Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indian Ocean: Arabian Peninsula, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Andaman Islands, and Sumatra and Java in Indonesia.
Size: 5 inches (16 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal lagoons at depths between 6 to about 100 feet (2 – 30 m) and usually found inhabiting only the Stichodactyla haddoni anemone where it feeds mainly on planktonic crustaceans (copepods, mysis, and shrimp larvae), and algae.
General Husbandry: Wild caught stock is rarely available in the trade! Yet captive bred specimens are available and should be chosen over that of wild caught specimens if and when available. Adults have a blackish body and yellowish belly with two wide white bands, an orange snout, with the tail and anal fins yellow. There are some differences in coloration depending about areas of collection.
Best maintained in aquaria having live rock, hiding places, macroalgae, and peaceful tankmates and with a hosting anemone.
As to diet, will eat most regular aquarium foods, e.g., live fortified brine shrimp and/or finely chopped various frozen or fresh meaty foods such as mysis, squid, fish flesh, shrimp, clam, etc., and plant material, e.g., flake foods, especially those containing Spirulina and should be offered once or twice daily.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Amphiprioninae
Genus: Amphiprion
FYI: In the wild, its hosting anemone is only the Stichodactyla haddoni.
Can be kept in small groups.
A. clarkii is sometimes sold as the Sebae Anemonefish, as it looks quite similar!
Best housed with its hosting anemone.
If maintained with a hosting anemone, aquarium size should be >50 gallons.
Females are larger than males.
If the female is removed, the male will change sex and one of the juveniles will become the new functioning male.
A member of the Saddleback Complex.
Captive bred specimens available and are far hardier than wild caught specimens.
Experience Level: Beginner
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Coral Safe: Yes
Invertebrate Safe: With caution
Acclimation Time: 30 minutes+
Aquarium Environment: Reef or fish-only aquarium
Tankmates: Peaceful
Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons
Temperature Range: 74 - 82°F (23 – 27°C)
Specific Gravity: 1.020 - 1.026
pH: 8.0 - 8.5
