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Had no problems with chromis before. Maybe a clown or try a blenny.. they're usually my favorite fish in the tank!
I would definitely get a pair of clowns. One thing that you'll notice the longer you're in the hobby, is that there aren't really "tiers" of aggression like in freshwater. The boundaries of peaceful, semi-agressive, aggressive, etc tend to blur. It's more about finding the right mix, the order of which they are introduced, and the size of the specimen. A small, aggressive damsel will likely not bother a peaceful chromis if said chromis is twice the size of the damsel. For a 30 gallon, I would certainly have a clown or two. Maybe even a dwarf angel (flame, coral beauty, bicolor, etc); however, that is somewhat pushing it. All the fish in this hobby are aggressive in some form. Clowns are aggressive to other clowns that aren't their mate. Damsels hate everything that gets near their territory. Chromis pick each other off. Tangs hate other similarly shaped tangs. Lionfish eat everything. You get the gist.
The majority of the fish you add will ignore the mandarin. Not sure if I would consider ocellaris clowns unusual though. Just about every person in the hobby has had a clownMy main concern when adding new fish is my manderian. I tried fish from petco and they both died. Only the two fish ( manderian and pseudochromis) that I purchased at my LFS are thriving. I now have a pistol shrimp with no goby so I think I will find him one before I add anything else. I like unusual fish so maybe a pair of ocellaris clowns would work. As long as I don't have to have a anenome they will work.
The majority of the fish you add will ignore the mandarin. Not sure if I would consider ocellaris clowns unusual though. Just about every person in the hobby has had a clown
Standard occelaris (and sometimes percula) clowns are the "Nemo" clowns.Well I guess ocellaris clowns are more unusual than Nemo clowns. Lol.
Standard occelaris (and sometimes percula) clowns are the "Nemo" clowns.
Regardless, you could get a designer clown to be a bit different. I have a Wyoming White Occelaris; beautiful clown. Look up some of the morphs offered by ORA and Sustainable Aquatics- plenty to choose from.
Anemones are pretty photosynthetic - they have plantlike organisms that live inside their bodies, called zooxanthellae. You'll need similar lights to the ones used for growing corals, though I don't know for certain what each species of anemone's light needs are.
Clownfish don't _require_ an anemone, although they're pretty cool together. Sometimes, even when they _have_ an anemone, the clowns just don't go there.
~Bruce
Look into the species of anemone you get as well. A lot of clowns favor one species over another. However, be wary of carpet anemones; they will readily eat your other fish.