Pink with a whitish “skunk” streak and a charming personality, the Pink Skunk Clownfish is one of most distinctive anemonefish. These are the tiniest of the clowns, but they have a sleek physique such as the Ocellaris and Percula Clowns. Their other names are due to their mainly derivative of their typical colouring and white-striping. …
The Oman Anemonefish is one of the nation’s biggest and most endangered clownfish species. The ‘common names’ for this clown are ‘Oman Anemonefish’ or ‘Oman Clownfish’ that refer to its extremely restricted range. Its body is thick and round. These have two very thin vertical bars, one on head and the other semi, and its body colour ranges …
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Quite well and beloved fish “Three-band Clownfish ” is a sturdy and reliable anemonefish. It is a member of the enduring Clarkii Complex. They are also known as Three-band Clownfish, Three Striped Clownfish, Three-Banded Anemonefish, Three Striped Clown, and Three Band Anemonefish. Fish keepers usually pick them because they are easy to keep and care …
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The Saddleback Clownfish is well-known and has a unique appearance. Amphiprion polymnus, often known as the saddleback clownfish or yellowfin anemonefish, is a black and white anemonefish with a distinct saddleback appearance. Saddleback Clownfish, Saddleback Anemonefish, Brown Saddle Clownfish, Panda Clownfish, Saddleback Clown, White-tipped Clownfish, and Yellow-Finned Anemone-fish are some of the common names for …
The juvenile ‘’Cinnamon Clownfish”, appears to have been soaked in spices. This specie has a variety of common-names that reflect its enigmatic look. Other names for this species include Black-Backed anemonefish, Melanopus Anemonefish, Fire Clownfish, Dusky Anemonefish, Black Anemonefish and Red and Black Anemonefish. Their scientific-name means Black-foot referring to their dark-ventral-fins; same as Maldives Anemonefish. …
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Clownfish Facts and Overview Well, if fish keeping is your hobby and you want to know about the ‘Nemo’ in real life! You are at the right place. This most renowned fish is ‘clownfish’ and we have to be thankful to the movie ‘Finding Nemo’ for the popularity of this marine aquarium fish. Clownfish is …
Native to Lake Malawi in Africa, the Bumblebee Cichlids are so-called because of the colorful pattern they share with the flying insect. It is also called by other names like Pseudotropheus crabro, Hornet Cichlid or Maylandia or Mbuna as called by the Tonga people of Malawi. It translates into “Rock Fish”. Since Lake Malawi is …
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Native to the freshwater basins of Peru and Ecuador in South America, green terror cichlids goes by many names like Andinoacara rivulatus, and the Gold or White Saum. Discovered in 1860, this fish has become quite famous in the aquarium trade over time, mainly due to its vivid coloration and beautiful features. Being a cichlid, …
These Central American fish are native to the lakes of Nicaragua, Managua and Xiloa. Named Amphilophus labiatus in 1864, this fish is commonly known as the Red Devil Cichlid in the aquarium trade and rightly so because of its devilish features and the aggression of a hellhound. This is quite a large and aggressive fish …
Discovered a long time ago in 1854, the Herichthys cyanoguttatus also known as Texas Cichlid or the Rio Grande Cichlid is the only cichlid native to the USA, or in other words “The NorthernMost Cichlid”. This large species of cichlids was being imported into Europe as early as 1912. Their large size, hardiness and aggressive …
Easily one of the most loved Cichlids out there. These colorful Central American fish are known by many names like the German Blue Ram Cichlid, Electric Blue Ram, or the Butterfly Cichlid. Discovered in 1948, this fish was given the scientific name “Mikrogeophagus ramirezi”, named after the famous fish collector Manual Ramirez. Unlike other cichlids, …
