157 · 06/03/2009, 04:22 PM

THEGRUN, Not sure if you were referencing me about it being too early to add a anemone to my "2 week old tank". I just revised my Hobby Experience to show a explanation of my tank. A lot of people think I just set up a saltwater tank from scratch and started dumping fish into it. I know much better than to do that. The tank was setup for 3 years before I bought it. I tore it down and moved everything, including all the tank water to my house. So technically, it is a few weeks old at MY house, but it is a very well established tank. The soft coral that was already in the tank is doing wonderfully since the move.

circusink22 · 06/03/2009, 05:06 PM

nice, mine didnt like the BTA and hosted in my open brain

06/02/2009, 11:18 AM	#1
PapaKlix Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 374	my clowns found a new home (pics) tank finished cycling a couple weeks ago, bought a mated pair of ocellaris clowns from a local guy. the tank was filthy and the poor guys were gasping the whole time i saw them in his tank. anyway, in about 2 days they took to a bubble tip anemone and seem to be very happy.

06/02/2009, 12:09 PM	#2
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Happy fish! __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

06/03/2009, 03:29 PM	#8
cwbhawk Junior at Iowa State Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa Posts: 148	Thats great! Ive never had an anemone but I bet it would be great for my clownfish pair! __________________ I am a nice shark, not a mindless eating machine. If I am to change this image I must first change myself. Fish are friends not food. Current Tank Info: 20 gallon tank that I move back and forth from school with me!

06/02/2009, 01:55 PM	#3
Lamboozle Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 37	Congrats! Mine lives in my xenia

06/02/2009, 04:30 PM	#4
jbax Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: palm harbor Posts: 1,425

06/02/2009, 10:02 PM	#5
acrouse Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ackworth Posts: 473	Congratulations!! Im still waiting for my pair to host-2+years and they still show no interest in the bubble tip. Enjoy jolene

06/02/2009, 10:08 PM	#6
brad2157 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pleasant View, TN Posts: 112	Wow, that is awesome!! I am hoping my clowns will take to my anemone soon. Mine are wild-caught and I just added them in last week. Everyone says give them some time. I noticed them hanging around my hammer coral a few days ago. I hope they don't try to host it instead.

06/03/2009, 02:33 PM	#7
suasponte2/75 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Bay Area (Fremont, CA) Posts: 514	Sounds mean but I've trained mine by chasing them into the anemone with a net and left them alone whenever they were close or in it. After a few times they learned. Before that, they didn't even know the amemones were there for over 2 years. Now they can't stay away from them.

06/03/2009, 03:57 PM	#9
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Great news on the clowns hosting the anemone, many never do! On a cautious note, it is VERY early to be introducing an anemone to a two week old tank, 6 months is recomended. Here is a link that you may find useful in keeping it alive: http://www.karensroseanemones.com/ Good luck and congratulations.

06/03/2009, 04:22 PM	#10
brad2157 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pleasant View, TN Posts: 112	THEGRUN, Not sure if you were referencing me about it being too early to add a anemone to my "2 week old tank". I just revised my Hobby Experience to show a explanation of my tank. A lot of people think I just set up a saltwater tank from scratch and started dumping fish into it. I know much better than to do that. The tank was setup for 3 years before I bought it. I tore it down and moved everything, including all the tank water to my house. So technically, it is a few weeks old at MY house, but it is a very well established tank. The soft coral that was already in the tank is doing wonderfully since the move.

06/03/2009, 05:06 PM	#11
circusink22 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: pa Posts: 178	nice, mine didnt like the BTA and hosted in my open brain