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Posted: June 01 2008 at 10:09pm |
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Here is my problem, and I am sure it is not unlike others who have had this problem. I have a pair of false perculas that wont host my RBTA. I have heard from a very reliable source that if I tape a picture of clowns hosting an anemone to the glass that this might help them to host. I am having trouble finding a picture that I like. I have taped 2 pictures to the glass and left them for 2 days with no results so far. I am sure I need more patients, but while I wait I was hoping that someone, who has clowns hosting, could take some good pictures and put them on this thread so I can print them and use them. If you have any other suggestions on how to get them to host please let me know.
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Posted: June 01 2008 at 10:27pm |
first off. this is funny... you trying to get them in the mood???
here are a few
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Posted: June 01 2008 at 10:31pm |
Yeah it is kind of funny, but if it works I will be stoked  Thanks for the great pics they are better than what I have.
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 2:45am |
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I tried that with our clown. I had 3 large, color pictures taped up around the corners of the tank near the anemone. He still does not go near it. It sucks, because since the clown swims all over the tank he frequently upsets my firefish, who then spends hours hiding.
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 10:22am |
I have not heard this. Would be great if we could get our maroons to host. I wondered if we bought a wild caught if it would teach our maroons before they harassed it to death, but of course then what? Our tank isn't big enough for three clowns. Has anyone found a method that was successful for them to get their clowns to host?
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 10:30am |
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i put my clowns in tanks with other big fish. it makes them want to host in the nem
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 10:44am |
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Crystal, what are you doing on here? You are supposed to be delivering puppies!
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 10:51am |
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im laying next to the whelpingg pool. still no action. she is still panting
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 10:59am |
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I like my clowns hosting in xenia because I don't have bright lights in that tank. It took about 4 months for my TR clowns to host the xenia and now they wont leave it.
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 12:33pm |
If they don't go in for the pics of clowns hosting, leave those pics up and post additional pics of predators like Lionfish. That will probably do the trick. This has worked for others in the past. 
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 5:47pm |
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I like my clowns hosting in xenia because I don't have bright lights in that tank. It took about 4 months for my TR clowns to host the xenia and now they wont leave it. |
That would be WAY handy! Did you teach them that or is that a stupid question lol
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 6:52pm |
It seems in general that tank raised clowns don't take to hosting nearly as easily as wild-bred fish. In some way they are probably "losing" that instinct, being bred out of them - especially ofter several generations of TR fish...
That being said, my TR False Perculas (Oscellaris) do host... Frogspawn  they won't go near any of my 'nems
However, my WC Tomatoes host in all of my anenomes - even the Condys 
And the male spends alot of time laying on / in my 5" Toadstool whenever the female gives him too much "grief"... 
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 10:48pm |
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My TR ocellaris(sp?) just picked up hosting one day on their own. The male started it, maybe it was affraid. Then the female(bigger so far) kicked the male out and took to hosting the xenia. About a week later the female let the male back into the xenia and they share now.
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Posted: June 02 2008 at 10:56pm |
That's cool. Once they get it then they get it.
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 9:13am |
Do fish see color? I want to try this but I have a b/w laser printer.
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 10:02am |
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I printed my pictures in color, but I don't know if it matters. No results so far, I havn't tried the predetor fish yet though.
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 10:33am |
Maybe it is that clownfish are wanting to host in an anemone that is found in their natural environment? Here is a useful site that lists what most clownfish will host. I am not saying that this is how it has to be as I know there are always acceptions and every fish has it's own mind. http://www.amdareef.com/ho_anemones.htm
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 10:42am |
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Have you ever tried to "scare" them in to the anemone, chase them with a net feeding stick etc, towards the anemone, its worked for me on occasion. Generally though all mine have hosted within 10 minutes of adding a nem......
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 11:13am |
Lyscer wrote:
Maybe it is that clownfish are wanting to host in an anemone that is found in their natural environment? Here is a useful site that lists what most clownfish will host. I am not saying that this is how it has to be as I know there are always acceptions and every fish has it's own mind.
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Well after reading this chart it looks like it is hopeless for me, since their is no anemone that will host a false percula. I guess I just have to hope for the acception
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Posted: June 03 2008 at 11:26am |
I don't think the problem is that you have a false perc. I think that it is tank raised. Hosting is a learned behavior and most tank raised clowns have never even seen an anemone. Some manage to figure out the hosting thing on their own over a period of time, some will never host or will choose in appropriate things to host.
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