Fancy Longfin Clownfish – Captive Bred

About the Fancy Longfin Clownfish – Captive-Bred

Care Level: Easy
Temperament: Semi-agressive
Reef Safe: Yes
Diet: Omnivore
Max Size: 3 inches
Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallons

The Fancy Longfin Clownfish is a new strain developed from selective breeding. Aside from their distinctive long fins, these clownfish have an orange body with three white stripes edged in black.

These fish will accept most fish foods and are perfect for reef tanks. More than one can be kept in the same aquarium and they prefer to be kept in groups.

Clownfish have a very distinct swimming motion that is different from most fish. This is likely passed on through their genetic makeup from centuries of wiggling within the tentacles of Anemones. As the Clownfish wiggles within the stinging tentacles the Anemone’s mucus is likely smeared over the Clownfish’s body, which then protects it from additional stings.

In the wild they live in small groups with one large dominant female, one smaller sexually active male, and a handful of smaller males and juveniles. When the female is lost the largest male will then change sex and become the dominant female with the other Clowns moving up the ladder behind it.

Since 2003 the Tennessee Sustainable Aquatics (SA) Hatchery breeds dozens of species from resident broodstock and every month provides thousands of colorful healthy fish.