For many years I have been a clownfish enthusiast, posting on RC keeping many different species of clowns successfully with their host anemones. One of the smaller amphiprion species I have never managed to get hold of is the maldives clownfish. I was really excited to hear one of my LFS here in Bkk had a shipment containing some maldives clownfish (amphiprion nigripes). These fish come in from time to time but are usually comprimised with brook and come from sri lanka and have the rose coloured fins, they are usually large and on deaths door. I asked the lfs to hold me a pair and was there the day after they arrived to find 8 of the yellow finned nigripes, all smallish and healthy but absolutely stunning. I really wanted to buy all 8 and put them straight into a magnifica but decided on three with the Hope of forming a pair or small group. They are eating like champions, and have taken straight to my two RBTA anemones, it took about an hour!, They sleep together at night and I think they may have been from the same area, if not anemone in the wild. There is signs of a hierarchy developing, with the larger two forming a pair and the smaller one hanging around. They are really quiet feisty for small fish but have no signs of disease after two weeks together.
being a clown nut, I am already looking into a magnifica species tank down the line. Thing is I am really enjoying having SPS again!
being a clown nut, I am already looking into a magnifica species tank down the line. Thing is I am really enjoying having SPS again!
awesome clowns!
