What fish can live with Clarkii clownfish?

What fish can live with Clarkii clownfish?

Clownfish do well with wrasses, damselfish, tangs, dartfish, angelfish, blennies, puffers, corals, anemones and gobies. One thing to think about is that clownfish will often not get along with others of their kind.

What are fish that are good tank mates with clown fish?

Best Tank Mates for Clownfish

  • Mandarin Dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus)
  • Dartfish (Ptereleotrinae)
  • Red Coris Wrasse (Coris gaimard)
  • Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
  • Basslet Fish (Gramma Loreto)
  • Chromis Damselfish (Chromis)
  • Pygmy Angelfish (Pterophyllum leopoldi)
  • Butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae)

Can you mix species of clown fish?

Can you mix clowns or have more than two? Yes, but they will fight. Having multiply species in the same tank is like two rival gangs in the same area.

What animals live with clownfish?

Clownfish survive in a mutually assistive symbiotic relationship with anemone. The anemone protect the clownfish from predators and provide food scraps. In return, the clownfish uses its bright colours to lure fish into the anemone, where they are killed by the anemone’s poison and eaten.

How long do Clarkii clownfish live?

This species is known to live up to 14 years in the aquarium, and are recorded at 13 year in the wild.

Do clownfish get along with angelfish?

What is this? Angelfish of all types can work well with Clownfish however I recommend Pygmy Angelfish because they are better matched size-wise. Since many Angelfish can be slightly aggressive its best to avoid especially large species.

Can mollies live with clownfish?

The molly wouldn’t leave their side which wasn’t too odd at first with mollies being a peaceful community fish. It got odd when the molly and the white clownfish started “shunning” the black clownfish. They weren’t being aggressive towards it but just staying away. Since I’ve added two PJ’s, no issues there.

Can you pair different color clownfish?

They’ll be fine. They’re the same species, just different colors.

Can you keep 3 clownfish together?

No, as said earlier, if you added 3 at the same time, 2 would’ve paired up and the odd clown out would have been bullied to death by the pair. Odd numbers of clowns in such a small quantity aren’t really good for smaller tanks, or most tanks.

How big do Clarkii get?

The Clarkii Clownfish Amphiprion clarkii is a boldly fashioned, rugged fish that makes a fine accessory to almost any saltwater aquarium. It sports a rounded, strong body and is known to reach a length of around 5 1/2 inches (15 cm).

What do Clarkii clowns eat?

Clarkii Clownfish is an aggressive feeder. Most clownfish are omnivorous feeders, meaning that they will consume a variety of different food types. In nature the diet of clownfish consists of crustaceans (such as copepods and amphipods), algae, polychaete worms and leftovers from the anemone’s meal.

Can clownfish live with bettas?

Much like other species of the Pleco family, Clown Plecos make good tank mates for Bettas and other similar fish. They feed mostly on algae and uneaten food, which helps keep your tank clean.

Can you put clownfish with guppies?

Make sure that the tank mates you are considering for your guppies will be able to live comfortably in freshwater as well. Damselfish, mollies, and clownfish are examples of saltwater fish that will not be able to survive in a freshwater tank.

Can orange and black clownfish mate?

Yes a they can pair up. I have a breeding pair for many years.

  • October 24, 2022