A recent scientific paper has confirmed what many people thought all along, that Clownfish can survive the sting from host anemones because of something in their mucus. But up until now, there has been very little molecular evidence to support…
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Clownfish Stripes Determine Confrontation and Aggression Levels
A research article published in the Journal of Experimental Biology has found that Clownfish can count the number of bars on their congeners and conspecifics, determining their level of aggression toward them, and their host defense. The paper authored by…
Clownfish Larvae Become Mini Athletes to Swim Against Ocean Currents
It is well known among breeders that Clownfish undergo major physiological changes as they transition from pelagic larvae to reef-dwelling, anemone-dwelling adults, but researchers at the James Cook University in Australia took a deeper dive into exactly what happens during…
New ‘Chainlink’ Maroon Clownfish Discovered in Papua New Guinea
The Chainlink Maroon Clownfish is a new aberrant individual of Premnas biaculeatus that was just collected in Papua New Guinea by Golden Ocean. While the discovery of the Chainlink Maroon Clownfish is an awesome surprise, it’s less of a shocker to…
Shrinking tank bred clownfish makes them more difficult to keep
If you’ve been shopping for new clownfish lately you may have noticed their small size. Due to global economic factors, the hobby’s biggest selling fish – the tank-bred Common Clownfish – is being sold in smaller and smaller sizes, and…
Amphiprion omanensis, the Rare Oman Clownfish Arrives at De Jong Marinelife
Amphiprion omanensis is one of the rarest bonafide species of clownfish which has yet to make any kind of real appearance in the broader aquarium world. Like many other lesser known species the Oman clownfish has a limited natural distribution…
Parade of Pure Perfect Wild Clownfish from Papua New Guinea
We’ve been excited to see new fish and corals coming out of Papua New Guinea for nearly three years and at long last the day has finally come, at least in terms of the fish. Being in the heart of…
Solid Yellow Clownfish Are Being Developed by SFC
The idea of a solid yellow clownfish is one that first came to our attention with the discovery of a single, stunning specimen collected way back in 2014. Although this lone individual went to a private collector, the seed of…
Eulogy for the Mother of all Lightning Clownfish
The Lightning Maroon Clownfish is a wild strain of Premnas biaculeatus that took the world by storm when it was first discovered. Only two specimens were ever collected from Fisherman Island a short distance from Papua New Guinea’s capital of Port…
Clarki X Ocellaris Clownfish is a Really Neat Hybrid
Hybrid clownfish are usually the purview of wild collected livestock but Ocean, Reefs, & Aquariums has a long track record of interesting clownfish crosses. Whether intentional like the blood orange clownfish or accidental like any number of their clarki and…
