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Common clown(Amphiprion ocellaris)

Origin: Great Barrier reef
Size: 8cm (wild) 5cm (captivity)
Diet:Will eat a mixed diet based on prepared foods. Will also eat Adult Brine Shrimp.
Water:Temp 25-26C, alkaline ph 8.1-8.3,sg 1.020-1.024.
Temperement: Occasionnally territorial

Common clowns can be kept and even be bred in an aquarium without an anemone. However, they will show more of their natural behaviour if they have one. You can get a breeding pair by getting them when they are approximately 13mm you can be sure that they will turn into a breeding pair. All fry are born male! But the dominant male will eventually turn into a female, thus creating a breeding pair.They will choose a site near an anemone (again one is not needed) and clean it. The female will lay up to 300 eggs about 1mm in diameter. The Male will constantly fan the eggs giving them a constant supply of oxygen. The eggs will hatch after 7-10 days, usually at night. The parents will show no further interest in the young fish so should be moved to a seperate rearing tank. The fry should be fed rotifiers, but as they mature they can be fed larger food such as Brine shrimp. The Breeding pair will continue breeding throughout the year every month or so.

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Most clownfish do well either singly or in pairs. This fish are protandrous hermaphordites, which means they all start off as males but as they grow and develop, the largest, most dominant fish will become a female.
Clownfishes do not usually tolerate other clownfish species being present in their territory.

 

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Dascyllus trimaculatus - Domino Damselfish

Maximum length: 5.5 in (14 cm)
Origin: Indo-Pacific
Minimum Aquarium size: 55 gal (208 l)
Feeding: Varied diest including meaty items such as frozen mysid shrimo and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, as well as hervibore flakes and frozen preparations. Feed 3 times daily.
Ideal for reed aquariums; will not harm any invertebrate tankmantes and will eat some algae.
A popular fish for conditioning new aquariums because ti is able to tolerate water conditions that will kill other species. Juveniles are strinking in color, and a group makes an interesting display. Unfortunately, the grow to become a threat to each other and to tankmates that are less aggressive or similar in size. Their presence can make life difficult or impossible for mil-mannered community species. Adults can be kept in male-female pairs or singly. House in a moderately aggressive community tank with fishes like larger dottybacks, angelfishes and puffers. In the wild juveniles will shelter in sea anemones.