Help me choose!

[kvn1691]

My pair of Clowns just died last month and I'm interested in getting a new pair. What do you recommend getting?

 

[ocellaris123]

How big is your tank, and what other species of fish do you have if any? How did both of your clowns die also?

Its hard to beat a pair of black ocellaris though, but I am biased since I have a pair. I just got a pair of true perculas which are pretty cool also.

 

[SidCat]

Black and whites are very cute. How big is your tank?

 

[SliceNdice]

a pair of picasso clowns would be awesome..but black and whites are sweet too..heres mine..

 

[dc]

There's so many amazing choices for clownfish. I don't have any, but I'd like pink skunks some day. I have a maroon, a pair of ocellaris, and a pair of perculas.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15221343#post15221343 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dc
There's so many amazing choices for clownfish. I don't have any, but I'd like pink skunks some day. ........

Pink Skunks are very under-rated IMO.

Spawning,

 

[kvn1691]

Thanks for the advice guys, I have a 180 gal tank. My fish include the following:

1 Foxface
1 Flame Angel
1 Coral Beauty
1 Hippo Tang
1 Achilles Tang
1 Red Mandarin
2 Psychedelic Mandarins
4 Fire fish
1 Purple fire fish
1 Sleeper goby
1 Blue Spotted Jaw fish
1 Fairy Wrasse
1 Bourbon Anthias
1 Fathead Anthias
2 Helfrichi firefish
2 Blue Damselfish
1 XL Blue green Chromis
1 Canary Damselfish

One got stuck under the pump and the other clown died 3 days after that... they seemed healthy and were eating daily.

Do you think I can fit 2 pairs of clowns in the tank?

 

[Toddrtrex]

I wouldn't put 2 pairs in there -- for two reasons.
1) already have a large bio-load for that tank, wouldn't want to add to it.
2) While there are a few exceptions, mixing 2 different pairs of clowns won't work long term (( more then 2 years )). You will most likely end up with one spawning pair, and one dead pair.

 

[kvn1691]

thanks Todd, i'm thinking about getting true perculas or picassos, what do you think?

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15224746#post15224746 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kvn1691
thanks Todd, i'm thinking about getting true perculas or picassos, what do you think?

A pair of either one would work. Not nit-picking, just for information, Percs and picassos are both the same species, picassos are just have different "bars"

 

[username in use]

I've really started to fall in love with sumatra clarkii. They have a wonderful coloration that is a little darker than the others.

 

[romsoccer12]

+1 on not getting anymore fish and if you do, dont get something cheap so it wont be that bad if you lose it. i wouldnt ever risk losing 2 picassos