adding a clown

i was thinking of trying to ad another clown to my tank i allready have a med ocellaris that will not host the bta and i kind of like to have that relationship but not to sure if the ocellaris would go bonkers i already have a maroon & gold in my other tank so i cant put the ocellaris in there ,maroon & gold way to agressive anyone have any ideas on this (try it or leave well enough alone?

 

you should be able to add a 2nd occeleris, the 2 will probably scrap for who is going to be the dominant one, rarely does that ever turn fatal though
having a bta isnt a gurantee they'll ever host it though, some just dont do it
the original pair of clowns i have in my 58 took over 6 months to decide to host the rose bta now they wont go more than 6" away from it, vs the black and white aussie clowns i have in my nano immediatly swam to and stay near the bta in that tank

 

iraf is right on ollie, you don't say how long the other clown has been in the tank nor how long the Anemone has been with the clown. I think I would give it time, at least a few more months.

 

+3.....previous posts right on

 

the clown and bta have been in the tank for at least 6 months the green bta was a hitchhiker on a rose bta i bought that didnt make it the green was about the size of a pencil eraser thars why i never saw it till it was in the tank now its almost the size of a softballi know there is never a guarentee that a clown will host i was just hoping its pretty cool when they do the maroon and gold in my other tank would love it but i only have 2/96 watt pc on that tank dont think it would make under that light

 

hey mission your not serious are you?

 

I have heard when you want to introduce a 2nd clown, you should rearrange the tank before you do so the 1st one isn't too territorial. I had to do this recently when my one clown turned homicidal to everything in the tank. I had to return her to the store, where she lives happily by herself in a 30 gallon display tank.

As for putting a pic of clowns hosting? I had a friend who did this because she thought it was hillarious. Her clowns started to host in about a week.

 

I will answer for mission, yes, it has been done and worked for some. Ever watch your fish play/attack their reflection in the tank glass? That is one main reason I love salt water fish, they are to a lesser or greater degree "intelligent". They learn from seeing and experience and innate tendencies.

 

I have heard they will sometimes host if they see a picture