Cinnamon Clownfish
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Scientific Name: Amphiprion melanopus Price: Upon Request Origin: Indo-Pacific Family: Pomacentridae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Black Anemonefish, Red and Black Anemonefish, Red and Black Clownfish, Fire Clownfish, Anemone Clownfish |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 22 - 26 ℃
pH: 8.1 - 8.4
GH: 8 - 12
SG: 1.020 - 1.025
Max size: 13 cm
Min Tank size: 110 Ltr
Position in Aqua: Bottom swimmer
Description
The Cinnamon Clownfish has a reddish-brown base color with a white stripe behind the eyes, and a dark area, which may vary in dimension, on the side. Orange dominates the dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins, as well as the face.
Food
The fish has a healthy diet. It is an omnivore in nature, meaning they will consume a variety of different food types, but it mainly eats zooplankton. This fish will accept all foods in the home aquarium. -flakes -brine shrimp -mysid shrimp -algae -pellets.
Breeding
Cinnamon Clownfish are easy to breed in the home aquarium. The females will be the largest of the pair, and two fish will usually stay close to each other in the aquarium. These fish are egg layers and will deposit the eggs on a flat surface, and defend the eggs from other tank mates. The eggs will normally hatch in 6-11 days depending on the temperature. The fry must be reared in a separate aquarium on a diet of rotifers then baby brine shrimp.
Compatible with
They should not be kept with other Clownfish, unless they are a mated pair as they can be territorial especially when they get older. They host sea anemones such as Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractic crispa, and Heteractic magnifica.
Note
All Clownfish are born males but when pairing up the more dominant male changes sex and becomes the female.