nvandewa Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Will tank raised Ocellaris make a home in a BTA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad and Jen May Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Mine just started hosting my RBTA. I didnt think they would, but after two months one of my clowns finally started and is hosting all day long. It, however, wont let the other clown anywhere near the nem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvandewa Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Thanks for the input! That's pretty funny about one excluding the other. I've got two, so I'll see if one moves in or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teg Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 mostly it's a hit and miss. I usually see clown start hosting when there's a threat around. You can try to confine the BTA and the clown together in a small area, this way they might learn to host the BTA. I have 5 clowns in my tank and they formed two groups (one group would hose my carpet anemone, while other didn't host any anemone) with one messenger going back and forth between the group. Then when I switched tank, all 5 clowns were put together in fairly small container, now they all school in one group (this is assuming all clowns are form same species). When they went back to the tank, they all now host same carpet anemone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsquared Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 My two clowns would not get near the GBTA for about 4 months. But now they do not venture far away at all. I guess instinct finally took over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobR Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Form everything I've heard tank breds are tough like Teg said "hit or miss". I have two, an Ocellaris, and a Picasso Perc. The perc is all up in the nem he loves it, but the Ocellaris just kinda hangs out by it but doesn't go in.... hopefully she will eventually learn from the perc, but that is yet to be seen. All you can do is have patience and hopefully it will happen. Have also heard of folks taping pics of a clown hosting to the side of the tank and being successful. I tried it for about a month, and the ocellaris still won't host. I have also heard that some tanks breds will never host, hope that is not the case, but it is a possibility..... Good luck and be patient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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