which clownfish species to get?????

[sethd12]

i just returned my gold stripe maroon clownfish to the lfs which i work at because he was getting to mean. i am currently searching for a haddoni carpet anemone. when i get this anemone i would like a cool clownfish or two to be able to host in it. what clownfish is out of the ordinary that would do well in a carpet anemone???

thanks,
seth

[Shadow Tempter]

I would say a saddleback...

[floridajhawk]

i just returned my guys for the same reason they wouldnt stop biting me so i just went to the lfs and got a pair of black perculas

[sethd12]

yea, i do like those guys. but i was looking for something either rare or not ordinary.

[Entropy]

The problem you will have is getting something rare or not ordinary AND having a reasonable chance of having them host.

[sethd12]

oh, ok, i see. any other suggestions?

thanks,
seth

[Entropy]

I am certainly not breaking any new ground here, but I would recommend:

A. akindynos Barrier Reef Anemonefish (rare)
A. chrysogaster Mauritian anemonefish (rare)
A. chrysopterus Orange-fin Anemonefish (rare)
A. clarkii Clarkii (super common)
A. polymnus Panda anemone fish (rare)
A. sebae Sebae (pretty common)

I am just basing this off the anemone fax, and what I have seen available in my LFS. Your milage may very.

If it were me and I could find them, I would go for the A. polymnus, but I have never seen them and they are reportedly very aggresive. Clarkii's would be easiest, and probably cost less than $30 for a pair.