Orange Skunk Anemonefish / Amphiprion sandaracinos

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Orange Skunk Anemonefish / Amphiprion sandaracinos

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - Amphiprion sandaracinos

COMMON NAME - Orange Skunk Anemonefish

SIZE - 5.5" ( 14 cm)

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 30 US Gal. (114 L)

FOODS AND FEEDING - Marine frozen and live fare for carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores.

REEF COMPATIBILITY - Excellent.

CAPTIVE CARE - A varied diet is important, vitamin enriched foods are a plus, will do well in smaller aquariums, purchase captive bred specimens if possible, not uncommon for wild caught specimens to suffer from clown fish disease (Brooklynella hostilis) present when copious amounts of slime sloughs off the body of the fish, Larger females can be aggressive to con-specifics or related species. Best kept in pairs with a host anemone, in the wild hosts Merten's Carpet Anemone (Stichodactyla Mertensii), Leathery Sea Anemone (Heteractis crispa).
 

WHITE BUCKET CHALLENGE : How CLEAR do you think your water is in your reef aquarium? Show us your water!

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    Votes: 13 32.5%
  • Mostly clear with a tint of yellow

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  • More yellow than clear

    Votes: 2 5.0%
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  • Other (please explain)

    Votes: 1 2.5%
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