Favorite clownfish for large tank?

[Miami Reef]

I adore me some nemos. But having a large tank comes with challenges. My favorite clown appearance wise are the perculas and ocellaris (the standard “nemos”).

But here’s the “issue” with those: their personality SUCKS!!!

Hear me out; I’ve tried them for many years. They all like to sit in the top corner of the overflow. They don’t actively swim. And the worst part: They don’t get hosted by the bubble tip anemones. Epic fail.

I’m stuck between a pair of clarkiis, tomatoes, or lightning maroon clownfish. Aggression is not an issue for me.

It’s just that none of these clowns look the way the perculas do.

This is one of those things where looks vs personality come into play.

I will post pictures of the clowns ;Clown I’m referring to.

 

[Tamberav]

All of my percs and occys have been hosted by a BTA. Some move in in a few weeks, others a few months. Right now my perc pair travels between two BTA's. They spawn on the rock beside the BTA :)

When I didn't have a BTA, they lived in a hammer coral.

How much time did you give them? I am certain you can find many examples of them hosting more than a wall (I know it happens sometimes).

 

[Miami Reef]

All of my percs and occys have been hosted by a BTA. Some move in in a few weeks, others a few months. Right now my perc pair travels between two BTA's. They spawn on the rock beside the BTA :)

When I didn't have a BTA, they lived in a hammer coral.

How much time did you give them? I am certain you can find many examples of them hosting more than a wall (I know it happens sometimes).

I’m tempted to try them again. Man I love those fish. They were one of my favorites. One of them even gives me the jitters.

 

[Miami Reef]

So freaking expensive for a clownfish, but I literally get happy thoughts when I see this fish. It reminds me when I just got into reefs for the first time.

 

[BoneDoc]

Then I’d recommend being patient with it. If you want to go crazy with it you can even put them in an acclimation box with the anemone

 

[Tamberav]

I’m tempted to try them again. Man I love those fish. They were one of my favorites. One of them even gives me the jitters.

I often see people selling their clowns with the BTA on facebook during tank teardowns. Maybe you can just buy a pair you actually want that already has a host.

When I re-paired my female, she showed the new male how it was done.

 

[Miami Reef]

I often see people selling their clowns with the BTA on facebook during tank teardowns. Maybe you can just buy a pair you actually want that already has a host.

When I re-paired my female, she showed the new male how it was done.

Are you talking about Facebook marketplace? What do you search for live fish to come up because I know Facebook doesn’t allow selling live animals.

 

[Tamberav]

So freaking expensive for a clownfish, but I literally get happy thoughts when I see this fish. It reminds me when I just got into reefs for the first time.

This is what I have. Not from ORA though. I like Booyah clown's (mine are booyah blackhawk picassos) and probably choose sustainable aquatics second, they have WYSIWYG pairs on their website so you have to just keep checking back until they have what you want. Getting specific clowns can sometimes be a pain though since most places do wholesale. Sometimes I see them at frag swaps direct from the breeders.

These are my pair from Booyah's.

 

[Tamberav]

Are you talking about Facebook marketplace? What do you search for live fish to come up because I know Facebook doesn’t allow selling live animals.

Not marketplace. People sell fish on the local facebook reef clubs all the time. They just don't say they are selling them. They just put "PM"

Picassos seem to have fallen out of favor so finding a premium WYSIWYG pair can be a pain. Storms are everywhere instead.

 

[blaxsun]

Whatever doesn't bite me.

 

[Zionas]

I think a pair of captive bred Sebae or Saddlebacks would be nice for something different. :)

 

[Qasimja]

i had a mated tomato clown pair for about 2 years then i decided i wanted different clowns so in january i caught them and got a maroon clown and bicinctus clown i dont think they are a pair but the maroon stopped growing and the bicinctus has grown really fast

 

[LDH]

Spotcinctus are rad. I have a pair in my 420 gallon and they swim around a ton. They get big tho.

 

[Dcal]

Spotcinctus are rad. I have a pair in my 420 gallon and they swim around a ton. They get big tho.

that fish is gorgeous def adding pair to next build

 

[Waters]

I would definitely go with a lightning maroon..always been a cool looking fish with a ton of personality (and sometimes aggression unfortunately)

 

[LDH]

that fish is gorgeous def adding pair to next build

You won’t be disappointed