Which clownfish to get?

[swimbladder]

Need advice on which clownfish to get. Right now I have a rose bubbletip anemone, a pink spotted goby, a diamond back goby, various soft corals, and other inverts.

I was hoping to get a grouping of tomato clowns but everything I've read says that I should stick to a pair at most. Most of the tank space is taken up by LR. So, I'm only looking for small fish. I also don't plan on breeding them. This is a display tank only.

What's the smallest and least aggressive clown spp out there? I would like to add some other small colorful fish and anemones in the future. Any suggestions on potential tankmates? I know that other damsels are aggressive too. Suggestions? What would you do?

Specs:
50g + 10g refugia/sump
protein skimmer
MH and actinic lights
1/5 hp chiller
3 PH in the tank
lots and lots of LR

Originally setup for seahorses 3yrs ago (hence the macros). Slowly been switching over to corals over the last year. Large deresa in the pic is 5yrs old.

 

[2Addicted]

First post in five years?!?! haha I think you would be happy with a percula.

 

[beex215]

alot of clowns would work. common percs are good looking too

 

[RLeclerc]

id say get a pair if picassos!

 

[jt_milstead]

It is about personal preference. It took me over 2 years to figure out which clowns I wanted. I ended up with a pair of Grade A Picassos.

 

[swimbladder]

So other than looks, clown fish are all the same size and have the same temperament? It sounds like I can put whatever I want in there as long as it's only one fish or a mated pair.

 

[E.intheC]

they're definitely not the same size and temperament. You can choose whichever clowns you want, but you shouldn't get more than a pair, and the two clowns should be the same (IE don't mix a Perc with a Clarkii)

In general terms, the Clarkii, Maroon, Fire, Cinnamon, and Saddleback clowns will be more aggressive than the others. Percs, Occe's, and others less so.

 

[ocellaris123]

The smallest species of clownfish are A. percula. I would look into ocellaris, perculas, or if you want something different from the norm get a pair of orange or pink skunk clowns.

 

[t4zalews]

DD had a sweet pair of semi snowflakes for a sweet price...if only I had a bigger tank

 

[JDMhoes]

65g is good enough..ive had tons of different ones..go with picasso's!!