hi everyone! this is a great website with tons of great info, but i cant seem to find what i'm looking for. my lfs ordered some skunks for me. he got in some a. akallopisos and a. sandaracinos. all paired up within their own species except one pair that had one of each and got along and acted like a 'typical' pair, no fighting and always hanging out together. i decided to get them for my gbta and rbta. when i first introduced them the a. sandaracinos went directly to a large clam and started hosting it. i 'herded' him to the gbta and he hasn't left his new home since! the a. akallopisos is still swimming around the aquarium, looking confused. they are both tank-raised from the same place in puerto rico. do you think she (a. akallopisos)will start hosting the anemone with the other clown? should i take her back and get another another a. sandaracino? or should i just give her time? i've only had them for a week. both are eating and looking great. thanks for your input!! :mixed:
skunk clown question
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give her time, just because a clown wont host in the first week isnt grounds to take it back right away, I have a pair of clowns that I have had for many months and still have not hosted anything till very recently they decided they like a torch coral
i'll wait, i was just worried that because they are from seperate species she might get stressed. i really don't care if she hosts or not(my sexy shrimp are enjoying the rbta too much!)
, i just want her to be happy. i'll keep you posted to see what happens. do you think they will still get along?
, i just want her to be happy. i'll keep you posted to see what happens. do you think they will still get along?marc price
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they may do very well together. in the wild sandaracinos pair and spawn with chrysopterus resulting in leucokranos - and as i recently found out ;
Scientific Name: Amphiprion perideraion
Common Names: Pink Clownfish/Anemonefish, Pink Skunk Clownfish/Anemonefish
Max. size: 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment: reef-associated; non-migratory; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 38 m
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to southern Japan, Ryukyu islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, New Guinea, New Britain, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Caroline Islands, Marianas, Kiribati, and the Marshall Islands.
Associated with the anemones: Heteractis magnifica (usually), Heteractis crispa, Macrodactyla doreensis, and Stichodactyla gigantea. IN BALI OCCURS TOGETHER WITH THE COLSELY RELATED INDIAN OCEAN SPECIES A. AKALLOPISOS AND EVEN HAS BEEN FOUND SHARING THE SAME ANEMONE.Ë"
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Scientific Name: Amphiprion perideraion
Common Names: Pink Clownfish/Anemonefish, Pink Skunk Clownfish/Anemonefish
Max. size: 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment: reef-associated; non-migratory; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 38 m
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to southern Japan, Ryukyu islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, New Guinea, New Britain, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Caroline Islands, Marianas, Kiribati, and the Marshall Islands.
Associated with the anemones: Heteractis magnifica (usually), Heteractis crispa, Macrodactyla doreensis, and Stichodactyla gigantea. IN BALI OCCURS TOGETHER WITH THE COLSELY RELATED INDIAN OCEAN SPECIES A. AKALLOPISOS AND EVEN HAS BEEN FOUND SHARING THE SAME ANEMONE.Ë"
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