Clark Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Maybe it's time to part with my clownfish. If it can't accept my RBTA for who it is after half a year now, I think I may get a new fish. If you were in my situation and wanted a clown in that RBTA how would you go about it? Get a second b/w clown and hope it hosts and the other clown is cool? Replace the clown with another variety and keep or sell the b/w? Thanks Clark Ps I think the b/w got stung by the RBTA early on which may have put a damper on the relationship. To be fair I think it actually was stung the one time it went near it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JoseZ Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Maybe keep an eye out for one at the lfs that is already hosting and try introducing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOceanTraveler Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I had one that wouldn't host. Introduced one that knows to host and it showed the other one how fun it was to host. Problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmaytagg Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I put mine in a pasta strainer. It discovered it and now I can't even get close to the rbta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Get your clown a hosting buddy to show him the ropes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 I'm afraid to force them into close quarters and get him stung again, or is that something that can only happen when they are really young? I don't often see a lfs with a hosting clown they are willing to sell. . I wonder if RCA would be willing to keep their next batch with a bta until one hosts.,,. Is that a reasonable request do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 A lot of the multi generation captive ones wont host anything. BTA's aren't natural anemones for them anyway, so it's sort of a big coin toss with most of them nowadays. I've found that maroon are much more prone on hosting BTA's than ocys or percs, but with captive ones it's sort of the same situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Yeah, bringing in a maroon was something I was considering as well. I'd likely ship out the b/w then if they argued. So maybe a wild caught maroon... Thanks for the feedback everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.