Maroon clown don't play anemones

[DUCADOS]

Having my maroon clown for about 9months liao then recently add a anemones into it but till now (3weeks Liao) never c him going play with it.

Is it normal for such case? anemones is fish shop uncle recommended to me wan when ask what clown I'm keeping

[SamuelTan]

I played video for my 2 Tomato clowns to watch, few days later one start playing the other starts playing too and the female hosted on it. I added a new anemone after the first one died, the next day the female hosted on the new one already!

[vt_snowman87]

you cannot really control whether ornot your clownfish will take a host, and what host they choose.. but normally for most reefers, its only a matter of time..

it would actually help a little if you could tell us what anemone is that..

[DUCADOS]

I played video for my 2 Tomato clowns to watch, few days later one start playing the other starts playing too and the female hosted on it. I added a new anemone after the first one died, the next day the female hosted on the new one already!

Play video ah??? How u go about playing video in the water to let your clown watch?

Pls elaborate. Anyway thanks for your prompt reply.

[SamuelTan]

Using my iphone search "clownfish on anemone" on youtube and play it for my fish at the side of the tank for them to watch. Hope it helps! Got this idea from somewhere when I was wondering why my clownfish doesn't host also.

[DUCADOS]

Using my iphone search "clownfish on anemone" on youtube and play it for my fish at the side of the tank for them to watch. Hope it helps! Got this idea from somewhere when I was wondering why my clownfish doesn't host also.

Wow... Serious ah?

Never heard of such things before wor...

[SamuelTan]

I was quite skeptical about it at first too lol. But its worth a try though lol to trigger their natural instinct. You sure you are using the right anemone? What type of anemone is it?

[BFG]

.....or get a large picture of clown fish hosting an anemone, it may trigger their hosting instinct.

[DUCADOS]

I was quite skeptical about it at first too lol. But its worth a try though lol to trigger their natural instinct. You sure you are using the right anemone? What type of anemone is it?

I forgotten the name of the anemones liao.

But I did ask the fish shop boss what anemones to get if I'm keeping a maroon?

So that's what he recommended to me.Shouldn't be wrong ba!

[DUCADOS]

.....or get a large picture of clown fish hosting an anemone, it may trigger their hosting instinct.

really? If so I might try both the video n the picture.

But picture dun move also can ah?

[SamuelTan]

Long Tentacle,Bubble Tip,Carpet and Sebae anemone I think. But don't always have to be anemone cause they will host on anything that they think is safe, like my male tomato clown has hosted on big mushroom lol.

[M3Morph]

Based on the compatibility chart from reefs.org, maroon clownfish will only host Bulb Anemone in the wild.

Hope this helps.

M3MORPH

[Jameshong]

Based on the compatibility chart from reefs.org, maroon clownfish will only host Bulb Anemone in the wild.

Hope this helps.

M3MORPH

Didn't know there is such a chart... !

[yikai]

they may host other anemones in our tanks.

they make do with whatever there is

but some anemones do not host clown. so it's important you let us know what anemone u bought.

[DUCADOS]

Whatever anemones it is,those who suggested to me about showing pics n video to my clownfish hosting anemones.

I have 1 word for u. Brilliant!!! Coz my maroon is hosting it already.Just saw it today!

[Terryz_]

Some clowns will take a longer time to get used to the sting of the anemone depending on the anemone and esp if it have gone without for very long... They will slowly coat themselves with mucus and go into the anemone to make sure they dun get stung...

Might be pure coincidence...

Or maybe it works???

Edited January 26, 2011 by Terryz_

[vt_snowman87]

Some clowns will take a longer time to get used to the sting of the anemone depending on the anemone and esp if it have gone without for very long... They will slowly coat themselves with mucus and go into the anemone to make sure they dun get stung...

Might be pure coincidence...

Or maybe it works???

there have been many accounts of this method on RC that they claim to have great success..

however, i believe the potency level of the stings have to be taken into consideration too.. i rmbed how it took my old perculas seconds to host a RBTA, but weeks and weeks still refusing to touch the Haddoni even though i plastered tons of pictures around my tank.. one time, it almost got eaten by the Haddoni and lucky i was there to rescue him..

[DUCADOS]

I 80% feel that it works. Coz when I place my iPhone there showing the video,my maroon actually wanna wack the clown inside my phone (Lol)

meaning it did notice...

Anyway I feel that now everything is about video.

News also broadcast that panda ''heh heh'' after watch panda ######!Lol

[SamuelTan]

I 80% feel that it works. Coz when I place my iPhone there showing the video,my maroon actually wanna wack the clown inside my phone (Lol)

meaning it did notice...

Anyway I feel that now everything is about video.

News also broadcast that panda ''heh heh'' after watch panda ######!Lol

Well video is definitely better than pictures I guess? Glad that it works for you also!

[DUCADOS]

Really thanks those bros for the helping tips.

[optimus prime]

my experience with maroons is that they are simply stubborn

mine just stick to a fake coral

[pomacanthus]

Didn't know there is such a chart... !

throw in another clown for them to play! then they will retreat into the anemone because there is competition

[pomacanthus]

my experience with maroons is that they are simply stubborn

mine just stick to a fake coral

and belligerent too!

[xiggie]

Already 3years ... Still the clown never play with his anemone?

[Firestarter]

Alot of old thread diggers recently.

kfc, gstar and calvinming - all with the same style of posting to increase posts.

Mods please help to check if its not the same person.