Yellow Stripe Maroon Clownfish
Indo pacific belt from the western parts of indonesia to taiwan as well as the great barrier reef.
Yellow stripe maroon clownfish. Spine cheeked anemonefish spine cheek clownfish yellow stripe maroon clownfish and gold stripe maroon clownfish. They originate from tropical coral reefs thus will require live rock or other aqua scaping to provide them with adequate caves and crevices to retreat to when they feel threatened. Maroon clownfish belong to the genus premnas and is therefore different than all the other clownfish species which belongs to the genus amphiprion.
They are strikingly beautiful with the trademark spine on their cheeks. The distinctive gold yellow bands will develop after being paired up in an established tank. Depending on their looks some of the descriptive common names they are known by include gold stripe maroon clownfish yellow stripe maroon clownfish and white stripe maroon clownfish along with the two designer names of llghtning maroon clownfish and orange jaw purple maroon clownfish.
However their coloration can vary from maroon to red to even and orangish red color. This fish may be one of the most aggressive of the clownfishes. Yellowstripe maroon clownfish are generally maroon in color.
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. They are strikingly beautiful with the trademark spine on their cheeks.
They may spit gravel at human visitors in an attempt to intimidate. The gold stripe maroon clownfish are a deep maroon colour with thick distinctive yellow stripes on them. They have 3 relatively wide white stripes one near the head one in the middle of the body and one right before the tail fin.
As juveniles the captive bred gold stripe maroon clowns will have white stripes that will gradually turn yellow as they mature. The yellowstripe maroon clownfish is similar to the maroon clownfish except it has yellow stripes on the forehead midsection and tail instead of white. A 50 litre or larger aquarium is desirable as is a host anemone such as bubbletip sea anemone entacmaea quadricolor.
There is also a gold stripe variety that comes from sumatra and the gold stripe is usually a little more expensive. This particular type of clownfish is actually quite a recent discovery as they appear very similar to the maroon clownfish premnas biaculeatus. Maroon clownfish yellowstripe for sale 4less.
Top care facts for the maroon clownfish yellowstripe premnas biaculeatus care level. This variation looks similar to the gold stripe maroon clownfish except it has three narrow white stripes.
