Shrimps such as Peppermint Shrimps and Harlequin Shrimps can make interesting additions, they are peaceful and helpful by breaking down waste food. Aggressive fish such as Groupers, Lionfish, Eels, and Triggerfish cannot be kept with them as they will prey on them. Also, they cannot be kept with other species of Clownfish because they will quickly become aggressive with each other.
You can keep Clownfish together — it is recommended to keep them in pairs or groups of the same species. One of the things that make Clownfish such ideal beginner fish is that they are famously easy to feed.
They are omnivores that in the wild will eat copepods, small crustaceans, algae, anemone tentacles, fish eggs, and larvae. Their varied wild diet can be replicated in the home aquarium by feeding them meaty foods such as Mysis shrimp and Brine shrimp. They will also readily eat frozen fish and table shrimp provided it is finely chopped.
If you are lucky enough to have low algae levels in your tank, flakes and pellets that have spirulina will provide the vegetable side of their diet. Smaller Clownfish will need to be fed near their safety zone — this will be a small area that they will almost always be in until they are larger.
Once they are larger, they will still need to be fed in areas where there is not strong water flow to prevent difficulty in feeding.
Adults will need feeding twice a day, and juveniles will need feeding 3 or 4 times a day. Only give what they can eat within 3 minutes, and clean excess food out of the tank to keep the water optimal.
Though they are overall very hardy and easy to care for, Clownfish can still get sick, so need regular monitoring and care. This includes regular water testing and tank cleaning. The water parameters need to be constant. You should check water conditions often, as the quicker a change is detected, the easier it will be to put right again.
Visible algae can be cleaned using a suitable cleaner. Clownfish can heal from most minor setbacks rapidly but are still susceptible to stronger diseases such as ick or dropsy. Research any abnormal behaviors, discolorations, or a change in appetite to take steps to help them recover. They will care for you back by being one of the most rewarding pets to keep and reducing your stress levels too.
It is possible for Percula Clownfish to be bred in captivity , but first, you must know about their biology. They are all born without a sex, and through social cues and hormone changes, they will become either a male or a female. The largest of a pair will become female, while the smaller will remain male. If there are other Clownfish in the group, they will become males but will not breed with the female. The clownfish and the sea anemone help each other survive in the ocean.
The clownfish, while being provided with food, cleans away fish and algae leftovers from the anemone. In addition, the sea anemones are given better water circulation because the clownfish fan their fins while swimming about. Amphiprion percula. Clownfish live at the bottom of the sea in sheltered reefs or in shallow lagoons, usually in pairs. Clownfish have a special relationship with the anemone and are very important to them. They are a large help to the anemone as they clean the anemone by eating the algae and other food leftovers on them.
They also protect the sea anemones by chasing away polyp-eating fish, such as the butterfly fish. The map below shows where in the world clownfish can be found. They live in the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. There are no clownfish in the Caribbean. The spawning season of the clownfish, a time when they breed, is year round in tropical waters.
Males attract the females by courting. Courting behaviours include chasing, biting and extending fins. Clownfish lay their eggs in batches on coral, rock or next to the sea anemone that they call home.
The male clownfish will build a nest on the rock or coral near the anemone in order to be provided with protection from predators. Breeding starts by the male chasing the female to the nest where the eggs are released. One hundred to one thousand eggs are laid. The male clownfish guards and protects the eggs until they hatch. The clownfish featured in 'Finding Nemo' are Percula clownfish or 'Amphiprion percula'.
There are 30 different species of clownfish, we keep three different kinds including the percula. Percula clownfish are found in the Western pacific - Queensland and Melanesia.
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