Of their pure habitats, clownfish and anemones have a symbiotic relationship; each assist the opposite to outlive. Clownfish depend on anemones for cover from predators, whereas anemones depend on clownfish for meals.
Various kinds of clownfish are inclined to want residing with, or internet hosting, several types of anemones. When you’re establishing an aquarium and wish to preserve clownfish and anemones, it is sensible to strive one these pure pairings, however do not be shocked in case your clownfish have completely different concepts.
As with all critter within the ocean, nothing is solid in stone, and lots of clownfish is not going to go anyplace close to their “most popular” anemone. Clownfish have been recognized to host many issues apart from anemones, together with feather dusters and toadstool corals after rejecting each anemone introduced to it.
Some aquarists consider that tank-raised clownfish don’t host anemones as readily as wild-caught clownfish after a number of generations. The recommended cause is that their mother and father and grandparents have by no means seen anemones and subsequently have misplaced the intuition or want for the safety from potential predators.
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Table of Contents
- 1 Cinnamon, Purple and Black (Amphiprion melanopus) Clownfish
- 2 Clark’s Yellowtail (Amphiprion clarkii) Clownfish
- 3 Maroon, Spinecheek, White-Stripe, Gold-Stripe (Premnas biaculeatus) Clownfish
- 4 Ocellaris, False Percula (Amphiprion ocellaris) Clownfish
- 5 Orange Skunk (Amphiprion sandaracinos) Clownfish
- 6 Percula, True Percula, Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion percula) Clownfish
- 7 Pink Skunk Clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) Clownfish
- 8 Purple Saddleback, Fireplace (Amphiprion ephippium)
- 9 Saddleback (Amphiprion polymnus) Clownfish
- 10 Sebae, Seba’s (Amphiprion sebae) Clownfish
- 11 Skunk (Amphiprion akallopisos) Clownfish
- 12 Tomato, Purple (Amphiprion frenatus) Clownfish
Cinnamon, Purple and Black (Amphiprion melanopus) Clownfish
Host Anemones:
- Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
- Leathery (Sebae) Sea Anemone (Heteractis crispa)
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Clark’s Yellowtail (Amphiprion clarkii) Clownfish
Host Anemones:
- Carpet Sea Anemone (Cryptodendrum adhaesivum)
- Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
- Beaded (Aurora) Sea Anemone (H. aurora)
- Leathery (Sebae) Sea Anemone (H. crispa)
- Magnificent Sea Anemone (H. magnifica)
- Malu Anemone (H. malu)
- Corkscrew (Lengthy Tentacle) Sea Anemone (Macrodactyla doreensis)
- Big Carpet Sea Anemone (Stichodactyla gigantea)
- Haddon’s (Saddleback Carpet) Sea Anemone (S. haddoni)
- Merten’s Carpet Sea Anemone (S. mertensii)
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Maroon, Spinecheek, White-Stripe, Gold-Stripe (Premnas biaculeatus) Clownfish
Host Anemones:
- Bubble Tip Anemone (E. quadricolor)
- Corkscrew (Lengthy Tentacle) Sea Anemone (M. doreensis)
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Ocellaris, False Percula (Amphiprion ocellaris) Clownfish
Host Anemones:
- Magnificent Sea Anemone (H. magnifica)
- Big Carpet Sea Anemone (S. gigantea)
- Merten’s Carpet Sea Anemone (S. mertensii)
- Could adapt to Bubble Tip Anemone (E. quadricolor) in aquariums
- Additionally recognized to host the Haddon’s Saddle Carpet Anemone (S. haddoni)
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Orange Skunk (Amphiprion sandaracinos) Clownfish
Host Anemones:
- Leathery (Sebae) Sea Anemone (H. crispa)
- Merten’s Carpet Sea Anemone (S. mertensii)
- Could adapt to different anemones in aquariums
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Percula, True Percula, Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion percula) Clownfish
Host Anemones:
- Leathery (Sebae) Sea Anemone (H. crispa)
- Magnificent Sea Anemone (H. magnifica)
- Big Carpet Sea Anemone (S. gigantea)
- Merten’s Carpet Sea Anemone (S. mertensii)
- Could adapt to Bubble Tip Anemone (E. quadricolor) and different anemones in aquariums
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Pink Skunk Clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) Clownfish
Host Anemones:
- Magnificent Sea Anemone (H. magnifica)
- Leathery (Sebae) Sea Anemone (H. crispa)
- Corkscrew (Lengthy Tentacle) Sea Anemone (M. doreensis)
- Big Carpet Sea Anemone (S. gigantea)
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Purple Saddleback, Fireplace (Amphiprion ephippium)
Host Anemones:
- Bubble Tip Anemone (E. quadricolor)
- Leathery (Sebae) Sea Anemone (H. crispa)
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Saddleback (Amphiprion polymnus) Clownfish
Host Anemones:
- Haddon’s (Saddleback Carpet) Sea Anemone (S. haddoni)
- Leathery (Sebae) Sea Anemone (H. crispa)
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Sebae, Seba’s (Amphiprion sebae) Clownfish
Host Anemones:
- Haddon’s (Saddleback Carpet) Sea Anemone (S. haddoni)
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Skunk (Amphiprion akallopisos) Clownfish
Host Anemones:
- Magnificent Sea Anemone (H. magnifica)
- Merten’s Carpet Sea Anemone (S. mertensii)
- Could adapt to Bubble Tip Anemone (E. quadricolor), and different anemones in aquariums
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Tomato, Purple (Amphiprion frenatus) Clownfish
Host Anemones:
- Bubble Tip Anemone (E. quadricolor)
- Leathery (Sebae) Sea Anemone (H. crispa)