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Pink Skunk Clownfish

Amphiprion perideraion

Also known as pink skunk clown, pink anemonefish, pink skunk anemonefish, false skunk-striped anemonefish, pink clownfish, pink skunk, ปลาการ์ตูนชมพู, ハナビラクマノミ, ikan badut pink, giru pink, 粉红小丑鱼, 粉红小丑

A small, peachy pink to orange clownfish with a thin white stripe running along the back and a white bar behind the head. It is kept for its soft colouring and its charming habit of living among the tentacles of host anemones, and it is generally less bold than larger clownfish.

Care at a glance

Care level

Moderate

Temperament

Semi

Adult size

8 cm

Temperature

24 to 28 °C

pH

8.1 to 8.4

Smallest tank

110 litres

Keep as

Single fish or a mated pair

Diet

Omnivore: mysis and brine shrimp, marine pellets and flakes, chopped seafood and some algae-based food

Swims

Middle of the tank

Lifespan

10 to 15 years

Water

Marine (saltwater)

Wild range

Western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand and Indonesia to Philippines, northern Australia, Melanesia and southern Japan

Breeding

Pairs lay eggs on a flat surface near their anemone and the male guards them until they hatch after about a week. Captive breeding is well established, though rearing the larvae needs rotifers and fine live foods.

Good to know

It is more delicate than common clownfish and does best with gentle tankmates; in the wild it pairs with Heteractis magnifica and similar anemones, which are hard to keep. Do not mix it with other clownfish species in small tanks, and choose captive-bred fish where possible.