Getting A Anemone to host a clown!!!!!!!!!

Okay everyone I was looking on the fourms today to find a common question asked by many reefers so I decided to show and post up a fourm on how to do it. The question is

"HOW DO I GET MY ANEMONE TO HOST A CLOWN?"

Now some of the most obvious answers have been said like certain species of clowns with certain species of anemone. Now with my experience I have noticed that this information is true when the anemone is introduced for the first time. What I realized is that clowns have a natural instint to go into an anemone for safty. I am not saying that when you introduce an anemone, immidiatly the clown will go into it but as time goes by like 1 or 2 days maybe 1 week or months, the anemone will eventually host your clown.

Now I have done some procedures that people have mentioned on fourms that has problably got most reefers wondering "Does that work??" or "Should I try this??"

Down Below are some steps that I took to help new reefers or anyone trying to succesfully host a anemone to a clown.

Materials used:
1 Bubble tip anemone (green)
1 False percula clown 1 1/2 inch to 2 inches long
1 Air stone with pump and air line
1 Small Heater ( keep temperature warm)
1 Closed 2 gallon container
1 Gallon of tank saltwater

If you are going to do this be sure to do it correctly because you can stress out the clown or anemone. The water temperature should be the same at all times at about 78 to 82 degrees. I keep my clown happy by putting in some brine shrimp so he would not stress to much.

As of right now if you see closely in the pictures the clown was going in circles around the anemone. Some times it will touch the anemone and run away for a little then come back. This is some strange behavior but after 1 hour or 2 he started to stay in it for short periods of time then leave.
What I did now was put photos in front of my tank to see if it has any effect but I am still testing this method and will post my observations soon when I see any improvements.

If anyone has any questions about this and /or need some help getting this done I will be glad to help

 

clowns dont host.

not sure if you said how long you were going to keep them in a seperate container but i can see that stressing out both the clown and nem in short order.

 

Hello
I have been doing this for a couple of hours and the clown has gone in and out of the anemone. There not stressed at all the clown is swimming everywhere in that container and nothing seems to be going wrong. This morning I just put them into my tank and now the clown goes around the tank like 2 times then looks and swims very close to the anemone and takes off agan. Im pretty sure that by next week or two he should be in their.

Remember this is informational. It is for reefers who want there anemones to host a clown in their reef tanks. I will continue posting when the clown advances its move.

 

FYI
Anemones host Clownfish.
Clownfish do not host Anemones.

 

if they are in the container for only a short amount of time i agree that this might work. also some people use colanders with the nem and clown in it sitting in the tank. same kind of concept as yours.

also the clown does not host the anemone. the anemone hosts the clown.
this forum is a pretty big stickler on that wording. just hope for you that vinny doesnt jump on this thread lol

 

The vinny did and I fixed it. Well everyone makes mistakes haha did not notice until now. Anyways im still working on this to see how it comes out. I will provide pictures when ready

 

What happens when you put them in the tank, and the nem goes where it wants to, and your clown looses interest?

I think your better off just putting both in the habitat they will be living in for the remainder of their lives (your tank) and see what happens. Its a crap shoot to begin with, but if the clown wants to be buddies, it will, nothing you can do to persuade clowns. Because once theyre set free from that container, there is a whole new set of circumstances in the tank that may or may not allow them to host.

What your doing looks like it might work, more power to you seriously clowns in nems are awesome. but u think the same % of this occurring exist weather you go thru this trouble or not. I could be wrong, but i do hope all works out for you.

 

You guys had me proudly smiling till I saw this.:;D
I agree with everything else though.
What you also have to remember is that alot of clowns today are tank raised and have never seen an anemone before.(Although there should be some natural instinct. ) Also the reason your clown is going and brushing up against it is clowns are suseptible to the nematocysts just like any other fish. They gently brush against it for a while to build up a slime coat that protects them from the sting. Forcing a clown and an anemone into close quarters in a small container is stressful and a dangerous practice IMO. If you want to have a pairing increase your chances by purchasing a wild caught clown with an appropriate anemone.Having other fish in the tank may help as they will then feel the need for protection. There is no telling when or if it will decide to reside in the host.