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FAQs about Maroon Clownfish Identification
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Maroon
Clownfish ID 10/27/07
Just a quick question or two; I have had this captive bred Maroon
Clownfish for 4 years now. I purchased it when it was about 3/4 to 1
inch long. This clown has no cheek spine.
<Interesting... a salient characteristic>
I have been told "no cheek spine, its not a Maroon then." Do some
species of Maroon clown fish not have cheek spines? If so, what
type might this be?
<Is a Premnas biaculeatus... sans the spine... perhaps a genetic
difference, maybe an early trauma...>
Thanks for being a constant source of quality information.
Mark
<Welcome. Bob Fenner> |
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Clownfish ID, Maroon, Premnas biaculeatus – 2/20/07
Hi!
<Hi Nikki, Brenda here tonight>
I've been reading through the site... talk about information
overload. We recently (a couple days ago) bought a pair of gold/yellow
striped maroon clownfish. One is definitely bigger than the
other. The bigger being a female and the smaller a male from what I've
read. The guy at the store told me that they'd been in his tank for 3
years.
<Most likely they are male and female then, with the largest being the
female. It is a bit unusually that a store would keep a pair of Maroons
for 3 years. Display tank I hope.>
I'm not sure (he didn't say) if they are true or false clownfish. My
husband and I are VERY new to the salt water world. Can you help me
identify them, and also they started digging out a pit in the
tank. We've hand them for 48hours... no joke.
<The term true or false is typically used for A. percula and A.
ocellaris. A. percula, being the true percula and A. ocellaris, being
the false percula. What you have is a Maroon, Premnas biaculeatus. The
Maroon clownfish have two strains, gold-striped and white-striped. More
info here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/clownfis.htm >
I have a 55 with live rock, corals, polyps, clam, shrimp, hermits,
starfish. <Sea Star> They are the only fish at this point in the
tank. Are they about to get
their groove on?
<They could be cleaning a spot for eggs, but not
necessarily. Clownfishes, by Joyce D. Wilkerson, is an excellent book
for clownfish breeding.>
Thanks for you help, and sorry about the scatter brained mail.
Nikki
<Your welcome. Brenda> <<And further unusual that there is not,
has not developed a marked size difference here... RMF>> |
Re: Clownfish ID, Maroon, Premnas biaculeatus – 2/20/07
Thank you so much for your help.
<Your welcome Nikki>
They were set-up in the store show tank, but he's remodeling his tanks
and store.
<Great! I was hoping that was the case.>
Nikki
<Good luck with your new pair! Brenda> |
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Dark Maroon
Hey Guys,
Fantastic site, I'm definitely an avid reader. I do have a
question I
can't seem to find on the site. I've had this yellow stripe maroon clown for well over 5 years. He's in
a 45gal tank with a good mix of tank mates, peaceful cohabitation, and
all the numbers are fine. The only thing is over the years his
maroon
coloring keeps getting darker, as you can see in the picture is almost
black now.
<Nice pic and nice clown>
Lighting is 2 x 65 watt PC with 1 Actinic and 1 Daylight
8800oK bulb for around 12 hours. The dark coloration doesn't
change
much with alternating the lighting (i.e. turning the Actinic
off). He
gets a good mix of frozen foods, mostly Mysis, and always something
different from one of the multi packs on the market, I also add vitamins
to flake food occasionally. Is there something I'm missing,
other
nutrients, different lighting, or is it just old age.
Chuck
<Nothing wrong at all with this Premnas... they do often change to
darker with age, growth, good health. Bob Fenner> |
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Maroon...Tomato....Marato?
Hi all! I just love this website. My tank is 6 months old. Its an 18 gallon
with some live rock, three crabs, an anemone, and a clownfish. When I bought
the clownfish my LFS said he was a maroon, and since he was a baby he looked
like a normal maroon with 3 strips. As he's grown he's lost the last 2
stripes and has turned black like a tomato clown. Basically I'm wondering if
maroons can lose their strips or if tomato's can be mistaken for maroons? If
in fact my "Nemo" fish is a tomato, what is their temperament compared
to the
maroon. Can I put other fish with him? I've looked around the site a bit,
but theirs not a whole lot on tomato clowns that I found. Thanks. Amy
<Mmm, no... a Tomato is a... excuse me, Maroon's do change "their
stripes" and color quite a bit at times... mostly keyed with change in sex
(turning into females)... Yours has the prominent "cheek spine" still
I take it? It's a Premnas (biaculeatus). Bob Fenner>
Re: Maroon...Tomato....Marato?
No actually it doesn't have the cheek spine...unless its so small I can't
actually see it. But he or she is about 2 inches long now. So if he/she doesn't
have the cheek spine, did my LFS lie to me?
<Mmm, can't say from here. Do take a look on fishbase.org (click on the pix
shown after looking up the species by common or scientific name)... the spines
are very small when the fish are small. Bob Fenner>
Maroon clown question.
I love your site. Thanks in advance for any help. I appreciate all of your
help. So my question is are white stripe maroons and gold stripes the same fish?
I have searched and searched but have come up empty. I know they have the same
scientific names but can they breed?<From what I have heard and seen they can
and will breed>
Thanks again,
Shane<IanB><<Are indeed the same species, can change, inter-breed. RMF>>
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