Range: Widespread in the west Pacific and east Indian Oceans

Size: Females up to 6.5 inches (16 cm), males to 3 inches (8 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabit protected coastal waters and lagoons

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 77 - 82°F (25 - 27ºC), and accepts a wide variety of foodstuffs, e.g. mysis shrimp, fortified brine shrimp, various meaty diced fish and shrimp flesh, and Spirulina flake. Should be fed a few times per day. Largest and most aggressive of anemonefishes and should either be kept singly or in mated pairs. Quite aggressive towards other anemonefishes. Captive-bred specimens are available. There appears to be two Maroon Anemonefish/Clownfish strains, a yellow-striped, and a white-striped version. The yellow-striped version hails Sumatra, and may simply be a geographical variation with a more deep red/chocolate brown color with wide yellow stripes. The brilliant red/orange version has thin white stripes. It is reported (Wilkerson, 1998) that the white striped variety is more aggressive Host anemones in the aquarium appears to be: Entacmaea quadricolor and Macrodactyla doreensis.

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