My clowns started hosting..

[lnevo]

They just started hosting in my spaghetti finger...nevermind the RBTA that split recently on the other side of the tank...

They are juveniles only 7 months old, are they gonna be stuck on this now? Any chance of them switching to the anemone?

The spaghetti is near their overflow which they've always hung out at since I got them.

I need to re-aquascape soon, and the anemones were one obstacle, they are sitting on a seam between two rocks. Any advice? Was going to switch the sides each were on eventually.

 

[lnevo]

Any thoughts? The leather is not really enjoying the extra attention..

 

[lnevo]

The spaghetti finger has not been a happy camper. I moved it today. I moved one of my RBTA to that spot. Hope it stays happy there. My clowns were defending it pretty well once I had the anemone there... I'm pretty wounded from the attacks, lol. I have some definite scraping that needs to happen now, but I think the finger needed a new home anyway.

 

[noelskii]

Just give them time and leave them alone. They'll host whatever they're comfortable with.

 

[lnevo]

Yeah not much more for me to do, but the leather was not enjoying it. Its already doing better now. The attacks were when i was trying to position the anemone rock. I'm scared to go back in...those clowns are vicious!

 

[noelskii]

I'd be mad too, if you took my home away!

 

[lnevo]

So the past 6-7 months (maybe longer) the clowns were playing chicken with the RBTA. I did the picture trick which got them a little more active with the nem but still not really "hosting". Anyway i ended up putting a piece of nepthia in that corner and all my progress was lost. Last night i took the nepthia away and put the nem in its place...

The results are amazing!

http://youtu.be/TLG39PP9VqI

 

[oh207]

Wow! Overnight success. Congratulations!

 

[lnevo]

Man these guys are crazy, they been rubbing on this nem like they can't get enough of it. I can't believe how awesome this is!!

 

[lnevo]

No seriously...is it always like this clown/nem threesome action???

I feel like a kid who found his dad's dirty magazines...

 

[oh207]

Enjoying the reef porn I see. Better share YouTube video so the rest of us can enjoy too.

 

[lnevo]

http://youtu.be/dgIJvReXiag

http://youtu.be/Wo9XwlLTBnQ

http://youtu.be/6ArUBzPl1eQ

 

[oh207]

Nice! How large are they and how large is the nem? Does the nem stays inflated all the time?
I have one that opens up to about 8" but then sometimes it deflates into the size of a half dollar!

 

[lnevo]

They pretty much stay inflated and they split frequently. This is the third time I've had a split and the second time it was a 1:3 split. These are like 3 inches across the oral disc. The clowns are small no more than 2". They are less than a year and half old.

 

[oh207]

Thats nice that the nems are so small. That way they can't do too much damage.

 

[TimberTDI]

After a four week separation this three some was reunited today.

 

[crox99]

Lee can you come over my house and train my clowns?