Experience with Saddlebacks and Bicinctus?

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Has anyone kept either saddleback or bicinctus clownfish before? I'm looking to get some clownfish that aren't ocellaris/percula, and these two seem to be the only others that aren't super territorial. I would pick the saddleback clowns over the bicinctus, but I read that they won't naturally be hosted by BTAs, and prefer haddoni carpets. Is this the case? I know that bicinctus live in BTAs in the wild. I would like to avoid other species of host anemone as my tank is only a 65 gallon, and a carpet/magnifica would grow too large. Thanks!
 

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Saddle back are very aggressive clowns. The problem with this clown is it routinely go INTO the anemone all the time. These clowns will rip and eat tissue inside a healthy Haddoni and kill it. Happened to me twice and I I will not keep another pair.
 
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Saddle back are very aggressive clowns. The problem with this clown is it routinely go INTO the anemone all the time. These clowns will rip and eat tissue inside a healthy Haddoni and kill it. Happened to me twice and I I will not keep another pair.

Yikes! Sounds like I should definitely stay away from them, in that case.
 
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both of those are aggressive clownfish, skunk clownfish are probably the least aggressive

Have you ever kept skunks? I read on FishBase that they won't naturally live in BTAs on the reef, but lots of people have also had them take right to bubble tips. Thanks!
 

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How about a pair of Spotcintus Clowns? Thats what I have. Look kinda like the ones you wanted to get. Have no problem hosting my BTAs. Are only territorial to me when I have my hand in the tank lol.
 
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How about a pair of Spotcintus Clowns? Thats what I have. Look kinda like the ones you wanted to get. Have no problem hosting my BTAs. Are only territorial to me when I have my hand in the tank lol.

Was looking at those, but eventually ordered a pair of orange skunk clownfish yesterday. Thanks for the suggestion, though!
 

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Bicinctus are my favorite! I had no issues with them. One was eaten by a Eunice worm and I found the mate on the carpet- probably trying to escape the Eunice worm (which I didn’t realize I had at the time).
 

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