Choosing a Clownfish

[J2FcM]

Hello,

I'm looking into a taking in a Clownfish, and was just looking for some recommendations based on this setup.

I have soft corals; basic stuff, not a lot, all small frags.
29gal bio cube
its pretty much a sand bed with a little bit of live rock, I plan on making a pseudo tower of live rock in the center.
Current inhabitants... a small Mantis Shrimp

I was thinking about a Maroon, because they are larger and aggressive... but I was worried it might attack the Mantis? plus, 29 gal might be too small?

Otherwise, I was thinking something 3-5 inches, that is cool withOUT an anenome... I've seen vids of a Tomato Clown hanging with a Peacock before, the Peacock was the same size or larger.

 

[Arati]

Is your mantis a Peacock? In your avatar it looks like G.Smithi to me abit.

I would recomond any of the larger Clarkis or a Maroon, Adding more spots to hide and break line of sight will help also.

 

[J2FcM]

Good call; yes she is a Smithii... and like I said, my Damsel got ich, when I was very new, and shortly thereafter I found it in my Mantis's jaws in the morning.

Would the Maroon try anything like hosting a soft coral and just constantly aggitate it??? Also, still curious on what a Clown expert would say on a 29 gal for a Maroon... I do LOVE Maroons, and wanted to get one, but I also wanted to make sure the environment was proper.


pics of my current ground setup... pretty sparse... intention is to build a center LR tower since this pic only shows half tanks height

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4Se1Q1folnRYqpL_L96LGA?feat=directlink


http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/84-Zlp6Etry6f4MynNhdCA?feat=directlink

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tNu3fo56lZ8u4e31SkbA4A?feat=directlink

 

[Arati]

MY Smithi would never come out when fish are around. Named her Sweatpea because it is just about as gentle as a mantis can get. yours may not have the same temper but its still nothing like a peacock.

Im not a real expert but I pretend to be one in my basement. I have 8 pairs of clownfish I breed them and bangi cardinals. I would say in your tank you can have any clownfish you like. A maroon would be fine in a 29 even a pair of maroons.

A maroon could decide to host a coral, but they arent really agro hosters like a clarki. I say get a maroon, or a pair of em.

I would think you will see your mantis alot more with no fish.

Good luck, Nice Mantis!

 

[acroporas]

29 gallon is fine for maroons.

 

[J2FcM]

Thanks for the advice both!

My Smithii pretty much ignored the Damsel, except she assaulted it once when I dropped it into the tank...
occasionally afterward the Damsel would get right in her face and looks really angry... but otherwise my Mantis wouldn't seem to care...

But I will look into that cuz I do like my Mantis wandering around