| The Black clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii) is also known | | | | range of different anemone species. If you keep your |
| as Clarkii clownfish and Yellowtail clown fish, and can | | | | fish with an anemone species that it has not |
| be obtained in several colour variations. The most | | | | encountered before, the Black clownfish must |
| common form of Black clownfish is black and yellow | | | | gradually acclimatize itself to the anemone to avoid |
| with white vertical stripes. Just like the other | | | | begin injured. Examples of anemone species that |
| clownfishes, These fish form a symbiotic relationship | | | | Black clownfish are known to appreciate in the wild |
| with anemones and are therefore also known as | | | | are Stichodactyla mertensii, Stichodactyla haddoni, |
| Black anemonefishes. | | | | Stichodactyla gigantean, Macrodactyla doreensis, |
| The Black clownfish is one of the most frequently kept | | | | Heteractis malu, Heteractis magnifica, Heteractis crispa, |
| clownfish species and you can find these fishes in | | | | Heteractis aurora, Entacmaea quadricolor and |
| numerous saltwater aquariums all over the world. It's | | | | Cryptodendrum adhaesivum. |
| native region is the warm Indo-West Pacific Ocean. | | | | The Black clownfish can be kept in a comparatively |
| Populations are found from the Persian Gulf to the | | | | small aquarium since it grows no bigger than 5 inches |
| Western coast of Australia. They inhabit the | | | | (13 centimetres) and claims a very small territory. A 20 |
| Indo-Australian archipelago, the many reefs of | | | | gallon (75 litres) aquarium will be enough. You should |
| Melanesia and Micronesia, and you can also find them | | | | however keep in mind that it requires supreme water |
| up to north Taiwan and south Japan. | | | | quality and keeping the levels of soluble waste down |
| The vibrant coloration of the fish makes it very easy | | | | will be much easier in a bigger aquarium. In the wild, the |
| to spot for predators, and it would not survive long in | | | | territory of a Black clownfish group is limited to the |
| the wild if it was not protected by the tentacles of the | | | | immediate area around an anemone. It is however |
| stinging anemone. The Black clownfish will keep the | | | | known to occasionally leave its host anemone to |
| anemone clean by eating left over food. When kept in | | | | attack nearby fish. This habit makes it more |
| an aquarium without any natural enemies and is | | | | aggressive than the other clownfish species. |
| provided with food by the aquarists, it does not need | | | | Since the Black clownfish is native to warm, tropical |
| an anemone to survive. You should however make | | | | parts of the world it can only be kept in tropical |
| sure that the aquarium set up provides it with suitable | | | | aquariums. The temperature must be in the 75-82 F |
| hiding spots, since it can be very stressed in a barren | | | | (24-28 C) range for it to do well. The pH should be |
| aquarium, especially when no anemone can be found. | | | | around 8.3-8.4. |
| In the wild, these fish known to co-habit with a wide | | | | |