bubble tip roommates

Hyprviperx · Jul 11, 2011

what do you guys recommend as good clown fish for a host rose BTA. we were thinking two maroon clowns either standard white or gold banded. they will be a mated pair whatever type is decided. we have a pretty peaceful reef tank everything we have is labeled as pretty peaceful.

Troylee · Jul 11, 2011

Then I wouldn't get maroons the the meanest of all clowns.... Try some percs or something similar...

BigFeesh · Jul 11, 2011

Its funny to me you used the words 'peaceful" and "maroon clowns" in the same sentence because they are the opposite of peaceful haha. Snowflake occelaris or some picasso perculas!!

SaltWaterDave · Jul 11, 2011

+1 & +2. Maroon clowns are super aggressive. So if you want peaceful then I'd stay away from them and tomato clowns. Try some nice OC's or Perc's as suggested or even look into Clarki's.

Hyprviperx · Jul 11, 2011

dang.... i really like the look of the maroons... the ones at my LFS (mult. stores) all seem to have perfect markings and nice flowing fins... short of the $125+ clowns all the others regular color false and true percs have just seemed kinda trashy looking/ regularly beat up... id really like to get some fish online but i have gone down that road and it ended badly. so im kinda at the whim of my mult. LFS. since i wanted a pair its kinda hard to go for any really expensive ones.

BigFeesh · Jul 11, 2011

A pair of black and white occelaris look nice too!! they arent very expensive!

Hyprviperx · Jul 11, 2011

after rereading your/my responses i think i now know why i see what i see. i think the maroons might always look the best and the others look trashy because they are the only ones NOT being beat up. dang and tomato clowns are off the table too, but i had heard that before so im not so disappointed in the tomatoes, has anyone heard anything about naked clowns?

Hyprviperx · Jul 11, 2011

yes thats a good idea bigfeesh ($$)... they do look very nice also, id really like to find a pair of onyx but they are a little out of my price range. another idea i had was two Saddle Back clowns, i really liked them but had never heard anything about their aggression, anyone?

Troylee · Jul 11, 2011

There occy's iirc... Get some snowflakes man there beautiful and priced decently or snocasso there a tad more and the big guns Wyoming whites...:cry:

dbarker · Jul 11, 2011

Well all I can say is the two maroons I have will attack my hands every time I put my hands in the tank. They love to spend their spare time redecorating their area. A big no on the maroons!!!

I do have a small saddleback with my bubble tip in another tank and it is very calm and peaceful.

SaltWaterDave · Jul 11, 2011

BigFeesh said:
A pair of black and white occelaris look nice too!! they arent very exspensive!

That's a good idea as well to get a different looking clown that's still peaceful. All the LFS near me sell them and they run about $20 a piece.

steve&mari · Jul 11, 2011

Our black white occys attack me when I have hands n ARM in tank between the fingers n ARM. Great fish towards tank mates but over a year n still haven't gone to the 2 gbta in the tank. So hosting isn't a give in. Good luck.

Big Steve