Maroon Clowns love 'em or hate 'em?

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

IMO, they are the most beautiful & have the strongest "personalities" of the clownfishes, but once they mature, man can they be mean buggers.

I had a pair of gold striped maroons in a 210g with 5-6 large anemones & they wouldn't let the half dozen false percs (my wife insisted on getting these) host any of the anemones. They would simply swim from anemone to anemone and attack any other clown that even looked at one. Eventually had to rehome all the false percs & then later the GSMCs.

They are also strong buggers. The large female would pull a 10-12 head frogspawn out of its hole and chuck it across the tank, killing off a head or two each time. What a PITA.

Anthony

[xtreme]

I had a gold stripe for over 2 years. Very nice looking fish but would not allow me to place any corals near his anemone. Just sold him a couple weeks ago, sad to see him go.

[Chaloupa]

Had a gorgeous pair, loved them other than their slightly nasty behaviour!

[BlueWorldAquatic]

The biggest thing I like from Maroons is the fact that they go out of their way to feed their anenomies. The fist mouthful usually goes to feed their "HOST", I don't see that much in other clowns. Seen it in Black Ocelleris but not all of them like in maroons.

Ken

[rodsboys]

Originally Posted by xtreme

I had a gold stripe for over 2 years. Very nice looking fish but would not allow me to place any corals near his anemone. Just sold him a couple weeks ago, sad to see him go.

That fish is doing great with a new mate about 1/3 her size.Instant couple ,no aggresion.
However my lil guy (who use to be a wimp) now thinks he is untouchable and will try to bully any other fish that come near his flowerpot.lol

[pelle31]

I like the fact they seem to have a personality and are a little nasty. I may have to track a couple down.