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01-20-2007, 09:55 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 23
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|  Clownfish in the BTA!!
Well it happed, last night I looked in the tank and my ocellaris clown joined the purcula in the BTA!! Ive had the ocellaris for like 6 months and it never looked at the bta. I guess the purcula make it look like to much fun, lol. The ocellaris dosent go in it to much in the day, but at night, they both sleep in it. Now I just wish the poor bta was bigger. Im gonna have to feed it more i guess. Im thinking the clownfish has to build up there mucus or something, because the ocellairs didnt just jump right in. The last few nights it would start hitting the anemone with its tail, the work its way up. Oh and it got stung a few times. I would see the poor girl jet from the anemone sometimes, but she wouldnt give up. Tank bred clowns just dont have a reason to use the anemone. That why I think they are slow to take to them. If I wouldnt have got the purcula, my ocellaris would probably never go in the bta. Im asuming the purc came from a tank with an anemone, or something simular, because it is tank bred too. To the people that cant get them to host, just give them time, and posably another clown that likes it to show the original how, lol. Good luck out there,
Michael _________ 15 Gallon Nano, Current USA 80 watt PC Light, Pengiun HOB Refug, Pair of clowns one ocellaris and one purcula!
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01-21-2007, 08:06 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: miami Age: 24
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nice and congrats! my false perc. sleeps in the button polyps! im trying to get some pics.
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15 gallon aga
20 pounds lr
35 pounds ls
Current Power quad 96 watt retrofit
ZooMed Powersweep 214
Aquaclear 70 moded into refugium
two trumpet corals (1 light blue, 1 lime green)
star pollyps (pink base with yellow tips, and regular green)
various mushrooms (over 5 types)
metalic green frogspawn
sea mat (aka button polyps)
2 false percs
1 cherub angel (2 1/2 years old)
2 blue legged hermits
2 turbos
2 margarita snails
2 Astrea snails
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01-21-2007, 09:58 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 27
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That's awesome man. Now you made me really want a BTA. Once I get done moving to the 72G bowfront and things settle out I will probably get one. I heard that tank raised clowns host easier, but obviously it's always a case by case basis with those guys. BTW post a pic man 
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72g Bowfront 85# live rock 70# live sand
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Purple Tipped Anemone
Bicolor Blenny
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01-21-2007, 10:26 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Again, Clowns will host a number of different corals and amazingly enough, Tridacna Clams.
Torch, frogspawn, Xenia, certain anemones, and button polyps atleast from my experience. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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01-21-2007, 02:53 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 23
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lol, ill try to snap a shot tonight after the clowns go to bed. The ocellaris only sleeps in the bta for now. She just like to see what is going on in my room more than play in the bta, and the purc like to play in the bta, go figure. Monkey, dont clowns get darker, or get black spots from hosting buttons, and zoos?? Ive read alot on Reef Central of clowns in different host will change color. I think it is because the buttons, and zoos have a more powerfull sting!! | |
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01-21-2007, 04:29 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: miami Age: 24
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well from speculation yes. what i think, yes. but i have seen it before and i think its kind of cool looking and it doesnt affect health from what i have seen. | |
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01-22-2007, 04:41 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 23
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| pic of the two clowns in the bta
I took this pic last night, so I had to use the flash. But you get the idea, lol.
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01-22-2007, 04:43 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: miami Age: 24
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lol the bta looks to small for them! i like that they are mixed! | |
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01-22-2007, 04:48 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Mexico Age: 23
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Yea I like odd pairs, lol. My other clowns are a tomato and a cinnamon. The bta shrinks up alittle at night, but yea it is alittle small. Here is the bta now. | |
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01-24-2007, 04:40 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Louisville Kentucky Age: 39
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My clown doesnt like anything but his corner in the sand 
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Perfecto 44 gallon Pentagon tank 22x22x24
Aquac Remora Pro w/mag3 & 2 MJ1200
24" NovaExtreme 4x24W T5 HO w/2Lunar
42lbs Tonga Kaelini & 40lbs Aragonite
O. clown
N. magnifica
Yel Watchmen Goby/Randall's Pistol Shrimp
Chalk Bass
P. mccoskeri
C. potteri
Sixline Wrasse
Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Starfish
Misc crabs & snails.
Galaxea cryptoramosa
Euphyllia divisa
Xenia sp
Purple Acropora Humilis | |
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