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Maroon Clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus)
Maroon Clownfish
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Maroon Clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus)
Additional locales and sizes may be available!
Additional locales and sizes may be available!

Quick Stats

Care Level Easy
Temperament Aggressive
Color Form Red, White
Diet Omnivore
Reef Compatible Yes
Water Conditions sg 1.020-1.025, 72-78° F, dKH 8-12
Max. Size 6"
Family Pomacentridae
Minimum Tank Size 30 gallons
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Care Level Easy
Temperament Aggressive
Color Form Red, White
Diet Omnivore
Reef Compatible Yes
Water Conditions sg 1.020-1.025, 72-78° F, dKH 8-12
Max. Size 6"
Family Pomacentridae
Minimum Tank Size 30 gallons
Compatibility View Chart
What do these Quick Stats mean? Click here for more information

Overview

The Maroon Clownfish, also known as the Spine-Cheeked Anemonefish or Maroon Anemonefish, has a bold, red body color with a broad white stripe on the forehead, and white stripes on its midsection and in front of the anal fin.

A 30 gallon or larger aquarium is desirable as is a host anemone such as Bubbletip Sea Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). It is aggressive towards other clownfish, and they are difficult to maintain together in the same aquarium.

The Maroon Clownfish diet consists of meaty items such as frozen shrimp and herbivore preparations.

Do not move the Maroon Clownfish with a net as its cheekspines will become entangled. Use a specimen container if capture is necessary. It is difficult to maintain more than one maroon clown in the aquarium unless they are a pair. These fish like to fight among themselves.

Approximate Purchase Size: Small: 1/2" to 1-1/2"; Medium: 1-1/2" to 2-1/2"; Large: 2-1/2" to 3-1/2"; Pairs are 1 1/2" to 3"

Customer Testimonials

David S Groton , CT
I have two Maroon Clowns and they are doing wonderfully in their new home. The male is the smaller of the two and the female loves her home. I strongly recommend adding anemones to the tank for the Maroons to claim as their own. A very hearty fish, they eat flake food and love live brine shrimp.
Paul B Tigard , OR
We really enjoy having this fish. He is very beautiful and adds a lot of color to our tank. He also seems to be fairly friendly with the other fish.
Bobby B Lakeworth , FL
At first my clownfish just hovered in one spot. After about two weeks, it adjusted to the tank. It is hardy, a beautiful red color, and stands out from my other fish.
Carl B Canton , OH
Beautiful fish. Mine eats right out of my hand. Hard to pair up, but is a great fish with great personality.
Patrick D Hudson , WI
What a character! Not only does my Maroon Clownfish add beautiful color to my aquarium, but he also adds a little bit of attitude. I added him with a colored BTA from Singapore and they took to each other within seconds. If you get too close to the tank, he will swim out of the BTA, grab a mouthful of small pebbles and will swim up to the glass and spit them out at you.
Christian L Ypsilanti , MI
I have a 100 gallon tank with thirteen fish and multiple vertebrae. The clown fish is as big as any but seem to leave them all alone. This fish was rated aggressive but have only seen the aggression on 2 situations: when another fish messes with his rose bubble tip anemone and when I made the rookie mistake of adding an additional, smaller clown fish to the tank. The first scenario is never a problem. The big clown fish ruthlessly attacked the baby. Fins missing, eyes white, I couldn't let him die so I made a make shift separator. Baby survived but I kept him by himself for 3 months. Eventually as I changed the rocks around and added more species, the big one started leaving baby alone. Today they share the anemone and are very happy.
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