Favorite clownfish/anemone combo?

[velvetelvis]

What's your favorite clownfish/anemone pairing? Is it because they're natural symbionts, because you're trying to recreate a biotope, just because you find the combination aesthetically pleasing, or for some other reason?

 

[seamonkey84]

So far I only have one combo, several different designer ocellaris and rbta.
I've seen how crazy clarki clowns get with nems and I think they are hilarious!

 

[phender]

My absolute favorite was my sandaracinos (orange skunk) and merten's carpet. They are natural symbionts and the orange skunks couldn't hide quite as well with a shorter tentacled anemone as they can in H. crispa. But the coolest thing was, the skunks would "surf" their mertens. They start at the top an swim/slide down the folds to the bottom sometimes together, sometimes alone and then swim back up and do it again. I was very fun to watch.

Couple full tank shots of the anemone.

 

[Reefvette]

Mertens Chrysogaster.

Mertens luecokranos

 

[garygb]

I have two: crispa and orange skunk, percs and magnifica. I do like the fact that they are natural combos and there is an immediate affinity with the host. In the past I've kept non-natural combos, eg occellaris with BTAs and though they decided to be hosted, there was never the bond I've observed in natural combos. I have a pair of maroons that are also beautiful, spawn all the time and look great in their 7 BTAs, but the female has brought blood on several occasions when I'm working on something in the tank. I find their disposition annoying. The female is just a little too sassy, in my opinion ; )

 

[Winwood]

Merten's/chrysopterus and mag/percula or nigripes

 

[velvetelvis]

Great responses, everybody--keep 'em coming!

I currently have two very bright RBTAs and a pair of Coral Sea melanopus. The anemones match the clownfish almost perfectly (which is why I traded in my rainbow bubbletips), and I like the fact that they're natural symbionts.

phender, I love the image of clowns anemone-surfing!

Winwood, one of my dream setups is a species tank with a mag and a pair of nigripes.

 

[Winwood]

I've seen a couple of setups with mags and nigripes and they are great! I absolutely love natural combos and have appreciation for most all of them. I find it hard to stick with just a few.

 

[OrionN]

Mine is A, percula and S. gigantea. IMO, one cannot beat the long tentacles and color of a Gigantea. A. percula is my favorite clown. Striking color and stay small so I can keep them in small tanks. The difficulty in getting and keep Gigantea alive just added to the enjoyment once I can finally keep one (or two or three)

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[RossRalliart]

Madagascar A.Latifaciatus / H.Magnifica Red / Orange base

 

[barry_keith]

Black and white ocellaris and a RBTA