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ANEMONEFISH
Percula Complex
Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula)
Shipping Survival - 10 of 10
Disease Resistance - 9 of 10
Wild Collected Availability - 10 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 10 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
False Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
Shipping Survival - 10 of 10
Disease Resistance - 10 of 10
Wild Collected Availability - 10 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 10 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Amphiprion ocellaris juviniles
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Amphiprion ocellaris (melanistic) juviniles
Variant Origin: Darwin Australia
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Skunk Complex
Thielle's Anemonefish (Amphiprion thiellei)
Shipping Survival - 7 of 10
Disease Resistance - 9 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 1 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 0 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Pink Skunk Clownfish (Amphiprion perideriaon)
Host shown is E. quadricolor
Shipping Survival - 7 of 10
Disease Resistance - 9 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 7 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 4 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Black Foot Clownfish (Amphiprion nigripes)
Shipping Survival - 1 of 10
Disease Resistance - 5 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 7 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 3 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Yellow Skunk Clownfish (Amphiprion akallapisos)
*Host shown is Entacmea quadricolor
Shipping Survival - 7 of 10
Disease Resistance - 9 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 5 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 4 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Orange Skunk Clownfish (Amphiprion sandaracinos)
In my experience, these are reasonably easy to keep and are quite hardy.
Shipping Survival - 7 of 10
Disease Resistance - 9 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 5 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 4 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
White Bonnet Anemonefish (Amphiprion leucokranos)
Amphiprion leucokranos is believed to be a hybrid of A. sandaracinos and A. chrysopterus (see above and below.)
Shipping Survival - 7 of 10
Disease Resistance - 5 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 2 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 1 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Clarkii Complex
Blue Stripe or Orange Fin Clownfish (Amphiprion chrysopterus)
Shipping Survival - 3 of 10
Disease Resistance - 3 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 5 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 1 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Clark's Clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii)
*Un-natural Host shown is a Sacrophyton sp. coral
Shipping Survival - 10 of 10
Disease Resistance - 10 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 10 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 10 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos)
*Host shown is S. haddoni
Shipping Survival - 7 of 10
Disease Resistance - 7 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 3 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 1 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Tomato Complex
Tomato Clown (Amphiprion frenatus)
Shipping Survival - 9 of 10
Disease Resistance - 8 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 8 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 8 of 10
Host shown is M. doreensis
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Fiji Clownfish (Amphiprion barberi)
This is a recently described species. I believe that it may be another naturally occuring hybrid.
Shipping Survival - 9 of 10
Disease Resistance - 8 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 8 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 3 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Red Saddleback Clownfish (Amphiprion ephippium)
These are pretty much par for the course by comparison to others in the tomato complex... Aggressive and hardy.
Shipping Survival - 9 of 10
Disease Resistance - 7 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 5 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 1 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Amphiprion melanopus
Shipping Survival - 9 of 10
Disease Resistance - 8 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 5 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 3 of 10
Papua New Guinea Variant
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Saddleback Complex
Muritan Clownfish (Amphiprion chrysogaster)
These are fair shippers, but otherwise reasonably hardy and moderately skittish.
Shipping Survival - 8 of 10
Disease Resistance - 8 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 2 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 0 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Wide Band or Blue Lip Clownfish (Amphiprion latezonatus)
Shipping Survival - 7 of 10
Disease Resistance - 2 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 2 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 1 of 10
*Because they originate in sub-tropical waters they do best when kept at temps around 70F - 75F.
Host shown is H. crispa.
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Sebae Clownfish (Amphiprion sebae)
Shipping Survival - 4 of 10
Disease Resistance - 2 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 3 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 1 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Saddleback Clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus)
(Melanistic)
Shipping Survival - 4 of 10
Disease Resistance - 5 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 5 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 1 of 10
Host shown is S. haddoni
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Saddleback Clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus)
(Brown Varient)
Shipping Survival - 4 of 10
Disease Resistance - 2 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 3 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 3 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Teardrop Clownfish
(Captive bred Hybrid of Amphiprion polymnus and Amphiprion sebae)
- These do not occur naturally.
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Marroon Complex
Spine Cheek Clownfish (Gold Stripe Varient)
(Premnas biacleatus)
Shipping Survival - 7 of 10
Disease Resistance - 3 of 10
Wild collected Availability - 6 of 10
Captive Bred Availability - 2 of 10
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
HOST ANEMONES
Magnificent or Ritteri Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica)
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Haddon's or Carpet Sea Anemone (Stychodactyla haddoni)
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Bubble Tip Sea Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Long Tentacle Sea Anemone (Macrodactyla doreensis)
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Leathery Sea Anemone (Heteractis crispa)
Photo - Walter D. LaRoque V
Looking to ID something? Try the clownfish ID archives:
http://web.archive.org/web/20060819095034/wish.wodonga.tafe.edu.au/~kwaldon/species.htm
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This is my current project (started in November 2009). I would like to be able to say that this system is the culmination of all the good things that I have learned since I started keeping reefs but because no two reefs are alike, it is as much of a work in progress as any other system.
