How To Host Clown Fish In A New Anemone
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So you bought a new anemone, but you’re clown fish won’t choose it for their host? Here’s a step by step guide on a few ways to get those clown fish to choose a their new home.
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This an excellent video man. Thankyou so much. Just started a 13.5. You helped way much!!!
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome Anthony! Welcome to the fam 👊
lol… love the music lol
@tylerhuxford3440
17 күн бұрын
Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣 thank you sir!
That’s silly. I used a small turkey baster to feed my clowns brine shrimp. They would come up and grab the food. I would feed them near the nems. The nems would sting them, and over time got used to it. Over time they started loving on them.
Just got a magnificent anemone yesterday afternoon. Had 2 clown fish in my tank 220 gallon reef For about six months. They would not host anywhere except for on the right hand side of the tank near the return line from the return pump. I shut they flow off to the tank and turned off all the wave makers. Placed the anemone very close to where they were hosting around the return lines. After the anemone had its foot planted on the rock work it was time for the lights to go out. Woke up this morning and low and behold one of the clown fish was hosting in the brand new anemone. Less than 12 hours. I didn't do a thing but put it close to where they were hanging out in the tank already. The main thing is to turn off the flow until the anemone gets a good foothold. Then you can turn your power heads and wave makers.back on.
@tylerhuxford3440
3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations! I’ll have to pass this idea along. Well done my friend!
@grimcarnage4309
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this idea. I also have a new mag. My clowns hang at the bottom of the tank, so I was worried he wouldn't have enough light. I'm an idiot for not thinking about putting his rock close to them at bedtime.
@quefula1
2 жыл бұрын
I bought an anemone for my clowns last Saturday. I watched this video to get some ideas. The anemone took home near where my clowns would rest at night but they left that area for a while. The female would come up close to inspect the anemone but wouldn’t touch it. I remember in the video you said you tried showing a gif of a clown in an anemone but that you tried it and didn’t work. I said what the heck let me try and I I looked up a video and played it couple of times on the side of my tank. The clowns got close to the glass to where the video was playing. That same day which was yesterday at night when I came home I found the female hosting the anemone I couldn’t believe it. Now I’m not saying that was what triggered it but man I’m happy what ever it was worked. Unfortunately I didn’t document me playing the video or anything because I thought for sure it wasn’t going to work but then again I can’t say for sure that was what did it.
Thanks for the video, purchasing an anemome this coming weekend...i will def try this method, allowing AM to settle before letting the fish go...subscribed!
@tylerhuxford3440
5 ай бұрын
You’re the man David! Welcome to the fam 💪
I did exactly the same thing!!! He was fully in the anemone everyday until I released both of them to the tank, since then he’s just ignoring the anemone… been 2-3weeks now
@tylerhuxford3440
12 күн бұрын
Crazy isn’t it?? It’s going to happen though 💪
Your personality is what made me subscribe
My local fish shop owner says he's seen the photo trick work. Different things work for different people. I'm going to try the iPad thing
@tylerhuxford3440
2 жыл бұрын
Please tell me how this goes! I want to see this work! Intuitively it makes sense, but I’ve never seen it work. @forthebudgies
The ending is funny😂
I liked the video and shared experience. But, don’t add a caption “works every time” when you don’t know what’ll eventually work.
@FutroHiddenMovieGems
Жыл бұрын
“60% of the time, it works every time” haha
Y did you not place the anenome right side up with wave makers off wait for it to get foot hold and turn them back on bet it would have worked idk what the heck you were thinkin lol
@tylerhuxford3440
6 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 someone else asked the same question, and honestly, I was NOT thinking 😅 worked out in the end though!
@KarnageKollectibles
2 ай бұрын
Yea wtf lol
Best soundtrack choice ever 😂
@tylerhuxford3440
2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha Glad you liked it!
Great video, thank you , subbed!
@tylerhuxford3440
11 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
I’ve been feeding my black occelaris clownfish near a rainbow bubble tip and after a week it’s finally working! They are now hanging out by it a lot, hopefully hosting soon :)
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
Boom!
@codyshubin1073
7 ай бұрын
That’s what I’ve been doing and I’ve seen results! My clowns now look at the rainbow bubble tip as a feeding station and my male and female both lay in it
@vahidhosoda6614
3 ай бұрын
@@codyshubin1073how long did it take you guys I’m still currently feeding my clownfish near my large bubble tip still not hosting yet but still search for food near the anemone they started since last week since I started
@codyshubin1073
3 ай бұрын
@@vahidhosoda6614 my anemone has been stuck shriveled up and it’s healed some but has a lot of growing to do before my clowns ever mess with it again
It took 7 months for my juvenile pair to notice my nem after I gave up the first month. I tried all methods mentioned here. On the 7th month I notice the pair started nipping together at my hand when I got to their "corner". I moved the Nem back there on that corner that night, and in the next 2 days, I found them inside the Nem. I think what helped is I didn't put my hand in the aquarium for a long time.
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
I’ve always said, the biggest danger to our reefs is ourselves 😅 we mean well, but keeping hands outside the tank usually makes for great thing happening like happier fish and corals
Sweet hat. Sweet video
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
Amen amen!! Thank you sir!
I once posted the anemone pics around a 10 gallon tank and the clown jumped right into the anemone. I promise you, I am not a terrible person.
@tylerhuxford3440
3 ай бұрын
You’re kidding me! This is incredible 😅 did you get it on video??
It’s a glorious day when your clownfish finally decides to make the anemone you bought its home :) Comment down below if you’ve found other ways to successfully host anemones folks!
6:22 whoa bro, give a warning for getting caked next time jeeze
@tylerhuxford3440
4 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
Used my iPad on the side of my tank with my type of clownfish and nem on the screen with an hour long video then left. I came back and they were in the anemone
@tylerhuxford3440
3 жыл бұрын
That worked?? Did you record it? I want to see someone do that, I’ve never actually sent it work
@Fookem
3 жыл бұрын
I actually did this for two weeks. Every other day for about an hour. Today I came in and saw them both hosting my BTA. Couldn’t be happier
@hannah234ize
2 жыл бұрын
gtfooo
What tank setup is that? Beautiful tank thanks for the video.
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
Redsea max 500s :)
My female is currently sitting in an acrylic tube until she figures out wtf an anemone is. My 7 males (harem tank) are all looking at her trying to figure out wtf is going on lol
@tylerhuxford3440
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha clowns are so funny! But mine are both GLUED to the anemone now. I think it just takes time and they find their way :)
Hey I don’t have an anemone yet, however, I have this big frog spawn I want my clownfish to host. Do you think this video will help it host the frogspawn?
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
No guarantees with the frogspawn! 😅 in my experience, when clownfish choose euphyllia for their hosts, it’s usually by accident. I have also found that most of the time, the corals don’t like it, so i personally wouldn’t encourage it 😊
I have 4 different anemone and 3 Nemo's lol. Clownfish and none of them have taken Tina single one I was thinking about using the largest breeder and seeing if that would help!
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
That might help! Keep me posted on how that goes!
I just started to do this but I see the one that host the anemone is very peaceful but the other one is very aggressive I don’t know why
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
Sorry @Juan Jose Cid Herrera I just saw this! I imagine the more aggressive of the two clownfish is probably your female, and that happens all the time too
Hey man, your tank is amazing!! What is the size of it?
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend! So it’s a 119 technically… if you want to see the exact specs and model, check out the Red Sea max 500s
What fish is on the rock at about the 9 minute mark on the right side?
@tylerhuxford3440
5 ай бұрын
That’s the green mandarin! Love this guy 💪 I have a video on my channel somewhere that talks about the care tips for these guys. If you want a red version, look up the ruby res dragonettes ☺️
I died laughing when you said about using a gif 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@tylerhuxford3440
2 жыл бұрын
They say it works! I want PROOF 🤣🤣🤣
@th3challenger895
2 жыл бұрын
It's very possible bro, putting a video may cause the clownfish to act the same
@tylerhuxford3440
2 жыл бұрын
@@th3challenger895 if this worked, that would be RAD 🤘 have you tried this?
You should turn off the flow when adding an anemone or else they fly around the tank
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
Amen, great advice which I forgot to add!
Iam here :)
Yea but the way I see it is they have that evolutionary instinct to live with anemone right? They don't need to experience that to go, "oh shit we symbiotic now??" etc. What I'm saying is, its so amazing that captive bred clowns just KNOW to swim into an anemone with complete disregard for safety lol
@tylerhuxford3440
2 ай бұрын
I know right?? Totally rad to watch the instinct kick in 💪
I noticed a lot of the clowns that I have that shown no interest in most anemones all go nuts over retteri anemones each time.
@tylerhuxford3440
8 ай бұрын
Interesting! You might be on to something there!
I’m going to use the tube, but blast it with several pictures of clowns in anemones!!!
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
Whatever it takes!!!! 😤😤💪😅 I’d love to hear how that goes!
@bourne2cruise1963
Жыл бұрын
@@tylerhuxford3440 just tried the tube method.. Used my cleaning tube. They weren’t having it! I’ll let time do it’s thing I guess
@tylerhuxford3440
Жыл бұрын
@@bourne2cruise1963 I’d try the strainer method! Kind of guide them into the anemone that way!
It's already been two nights and 3 days my anemone and two clownfish are together, but the clowns do swim by the anemone but do not go in it.
@tylerhuxford3440
2 жыл бұрын
Have you put them in a strainer like this? You can also gently push the anemone into the clowns
@th3challenger895
2 жыл бұрын
Hello, did you have any success?
you’re awesome man hahahah is there anything you don’t know about?
@tylerhuxford3440
3 жыл бұрын
Altemur Özkök haha thanks my man! Oh there’s plenty, but I love learning something new everyday
You need to turn your pumps off let it get established in a low current area then add the fish and turn the pumps back on I did it last night it took an hour and a half
@tylerhuxford3440
7 ай бұрын
That definitely would have been the smart thing to do 👌😅 I’m not sure what I was thinking 😬
about to try out the picture method why ? why not lmao if that works it would be hilarious if it doesn’t i’m where i am now
@tylerhuxford3440
9 ай бұрын
Please tell me if this works after 😅🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Life just finds a way hahahaha
@tylerhuxford3440
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I was going to quote more from the book but I decided not to include it. Dude! You did such a good job on the podcast!
@jordanchristensen2566
3 жыл бұрын
When do I get to see a video of your puffer fish!? Haha I guess he has to inflate first before you can film it
2 month 😞 not upload video damn sadly😭😭😭
@tylerhuxford3440
3 жыл бұрын
I’ll have one tomorrow! No worries!
@Rhythm-m
3 жыл бұрын
@@tylerhuxford3440 Well 😊😊
@usuarioqualquer1803
3 жыл бұрын
@@tylerhuxford3440 😳 👉👈
You’re cute
Amazing... Putting them in the same tank works 97% of the time... What a waste of time clickbait video