Anem Crabs and Clowns (1 Viewer)

[Mutu]

Alright so I have some Clowns in my tank that just don't host in the Anem.

Could be because the few times I have seen them go near the Anem it retracts, could be they just don't like it.

It is a Green Bubble tip I got from Merk... and 2 of the clowns I got from Lurch.. the 3rd clown (yes I have 3 clowns all happy) I got from Discovery Aquatics, all false percs.

This has been going on for a month or two (the clowns and the anem). The Anem has at least doubled (maybe more) in size and the 3rd clown is now approaching the other 2 in size (it had been smaller).

My questions are:
1 - Odds the clowns will host? Any ideas?

2 - Anything wrong with getting an anem crab a ways down the line? Or will I have the same problem?

 

[David Grigor]

1 month still isn't that long. I 've had it take 10-12 months before. Now I have been introducing the clowns together with the anemone in a acclimation box and is much faster ( within 24-48hours ) than just letting them try to figure it out.

 

[Skip]

I had a green LTA that clowns would not even show interest in, so I put an anemone crab in and it never parted with it for years. Once I got RBTA the clowns loved them! Prolly the type of nem?