got my RBTA

vr697getta · 10/12/2007, 06:25 PM

its been in my tank alittle more that a day picked a spot and stayed there
the only thing is my clown fish won't go near it i know that its not a 100 percent that they will host but about how long till i give up hope
the clowns are false percs
thanks roland

demonsp · 10/12/2007, 06:48 PM

What other corals do you have? I would think that after a week or 2 if not hosting then not interested. I got 2 tomato clowns and as soon as i added them they went strait to my enemone. After they worked thier sesx out the female will only let the male on the outside. But my male will host any nearby coral.
She loves that thing so much that whene i removed the rock it was on she stuck to the enemone so hard i didnt see her in their and freaked whene i didnt see her in the cage. I think she would rather die then be without her drug. Hehe

vr697getta · 10/12/2007, 07:11 PM

awhile ago they it looked like they hoted my mushroom but that was awhile ago it was for a day or 2 and that was it

demonsp · 10/12/2007, 07:21 PM

That fasle perc may not have any interest in hosting anything. My bro's false never hosted any coral. I think tank breeding my have a hand in this. Also if there are no other fish that scare him he doesnt need a safe house.
Go to the clown fish forum and ask there may have better response.

Mavrk · 10/12/2007, 11:09 PM

I have heard of people "training" their clowns to host. Of course if they don't want to, then they never will. I don't know how they do this, but perhaps they would know at the anemone and clown forum. I'd be interested to know this myself.

vr697getta · 10/12/2007, 11:12 PM

yeah have a post there also but didn't get that much more info
i hope that once the rbta there in the same spot for a few days they will host I HOPE if not the rbta is awesome looking anyway most people think it is a type of coral lol

kau_cinta_ku · 10/12/2007, 11:17 PM

well first off a BTA anemone is not a natural anemone for percs or occ. clowns however they will go into them. I have a LTA and a GBTA in my tank and my clowns won't go in them either they host my toadstool leather instead

coast2coast7390 · 10/12/2007, 11:31 PM

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Originally posted by demonsp
What other corals do you have? I would think that after a week or 2 if not hosting then not interested. I got 2 tomato clowns and as soon as i added them they went strait to my enemone. After they worked thier sesx out the female will only let the male on the outside. But my male will host any nearby coral.
She loves that thing so much that whene i removed the rock it was on she stuck to the enemone so hard i didnt see her in their and freaked whene i didnt see her in the cage. I think she would rather die then be without her drug. Hehe

DITTO Tomatos love BTAs

uscharalph · 10/12/2007, 11:39 PM

Funny story. I had read that if you put pictures of clowns hosting in anenomes against the glass of the aquarium, they might get the idea. Didn't work for me. I ended up putting a Maroon Clown in the tank and he went right for my BTA. He now shares it with a smaller Yellowstripe Maroon Clownfish.

vr697getta · 10/12/2007, 11:44 PM

well now and i never seen this before with my clowns they are now hosting a small cave inside a piece of lr
its HOPELESS

Cleveland · 10/13/2007, 12:45 AM

you could always try rearranging your rocks.

ludnix · 10/13/2007, 01:33 AM

My clownfish took over 3 months to host in my BTA. Give it time.

mrbncal · 10/13/2007, 01:42 AM

I agree it takes time for the instinct to hit with false percs. Plus bta's arent a natural host for them.

I had a green bta in the tank for a month and a half before the clown hosted. One day he was just in it.

moo0o · 10/13/2007, 04:52 AM

i had my LTA for a few months before my clowns started hosting it.

vr697getta · 10/13/2007, 04:47 PM

thanks for giving me hope every one

10/12/2007, 06:25 PM	#1
vr697getta Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: white oak Posts: 1,974	got my RBTA its been in my tank alittle more that a day picked a spot and stayed there the only thing is my clown fish won't go near it i know that its not a 100 percent that they will host but about how long till i give up hope the clowns are false percs thanks roland

10/12/2007, 11:39 PM	#9
uscharalph Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,248	Funny story. I had read that if you put pictures of clowns hosting in anenomes against the glass of the aquarium, they might get the idea. Didn't work for me. I ended up putting a Maroon Clown in the tank and he went right for my BTA. He now shares it with a smaller Yellowstripe Maroon Clownfish. __________________ Ralph Mendoza Jr. Long Beach, CA Current Tank Info: 80 Gallon Reef Tank

10/13/2007, 01:33 AM	#12
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	My clownfish took over 3 months to host in my BTA. Give it time. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

10/13/2007, 01:42 AM	#13
mrbncal Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Redding Posts: 677	I agree it takes time for the instinct to hit with false percs. Plus bta's arent a natural host for them. I had a green bta in the tank for a month and a half before the clown hosted. One day he was just in it. __________________ Mike Current Tank Info: 75 RR AGA, OceanRevive LED w/ 2 t5, DIY Algae Scrubber filter

10/12/2007, 06:48 PM	#2
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	What other corals do you have? I would think that after a week or 2 if not hosting then not interested. I got 2 tomato clowns and as soon as i added them they went strait to my enemone. After they worked thier sesx out the female will only let the male on the outside. But my male will host any nearby coral. She loves that thing so much that whene i removed the rock it was on she stuck to the enemone so hard i didnt see her in their and freaked whene i didnt see her in the cage. I think she would rather die then be without her drug. Hehe

10/12/2007, 07:11 PM	#3
vr697getta Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: white oak Posts: 1,974	awhile ago they it looked like they hoted my mushroom but that was awhile ago it was for a day or 2 and that was it

10/12/2007, 07:21 PM	#4
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	That fasle perc may not have any interest in hosting anything. My bro's false never hosted any coral. I think tank breeding my have a hand in this. Also if there are no other fish that scare him he doesnt need a safe house. Go to the clown fish forum and ask there may have better response.

10/12/2007, 11:09 PM	#5
Mavrk Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California - South Bay Area Posts: 2,775	I have heard of people "training" their clowns to host. Of course if they don't want to, then they never will. I don't know how they do this, but perhaps they would know at the anemone and clown forum. I'd be interested to know this myself.

10/12/2007, 11:12 PM	#6
vr697getta Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: white oak Posts: 1,974	yeah have a post there also but didn't get that much more info i hope that once the rbta there in the same spot for a few days they will host I HOPE if not the rbta is awesome looking anyway most people think it is a type of coral lol

10/12/2007, 11:17 PM	#7
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	well first off a BTA anemone is not a natural anemone for percs or occ. clowns however they will go into them. I have a LTA and a GBTA in my tank and my clowns won't go in them either they host my toadstool leather instead

10/12/2007, 11:44 PM	#10
vr697getta Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: white oak Posts: 1,974	well now and i never seen this before with my clowns they are now hosting a small cave inside a piece of lr its HOPELESS

10/13/2007, 12:45 AM	#11
Cleveland Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 22	you could always try rearranging your rocks.

10/13/2007, 04:52 AM	#14
moo0o Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SJ,CA Posts: 1,694	i had my LTA for a few months before my clowns started hosting it.

10/13/2007, 04:47 PM	#15
vr697getta Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: white oak Posts: 1,974	thanks for giving me hope every one