Best Clown Fish

[jhuggins]

I am going to be purchasing a pair of clown fish very soon. In your opinion what is the least aggressive, hardiest, and most fun to watch clown fish? Thanks for anyone's input.

[Flipper1]

Ocellaris.

[Pmolan]

x2 for all the reasons stated above.

Also buy one significantly larger than the other. You'll have a better chance of them pairing.

[ScottL4619]

Originally posted by Flipper1
Ocellaris.

Agree with Flipper 100%. Either Occellaris or True Percs. If you don't like orange, you can go with a pair of Black Occellaris clowns. If you are looking for something non-aggressive, put Maroon Clowns on the very bottom of your list.

[bkbailes07]

True Percs for me are the best by far! have way more personality than Occellaris and have more black and deeper orange depending on which ones you get, but i would definately check out rods-reef.com. they are more expensive but awesome clowns

[happyface888]

Originally posted by Pmolan
x2 for all the reasons stated above.

Also buy one significantly larger than the other. You'll have a better chance of them pairing.

The poster fish of reefing. A must have fish

[dapettit]

Everybody ahs to have a "Nemo".

[sk8rreefgeek]

check out the gold bar maroons. one of my personal favorites (except for the aggressiveness)

But the Black and White Ocellaris are cool (a bit pricey) I love mine, had her for a year, and I think she's mated with my false perc

[LockeOak]

My ocellaris pair appears to be pretty idiotproof. I've even had them shipped, the female had a leaky bag and arrived in barely enough water to cover her (about a literal cup of water) and pulled through wonderfully. They'll eat any kind of food and don't bother anything else. Plus they're wicked cute when I get home, come into my room and they rush to the feeding corner of the tank to greet me

[jhuggins]

Thanks guys. I appreciate the input. I have two tanks so I think I will start with the ocellaris, another question. Should I go with tank raised or wild? One shop in town keeps tank raised and they are going to be $15 a piece o sale Monday, if you purchase two of them. That seems to be be a great deal for them. They also have some blacks but they are $35 a piece.

[sk8rreefgeek]

ask em for 2 blacks, $60 out the door

[sunfish11]

Get the tank raised, then you don't have to worry as much about brookanella and other disease. It is always a good idea to support breeders.

Lisa

[landlord]

^ what she said ^

[LockeOak]

Yup, tank raised are the way to go. Whether black or orange is personal preference, I don't think it affects behavior. Buying tank bred fish is always a good practice.

[jcpatella]

I'd also get the tank-raised clowns. They were born in a captive environment, which usually means they'll be hardier in the long run. Also, I agree with LockeOak - supporting breeders is a good idea.

[TKByrnes]

I have a aussi black and I absolutely love him!!

[llorence]

My vote is for the Ocellaris clownfish as well. Pair up very well and get along well with most tankmates. Not aggressive at all.