Amphiprion sebae
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elegance coral
They call me EC
Freakin Gorgeous!!!!!!!!! One of my favorite clowns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are they paired up?
Are they paired up?
Afrankiewicz12
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Do they auto host sebaes?
elegance coral
They call me EC
No. The only known natural host for A. sebae is S. haddoni.
Thanks guys.
I really want a nem for them, but the tank is too small, barebottom, and the other inhabitants are too expensive for a haddoni. Hopefully in the future.
As far as being a pair, I just ordered two. They will pair up though. There has been no fighting and they are just over two inches. I am interested to see what their colors look like as they grow.
I really want a nem for them, but the tank is too small, barebottom, and the other inhabitants are too expensive for a haddoni. Hopefully in the future.
As far as being a pair, I just ordered two. They will pair up though. There has been no fighting and they are just over two inches. I am interested to see what their colors look like as they grow.
elegance coral
They call me EC
It's hard to be sure from the pic's but they look to be full adult wild caught clowns. If they're fed well and kept in good lighting, I doubt their color will change much. I honestly think they're beautiful just the way they are though.
I think the black will increase. I know there are some sebae that have no yellow on the body, just the tail, and while I don't think these fish will every look like that, I think the black will increase as they grow and age. The fish are only ~2 inches (the smaller one is about 2" and the bigger one 2.25").
I think they are the largest of the polymnus complex and will reach almost six inches and I expect them to look a little different with age. Just like regular polymnus start off brown and darken with age, along with other clowns like the clarkii complex, melanopus, percula etc.
I think they are the largest of the polymnus complex and will reach almost six inches and I expect them to look a little different with age. Just like regular polymnus start off brown and darken with age, along with other clowns like the clarkii complex, melanopus, percula etc.
Take these pics for example, granted the first one you can't see the tail so hard to say for sure if its sebae or not, but these are pictures of fish that I think are older than mine. They may come from a different location, but the smaller fish in the fish tank looks like a similar variety to mine and already has more black. The other fish seem MUCH larger and blacker. Ideally I'd like to find a fish like the second pic.
elegance coral
They call me EC
There are two basic "varieties" of A. sebae. With some variations to each. Similar to ocellars with its black Darwinian variety and the standard orange variety. Your black and orange sebae won't turn into a black sebae, just as an orange ocellars won't turn into a black Darwinian ocellaris. Your clowns have their full adult coloration, and it will change little. Personally, I think your black and orange clowns are much nicer fish than the solid black ones.
Update time.
They have started hosting in a derasa clam of mine.
The male is getting a dirty black to him, outside of the normal black. You can't see in the pic but the female has a little black showing in the middle of the caudal fin. Also, both fish have a good amount of black on the pelvic fins. When they were posturing for dominance they nipped each others pelvic fins and them seem to have healed black and are edged in black.
They are becoming very aggressive eaters, chasing food all over the tank. Not shy at all.
They have started hosting in a derasa clam of mine.
The male is getting a dirty black to him, outside of the normal black. You can't see in the pic but the female has a little black showing in the middle of the caudal fin. Also, both fish have a good amount of black on the pelvic fins. When they were posturing for dominance they nipped each others pelvic fins and them seem to have healed black and are edged in black.
They are becoming very aggressive eaters, chasing food all over the tank. Not shy at all.
Na it'll be awhile. The female has gotten fat a couple times, but more because of her appetite. The clam is pretty happy now and rarely closes all the way. And it has shut fast a couple times and the fish get out. I can't really stop them from hosting it, plus I think its cool, because I don't think I can fit an anemone safely in my tank, between the vortechs and coral.
phender
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I have had two A. sebae pairs. Both of them started out colored exactly like yours. In both cases the fish lost the yellow on their bellies as they matured. One of my females even lost her yellow tail.
FWIW: I don't think there is anyone who has been able to breed A. sebae in captivity. I know there was a polymnus x sebae cross but I don't think there have been any pure sebaes.
Good luck with yours. Just so you know, they are prone to "night frights". They will get scared and crash into things at night. I never lost any to jumping, but I had an acrylic tank with a lip. Just something to consider.
Here is a pic of my first pair. (Given to a breeder friend to see if he would have any luck)
This is my second pair. (Sold when I down sized a little)
They still had yellow ventral fins, but their bodies were almost entirely black.
The anemone is the same in both pictures, but the clowns are different.
FWIW: I don't think there is anyone who has been able to breed A. sebae in captivity. I know there was a polymnus x sebae cross but I don't think there have been any pure sebaes.
Good luck with yours. Just so you know, they are prone to "night frights". They will get scared and crash into things at night. I never lost any to jumping, but I had an acrylic tank with a lip. Just something to consider.
Here is a pic of my first pair. (Given to a breeder friend to see if he would have any luck)
This is my second pair. (Sold when I down sized a little)
They still had yellow ventral fins, but their bodies were almost entirely black.
The anemone is the same in both pictures, but the clowns are different.
Nice pics!!
I'm thinking eventually my female will lose her yellow tail as well as the black has already started. It will be interesting to watch.
It does seem like the polymnus complex is prone to bumping into stuff. I don't know if it because they like carpet anemones and aren't near too many rocks in the wild compared to our tanks or what.
As far as breeding, Proaquatix lists them on their website though not available. Some clowns can take a very long time to spawn so I'm not expecting anything soon especially because they are still changing color.
I'm thinking eventually my female will lose her yellow tail as well as the black has already started. It will be interesting to watch.
It does seem like the polymnus complex is prone to bumping into stuff. I don't know if it because they like carpet anemones and aren't near too many rocks in the wild compared to our tanks or what.
As far as breeding, Proaquatix lists them on their website though not available. Some clowns can take a very long time to spawn so I'm not expecting anything soon especially because they are still changing color.
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