Quick Facts. Common Names: Maroon clownfish, Spinecheeck, Gold striped maroon (designer), Lightning maroon (designer) Scientific Name: Amphiprion biaculeatus (Originally Premnas biaculeatus) Max Size: ~6 inches (15 cm) for a large female, about half that for males. Lifespan: ~3-7 years is typical, ~15 or more for highly successful aquarists.
Baby clownfish, often referred to as fry, are the adorable offspring of mature clown-fish pairs. They start their journey as tiny, translucent larvae, hatching from eggs laid by their parents. These delicate youngsters are incredibly vulnerable in their early stages and require a carefully maintained environment to thrive.They set up experiments in the laboratory where they paired male clownfish together and tracked their development. In all, they followed 17 pairs of male clownfish. Within minutes or hours of being put together in a tank, one of the two males emerged as dominant, and began to behave as a female would, the researchers reported.
Clownfish lay eggs on any flat surface close to their host anemones. They spawn around the time of the full moon and the male parent guards them until they hatch about 6 to 10 days later, typically 2 hours after dusk.In a group of clownfish, there is a strict dominance hierarchy. The largest and most aggressive female is found at the top. Only two clownfish, a male and a female, in a group reproduce through external fertilisation. Clownfish are sequential hermaphrodites, meaning that they develop into males first, and when they mature, they become females. awesome info, ill definitely need to get that book. still recieveing more info on a lifelong solo clown so ill post more later got some info from an editor of wet web media, he apprently was busy but will email back, in short he said ''it is possible for a clown to stay male its whole life alone and it is also possible for it to change to female if it needs to. the tank size environment and
young juvenile will take the vacant male position. Clown - fish are demersal spawners, affixing adhesive eggs to a substrate, and will often position their nest at the base of a host anemone for protection. An active pair will generally spawn about once a month year-round. The eggs will incu-bate for about one week while the male guards and cleansB1eqU.