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FAQs about Maroon Clownfish Identification
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Clownfishes 3, Clownfish Identification,
Clownfish Selection, Clownfish
Compatibility, Clownfish Behavior,
Clownfish Systems, Clownfish Feeding,
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& Clownfish Diseases 2, Clownfish
Diseases 3,
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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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