Gold Banded Maroon Clownfish
They are strikingly beautiful with the trademark spine on their cheeks.
Gold banded maroon clownfish. Juvenile gold striped maroon clownfish look the same except that the stripes are white for the first year. Normally maroon clownfish vary in color from bright red to dark maroon with three narrow white stripes. If the light comes in from the sides the fry get confused and will not eat and starve to death in a matter of hours.
It needs a minimum tank size of 30 114 l gallons for a single specimen and 55 gallons minimum for a pair. They are a beautiful species of clownfish with the unusual feature of all 3 stripes appearing to be bright golden yellow. Far less aggressive than their relatives with white bands.
The female of the pair is the larger of the two fish and will also be the aggressor of the two. The gold band maroon clownfish originates from the indonesian bali islands and mated pairs are a hard find in the trade. This fish may be one of the most aggressive of the clownfishes.
The gold color of the stripes typically does not develop until the fish are about 9 12 months old. The first is at its forehead the second runs through the middle and the third at the base of the tail. The maroon clownfish is a one of the largest clownfish and is quite active.
The paper helps the fry to orientate the correct way. Normally maroon clownfish vary in color from bright red to dark maroon with three narrow white stripes. It has maroon body coloration with three wide yellow body stripes.
The fish found in the area of sumatra have gold colored stripes and the ora broodstock comes from this area. The captive bred gold stripe maroon clownfish is similar to the maroon clownfish except it has yellow stripes on the forehead midsection and tail instead of white. Keep in mind smaller tank sizes result in water quality degrading quicker thus requiring 5 water changes every week.
The gold stripe maroon clownfish is the largest species of clownfish and can reach a size of 6 inches. The gold color of the stripes typically does not develop until the fish are about 9 12 months old. There is another strain of maroon clownfish called white stripe maroon clownfish.
The maroon clownfish premnas biaculeatus has a maroon body with 3 vertical yellow stripes outlined in white on its body. The gold striped maroon clownfish has a deep maroon body with three yellow stripes running vertically down the sides of its body. There is also a gold stripe variety that comes from sumatra and the gold stripe is usually a little more expensive.
