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Weboh · 04/16/2017, 09:56 PM

My water parameters are finally right and stable, so I'm hopefully getting an anemone tomorrow. I'm getting a BTA for my percula clowns and from what I've read, there's a 50/50 chance of the clowns hosting in it. How can I increase those odds?

There's a part in the live rock they seem to like and treat like an anemone (rub up against it like I've seen clowns at my LFS do and generally hang out there a lot—especially at night). It's near the top in good flow and high lighting, so I think a BTA would like it there. Would putting it in area the clowns have already made home base increase their chances of hosting?

Or if it turns out they don't like it, is there a 50/50 chance they'd like a clone of it when it splits? I'm not sure exactly what makes the clowns choose their anemone.

04/16/2017, 09:56 PM	#1
Weboh Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 217	Tips on how to get clowns to host an anemone? My water parameters are finally right and stable, so I'm hopefully getting an anemone tomorrow. I'm getting a BTA for my percula clowns and from what I've read, there's a 50/50 chance of the clowns hosting in it. How can I increase those odds? There's a part in the live rock they seem to like and treat like an anemone (rub up against it like I've seen clowns at my LFS do and generally hang out there a lot—especially at night). It's near the top in good flow and high lighting, so I think a BTA would like it there. Would putting it in area the clowns have already made home base increase their chances of hosting? Or if it turns out they don't like it, is there a 50/50 chance they'd like a clone of it when it splits? I'm not sure exactly what makes the clowns choose their anemone.