How to keep Pink Skunk Clown

Scientific name: Amphiprion Perideraion (Pomacentridae).

Common Name: Pink Skunk Clownfish

Origin: Indo-Pacific Ocean

Size: 8cm (3in).

Community tank: Yes, with small peaceful species.

Food: Algae, artemia, mysis, chopped shellfish and dried food.

Water conditions: Needs costant very good Water conditions.

These species very well behaved towards all invertebrates also a happier is they are kept in pairs as well they must be kept with an anemone in their aquarium. Living Rock also looks lovely with some coral growing but make sure you have the right lighting for the coral sa well the living rock give a natural look to the aquarium and helps filter your tank at the same time.

A Pink Skunk Clown needs a aquaruim size of 40 liter filled with Marine Water(Find out more about Marine water in the paragraph below). You may even use a bio stystem to filtre your aquarium if so please use the link provided :

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Once you have both of the ingredients for the marine water you will need to slowly measure out the amount for the water and slowly pour certain amount then dissolves it into the water. You will need to continue like this in till you have the right amount of dissolved salt in each water container as well it will give you instruction on how to do it on the side of the boxes. Once you have finished that you will need to heat the water to the correct temp of each aquarium by putting it in the airing cup boarded.

The Pink Skunk Clownfish are the very few species which can be definitively sexed by colour alone. Mature males show a fine orange rim around the tail which is absent in the females.

Host Anemones:
Heteractus crispa meaning leathery sea anemone.
Heteractus magnifica meaning magnificent sea anemone.
Macrodactyla doreensis meaning Corkscrew tentacle sea anemone.
Stichtodactyla gigantea meaning gigantic sea anemone.

Breeding tank:

Clowns will spawn in a community tank if they feel secure, and if the water parameters, temperature etc. is to their liking. Try not to have the tank densely stocked, though. If you could keep the breeding pair in a tank of their own it would be even better. They don't need a very large tank, ~200 liters (55 US gal.) is quite sufficient. My tank's water temperature was between 79°F - 82°F (26°C - 28°C), and the nitrates was undetectable. Lighting is not critical, but day and night cycles should be regular.

Spawning:

Some live rock or other hard, rocky substance with a vertical face is needed for the spawning site. My fish spawned on a rock which was very close to their anemone. All subsequent spawning were on the very same rock. I would recommend that you leave their chosen rock undisturbed after their initial spawning.

When the fish are ready to spawn within a few days, they will start to clean their chosen rock by vigorously biting it. They also become very aggressive, and will attack other inhabitants. The actual spawning takes place in the afternoon, or early evening, and can last for an hour, or even more. The female swims very slowly over the cleaned area, depositing the eggs. The male then follows close behind, and fertilizes the eggs.

Once the spawning is complete (within 1-2 hours), the male assumes responsibility for attending them, while the female acts as protector of the eggs and "supervises" her male. He will continuously fan the eggs with his fins, and even bite at them - not to eat them, but to remove detritus, or perhaps a dead or rotten egg. The eggs should be left in their care, and not removed, unless they are known to be egg-eaters from prior experience.

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