Clownfish personalities, which is your fav & why

[Third Coast Tropical]

If you have established skunk pair, can you introduce a lone perc?

Personally, I wouldn't. Probably depends on your tank size...if it is huge then yes, maybe. I still wouldn't. Never had skunks. Want some.

[Europhyllia]

For a few years I had a pair of ocellaris clowns in a 30g tank. For some reason they stayed kind of small and docile. (they were tank raised and started out pretty tiny).
Then I moved them from a 30g to a 125g and they exploded into huge ocellaris clowns seemingly overnight.
I always kind of thought people being bitten by their lovely clowns must be somewhat a reflection of the owner's shortcomings because mine were sweet!

Then they started spawning and they have been a pair of bitey little critters ever since.
They even charge at the Kent sea squirt (feeding tool) which seems kind of dumb.

Can't blame them though: all of the other fish make a feast out of their babies and the mandarin seems to harvest the eggs even before they hatch no matter how the clowns pose. Mandarins seem completely oblivious to threats like that.

The anthias at least will dash away before coming back.

The ocellaris have earned their keep through years of neglect in the 30g so even though they're no longer my favorites I wouldn't pass them on to another home.

The pink skunks sound sweet.

[allan]

Personally, I wouldn't. Probably depends on your tank size...if it is huge then yes, maybe. I still wouldn't. Never had skunks. Want some.

I have a 190, but I'm also full of fish.

My experience with the pinkie is very docile and the best way to catch them is by pulling their bta out of the water as they will stay in it even to the point of laying on top playing dead until resubmerging them.

[Third Coast Tropical]

the best way to catch them is by pulling their bta out of the water as they will stay in it even to the point of laying on top playing dead until resubmerging them.

thats pretty cool

[CoryDude]

Agree with Third Coast Tropical, maroons are my favorite. But, the ocellaris I have now reminds me of this:

YouTube Video

[corkyGramma]

Oh, crap... I've had tomatoes. Well while some percs are a variation in color, false pers and blk & wt's for example dont resemble eachother in personality. That oppinion is based on my observation and the observation of a lfs owner- that's why I wanted to hear from people that have owned them, since fish will become more personable as you take them home and interact with them.

I've got ocellaris clowns, and they don't seem to have much of a personality one way or the other... but they're nice to look at. They seem to school together with my yellow tang, which i thought was odd, but hey ;)

Patrick, I can play with mine. I tease them when it is time to eat because them have been known to lie about being feed or not. They are so tame I could catch them with my bare hand.