What's the least aggressive clown that will "naturally" associate with a BTA?

[GroktheCube]

What's the least aggressive clown that will "naturally" associate with a BTA?

I often see people state that perculas, occelris, and skunks are the least aggressive species of clowns, but they are not naturally hosted by BTAs.

Which species that a BTA will naturally host is the least aggressive?

 

[GroktheCube]

Bumping, any takers?

It seems like all the natural BTA associates are rather aggressive.

 

[TigeBell]

I'm going on a limb to say A. ocellaris. However, they can attack too.

 

[tonymission]

Even the nice guys will bite your hand eventually. I have a mated pair of snowflakes and the tiny male is always after me. Doesn't bug me now because it doesn't hurt but my old standard nemo used to **** me off a lot. He's downstairs in the "timeout tank" now along with his RBTA. My snowflakes host in my elegance which worries me a bit but oh well

 

[GroktheCube]

I'm more concerned about aggression towards other fishes.

I was under the impression that ocellaris were not naturally hosted by BTAs?

 

[TigeBell]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2375473

One of our members created ^^^ thread. Hope it helps you.

You will get aggression with any clown when they have laid eggs or defending "their" anemone.

 

[D-Nak]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2375473

One of our members created ^^^ thread. Hope it helps you.

You will get aggression with any clown when they have laid eggs or defending "their" anemone.

Unfortunately the list is a bit mid-leading and actually needs to be re-written. BTAs are not the natural host anemones for percula and ocellaris. Here's a list of clowns that naturally associate with BTAs: A. akindynos, A. allardi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. ephippium, A. frenatus, A. mccullochi, A. melanopus (primarily clustered form), A. omanensis, A. rubrocinctus, A. tricinctus, Premnas (solitary form only).

That said, clowns tend to be more aggressive once they have a host (a territory to guard), but aggression level varies by individual clown. My suggestion is to just get the clowns you like the best.

 

[TigeBell]

Unfortunately the list is a bit mid-leading and actually needs to be re-written. BTAs are not the natural host anemones for percula and ocellaris. Here's a list of clowns that naturally associate with BTAs: A. akindynos, A. allardi, A. bicinctus, A. chrysopterus, A. clarkii, A. ephippium, A. frenatus, A. mccullochi, A. melanopus (primarily clustered form), A. omanensis, A. rubrocinctus, A. tricinctus, Premnas (solitary form only).

Well, snorvich might want to work on that thread then. :lolspin:

 

[D-Nak]

Well, snorvich might want to work on that thread then. :lolspin:

I meant no disrespect, just that some may read "Entacmaea quadricolor will host" as a BTA being a natural host, which are two different things. For newbies, it's definitely hard to discern.

It actually should be two different categories:

1. Natural host
2. Have been known to host

I guess I just volunteered to write a thread. :bdaysmile:

 

[TigeBell]

I meant no disrespect, just that some may read "Entacmaea quadricolor will host" as a BTA being a natural host, which are two different things. For newbies, it's definitely hard to discern.

It actually should be two different categories:

1. Natural host
2. Have been known to host

I guess I just volunteered to write a thread. :bdaysmile:

I didn't take is as you being disrespectful at all. I took it as you just adding information that was needed that I assumed was correct. I do fall under the "newbie" category . It's all good. :beer:

 

[trackhazard]

Interesting paper on anemone/clownfish host specificity

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1766375/

Table 2

Doesn't seem to cover all anemonefish types but most of the common ones are there.

EDIT: If you are having trouble reading the table, basically if the square is black, the interaction between the two is a known interaction i.e. they have been observed to host in the wild. If it is white, it is not a known interaction i.e. not observed to host in the wild. If there is an x in the box, then the two do not overlap geographically and are not found in the same areas, thus the clownfish will not be know to host in that particular anemone.

-Charlie

 

[bobpiker]

My maroons are shy little guys...NOT! Probably the most aggressive of the clowns but definitely good bta hosts.

 

[Yuri Barros]

There is no BTA clownfish that fits on non agressive category............

Clark´s........Maroons...........Tomato Complex............Mccs/Akindynos.............Latifasciatus/Allard´s.............Melanoupus...........Bic/Omani/Chagos................all agressive.......

Maybe Latezonatus............???

Latz occours naturally in BTAs...............

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4er8fHhfYcI

 

[bwalders65]

I have a pair of Black Ice clowns that took to my GBTA just after a couple weeks of them being in the tank and getting used to it. Of course everything is a case to case bases but most of the time the clowns will find it and it will work out.

 

[SDguy]

If you want a natural host nem due to the "look", then the above posts are correct. If it's just because you are concerned the fish won't accept it, don't worry. Percs (IMO the least aggressive) will easily accept a BTA.

 

[Mael]

yep, just waiting for my mocha clowns to realize there is a bta in the tank with them now.