Fish of the Day: Maroon Clownfish

revhtree · Sep 10, 2012

Maroon Anemonefish / Premnas blaculeatus

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - Premnas blaculeatus

COMMON NAME - Maroon Anemonefish (Maroon Clownfish, Spinecheek Anemonefish)

SIZE - 6.3" ( 16 cm)

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 30 US Gal. (114 L)

FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet for omnivores, herbivores, mysid shrimp, vitamin enriched brine shrimp, vegetable marine flake. Feed at least 2 times a day.

REEF COMPATIBILITY - Excellent

CAPTIVE CARE - One of the largest and most aggressive anemone-fish, do not keep with other Clowns, or peaceful tank mates, has cheek spines which get caught in nets so caution should be used if netting this fish, Keep singly or in a mated pair, females can get up to three times larger than males, easily acclimates to captivity, will accept a wide variety of marine fare. A specimen container is preferred if the fish is to be captured, prefers the Bubble tip Sea Anemone (Entacmaea Quadricolor) as it's host anemone.

Clownfish Depot · Sep 10, 2012

Even though mine is pretty aggressive, I still love her. Here is my favorite picture of "Valentina" in her carpet.

revhtree · Sep 10, 2012

That is a sweet photo!

mainereefer · Sep 10, 2012

very aggressive but got to love them

SeahorseKeeper · Sep 10, 2012

Great pics!!!!

JMSKI333 · Sep 10, 2012

I have a lightly stocked 90 gall tank. When would be the best time to introduce a pair of maroon clowns? The End?

lsulle01 · Sep 11, 2012

I have a gold band maroon clown. Mine is well behaved and does not bother any of his tank mates. I do keep him well feed.

landlord · Sep 11, 2012

I got a pair of Maroons one time from this guy named revhtree......

I bred them and their offspring officially making the rev a fish grandpa!

Connie · Sep 11, 2012

I had a yellow banded maroon. After a couple of years, I had to return it to the LFS. He was a little aggressive, but the bigger problem was he wouldn't stop relocating my corals. He would push them off rocks to the sand bed, even if they were glued. The LFS told me he now lives in a 330 gallon reef tank and has one whole corner to himself.