The clownfish family consists of sea anemonefish. Omnivorous by nature, these marine anemonefish feed on algae as well as small invertebrates such as zooplankton, marine isopods and even cast-off parts from their host anemones.
They are sequential hermaphrodites, meaning that they begin life as males but may eventually change gender throughout their lives. The largest males often take on reproductive duties within groups.
Wyoming White Clownfish
The Wyoming White Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) is an attractive designer clownfish variant developed from Ocellaris standard varieties to produce a pure-white version, known as Wyoming White Clownfish. Breeding carefully produced this striking, solid white beauty that sports orange on its face and pectoral fins as well as black outlines around its fins for contrast. Perfectly suitable for reef aquarium environments and tanks full of corals or crustaceans alike; not required an Anemone host but will thrive best with plenty of rocks where it can hide from predators!
Wyoming Whites feature a milky-white body with orange nose and pectoral fins. Their dorsal fin spines begin as dark hues before gradually darkening to jet-black as the fish matures. Though its coloring resembles Maine Blizzard and Platinum clownfishes, Sea & Reef Aquaculture is proud to be the first hatchery since C-Quest stopped producing this variant back into production.
Wyoming White clownfish are easy to maintain and adapt well to standard saltwater aquarium environments. They can be kept together, usually ignoring other reef invertebrates; they tend to prefer staying near other ocellaris clownfish; these species will eat most common aquarium foods including pellets and flakes as well as frozen Mysis shrimp and brine shrimp from frozen Mysis stocks; they may even wiggle their tentacles to suction up mucus from Anemones for protection while using their tentacles suctioning up mucus from Anemone anemones' protective cells to defend them against predators with stinging cells from predators with stinging cells of their own for protection.
Clarkii Clownfish
This species of clownfish is widely considered one of the most entertaining and resilient, breeding well both in captivity and in its native environment. Many different color morphs exist including Picasso Clarkii ClownfishaEURoe and Spotted Clarkii Clownfish. When in the wild this species often can be found among tentacles of coral reef anemones at depths between 3 feet (1m).
Captive Atlantic Codfishes can be kept either singly or in groups of compatible tank mates, and are known for being extremely active, often found swimming freely around their tank environment. Furthermore, unlike its cousins, Atlantic Cods do not rely on host anemones for security; thus ensuring an easy life in captivity! This hardy species has made itself at home in both Europe and North America's cold waters.
Male and female fish can easily be distinguished in the wild by their colors; males usually feature yellow tail fins while females typically sport white on them. When keeping aquarium fish as adults or juveniles, both should receive an abundant diet consisting of vegetables and protein-rich proteins from meaty sources - twice or three times daily depending on size.
Beginners to marine aquarium hobby should find this fish an excellent introduction, as its nature tends to be far less aggressive than other clownfish species. Care should still be taken when housing with more aggressive fish such as tangs and triggerfish; Condylactis anemones should not be added, as these have been known to consume clownfish resulting in their death.
Maroon Clownfish
Cichlid clownfish species tend to reach impressive sizes in captivity, with females reaching 6 inches and smaller males. These impressive fish can be kept alone or as mated pairs in reef, fish only or coral only aquariums and should ideally be housed alongside other aggressive tank mates like tangs, angelfish or wrasses that won't mix too aggressively with them - such as large semi-aggressive tank mates (tangs angelfish or wrasses). To prevent other clownfish species being mixed in!
As with other clownfish species, clownfish omnivores such as clownfish can feed on both zooplankton and various types of algae in an aquarium environment. When fed frozen and live foods as well as naturally growing algae they thrive beautifully!
Maroon Clownfish are among the easiest species of clownfish to breed, with a high rate of successful hatching. Hatchlings will soon be free-swimming within days and should recognize their host anemone by either scenting it or sighting its tentacles.
Maroon Clownfish may be easily breed, yet can be aggressive and require an aquarium of at least 30 gallons to live comfortably. Since these clownfish species are more prone to diseases than other clownfish species, copper, Prazi-Pro, or Furan2 medications should be administered promptly for treatment purposes. One stunning variety of Maroon Clownfish is the ORA Lightning Maroon Clownfish; with white stripes featuring holes giving it an electric appearance.
Tomato Clownfish
Tomato clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) is one of the most well-known anemonefishes, making for an excellent beginner saltwater fish and easy aquarium additions. Hardy and highly resilient, tomato clownfish make excellent first time aquarium inhabitants that thrive with proper care in standard home aquariums. In their natural environment they form symbiotic relationships with sea anemones which offer shelter from predators in return for food like filamentous algae, planktonic copepods, benthic crustaceans such as small shrimp, and planktonic fish eggs; in captivity their diet should include frozen and thawed mysis as well as frozen and thawed brine shrimp as well as flake foods enriched with added spirulina.
They reach an impressive maximum length of 5.5 inches (14 cm), and display a vibrant orange to tomato red body color. Juveniles have three vertical white stripes on their heads which fade as they grow older; males also sport one white head bar which darkens over time; this distinguishes them from other similar clownfish species such as cinnamon clownfish (Amphiprion rubrocinctus) or red saddleback clownfish (Amphiprion ephippium), both of which possess two head bars.
Tomato clownfish spawn often in captivity and are one of the easiest anemonefish species to keep. Beginner hobbyists will find them an excellent choice as they are not aggressive towards tankmates, making them suitable for an aquarium with other corals or reefs. Though their natural tendency may be towards anemonefish communities, they will adapt well in reef or fish only aquarium environments as well.
