Photo-trick with Clown Fish and BTA ?!

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by Camilsky, Dec 26, 2007.

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  1. buckey

    buckey Plankton

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    UPDATE as of 12:!2 California time.
    I put the picture up at 3:30 yesterday
    The OCC clown was very curious about his new tank mate (the picture). He kept going over to see what he (the pic) was doing.
    Well, this morning I was doing a water change and noticed that he was sitting right on top of the Sebae anenome! He wasn't digging through it like they normally do, but he was in it. The weird thing is, he was staring at the picture while he was sitting on top of the anenome!
    He has not taken it up as his home yet, but it is progress!
    I will keep you posted!
     
    buckey, Dec 27, 2007
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  2. Nemo 22

    Nemo 22 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    wow that s a good sign.im impressed.
     
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  3. Camilsky

    Camilsky Montipora Capricornis

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    Heh! I'm glad it works :D :cheesy:
     
    Camilsky, Dec 27, 2007
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  4. buckey

    buckey Plankton

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    well, he is still not living in it like a clown normally does. Weird.
     
    buckey, Dec 28, 2007
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  5. Camilsky

    Camilsky Montipora Capricornis

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    Hmm... It may take time! Clown fish has to adopt to the toxins that are produced inside nematocysts (this funny cells that allow anemone to capture and paralyse its pray)! :cheesy:
     
    Camilsky, Dec 28, 2007
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  6. Froc3

    Froc3 Fire Goby

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    I'm currently trying this.. i posted the pic on the side of the tank yesterday and the maroon clown seems to be trying to get into the anemone.. hes been stung a few times, but at least he is trying now.. before he wouldnt go near it! I'll keep everyone posted on progress.
     
    Froc3, Feb 23, 2008
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  7. Camilsky

    Camilsky Montipora Capricornis

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    Hey! Thanks! :) Keep us updated!
     
    Camilsky, Feb 24, 2008
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  8. sparkienyc

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    I have 2 pairs of beautiful Oceallis clowns and 2 beautiful bubble tips which they will not go near.. I have to give this a try..
    The clowns are soooooooooooo curious and get into everything, I would not be surprised if this worked.. MORE TO COMe
     
    sparkienyc, Feb 24, 2008
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  9. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    This has been a proven theory. I shared this info with a buddy who couldn't get his perc.( tank raised) to host an anemone that he has had for a while. The fish has never hosted anything prior. We had it in our office nano. He followed the directions by putting pictures on his tank of percs. hosting anemones. He called me last night and told me within 2 hours of putting pictures up it was hosting.
     
    missionsix, Mar 11, 2008
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  10. ReefSparky

    ReefSparky Super Moderator

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    Yup. Never heard of it either before I overheard a guy in an LFS explaining it to a customer. The way he explained it made perfect sense. He told the customer that, "If you take a person who has never seen a pizza, and place it in front of them, they might not know what to do with it. If you place that person in a room with others who are eating pizza, he'd get visual cues from the others and know what to do."

    Chances are a clownfish has never seen an anemone. He might approach it as if it were any other potential danger, or rock, or. . . ... .
     
    ReefSparky, Mar 11, 2008
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