Peaceful Clownfish

[Huskymaniac]

What would you think is the most peaceful that is a shoe in to host in a rbta? Woukd it be something in the clarkii complex? Looking at a spotcinctus as an individual only and was curious how it would do long term in reefer xxl with a lot of peaceful fish.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Ocellaris or percula would take to RBTA.

 

[Huskymaniac]

Never had really any luck with these before. Here is why I ask. I have a very old Peach Skunk Clown that has been hosting in my rbt for probablly a decade. The fish has to be close to 15 years old now. It stopped eating a week ago so I have in qt and am pretty sure its just slowly wasting away. The only reason I kept the anemone was for the clownfish. I have a ton of sps corals so the concern is always about the anemone moving. Without a clownfish hosting in the anemone its probablly not worth hanging on to it.

 

[davocean]

I would consider clarki pretty aggressive normally, right there w/ maroons.

Skunks are first to come to mind for peaceful(as clowns go) that would take to a BTA, usually much sooner than occ or perc

 

[Amoo]

While most clowns in the Clarkii complex tend to be more aggressive then some, the Spottys specifically seem to be one of the more docile of the bunch. I honestly feel that are a good choice if you're looking for a more docile fish that is also a clown and will host a RBTA readily.

 

[davocean]

^^ That's one clown species I have never had personally.

I will add to this that if you get tank bred, of most any species they do tend to be more peaceful, at least to the human hand usually