Just clowning around! Do you have a favorite species of clownfish?

Seancj · Nov 27, 2023

I'm in the minority with Pink Skunk clowns.

DrDirt · Nov 27, 2023

Maroon all the way

OrchidMiss · Nov 27, 2023

JoJosReef said:
I'm happy to nominate Luxo as the poster child of ocellaris clowns. I don't think there's a more famous ocellaris on this forum.

@OrchidMiss Felicia is a gold nugget? What kind is she? Definitely another one for the spotlight!

Felicia is a gold dot maroon

littlefoxx · Nov 27, 2023

OrchidMiss said:
Felicia is a gold dot maroon

She reminds me of Scarlet, my female

does she have a male?

Fishfreak2009 · Nov 27, 2023

Hard to pick just one. Out of all the bicinctus and brown saddlebacks are probably my favorites, but clarkii, orange skunks, pink skunks, perculas, ocellaris, and maroons are all nice as well.

Reeflix · Nov 27, 2023

I love the tomatoes, they have such nice bright color, though i would never keep one, too aggressive for my peaceful reefs.

sugar · Nov 28, 2023

I had walked into my LFS looking for a standard ocellaris but when I saw the frostbite I lost all control. It was probably the cutest thing I have ever seen! They look like they are wearing little masks

So now I have two tiny clowns: an ocellaris and a frostbite!

I basically love them all.

mfinn · Nov 28, 2023

I've always loved the bone stock ocellaris clowns. They were my first clowns.
I guess the gold strip maroons are a close second.

That first picture of the lightning maroons really was intriguing.

MikeCRK · Nov 28, 2023

All
Clowns
Are
Bastards

I have Clarkii and the common one. Little rascals...

Mailman17013 · Nov 28, 2023

Ocellaris is my favorite, although I do have a pair of Orange Skunk clowns.

Scottiemac · Nov 28, 2023

I consider myself a purist, and perhaps a clownfish snob. My favorites are plain old Perculas without any fancy breeding. I also enjoy the Fire clowns. If they weren't so fierce I'd have tried to add two as a 2nd pair in my 180, but that's too much to risk.

exnisstech · Nov 28, 2023

I didn't vote because my favorites are the larger clowns, maroon, clarkii, tomato etc. I like to keep clownfish with nems and I have yet to have one of the larger species host a power head when there is a perfectly healthy nem in the tank

My currentl clarkii was in the hoddoni less than 15 minutes of being placed in the tank.

design.maddie · Nov 28, 2023

One of my dream pairs are to have a breeding pair of Pink Skunks.

drukkosz · Nov 29, 2023

Here are my 13 year old snowflakes

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My 12 year old clownfish spawn every few weeks. Sometimes I am lucky enough to cut them in the act.

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Timfish · Nov 29, 2023

One that doesn't bite me when I put my hand in it's tank.

ClownMom · Nov 29, 2023

My gold banded marron! As irritating as she can be when she decides to redecorate the tank. I have had her for 30 years and she has outlived every other fish, including her mate. She is the Queen of the tank and I think he got on her bad side. At this point she is family.

rstaten11 · Nov 30, 2023

Peace River said:
Just clowning around! Do you have a favorite species of clownfish?

A clownfish is a clownfish, right? While many people have an image of the seemingly ubiquitous clownfish, there are many variations. Not only are there different patterns of clownfish there are also many different species. In fact, right now there are about thirty different species of clownfish. Additionally, there are many patterns of clownfish such as some of my favorites: the bullet-hole Oscellaris and the lightning Maroon. Some of the species are more well know like the oscellaris, percula, maroon, clarkia, skunk, and tomato, however there are also lesser-known clownfish species that are available in the hobby such as the allardi, mcculochi, and omanensis. Do you have a favorite species of clownfish?

Photo by @Reef Pro; Amphiprion omanensis

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Well this is my first post so I hope I’m doing it correctly lol.. new to reefing have always wanted to have a saltwater tank .. an now I have become a sponge lol an try to soak up everything I can an I think i am doing ok at it so far I have me a bonded pair they crack me up there like little dogs that see you an come running across the tank to where ever I’m at my little puffer he’s the same way!!