my clown refuse to enter anemone

[siglap]

my previous anemone was chopped up by the filter. it was a long tentacle anemone. i have since bought a new carpet anemone but both clowns have yet to enter it. is there somthing that i can do?

[ReDDeviLs]

different clowns host in different anemone..

what clowns you have?

and also carpet anemone have strong sting than can kill a fish..if you have other fishes..quite dangerous.

[Terryz_]

The clown will have to slowly coat themselves with the slime from the anenome so that when they host it the sting will not affect themm... Give them some time... And yes... Carpet anenome is very dangerous have bad experience with them....

[siglap]

ya gave it much consideration before buying but mine seems quite docile can see its base sticking to the wall of my tank under the sand. my clowns are ocellaris dont think it would be a prob.

[siglap]

and do you mean they will need to coat themselves everytime they enter a diff anemone? cause my anemone is already 6 days old

[Gouldian]

Clown fish will periodically coat themselves on the host anemone so that they will not be stung. Thus if a clown has been without anemone for a period of time, it needs to gradually coat small parts of its body with the anemone's sting during this period you will notice the clown moving in and out of the anemone but not fully letting the anemone envelope it.

Different clowns also prefer different anemone do it is advisable to check out the anemone preferred by your clown before proceeding.

Another thing to note is that clown will not go near an anemone when the anemone is weak or dying for obvious reasons.

It is also not adviseable to immediately introduce the anemone to a resident clown for it may give the anemone undue stress. The right way to to acclimatize your anemone to your water and lighting parameters first and when the anemone is fully acclimatize then introduce the clown. I

[siglap]

thanks gouldian for your concerns. but my anemone is defitenetly healthy, it is still sticky to the touch. and also i believe that carpet anemone do host ocellaris.

and finally the clown is not even touching the anemone.