Please ask your local fish store for aquacultured clownfish, also called captive-bred. There is no reason to buy a wild-caught clownfish. The data used in this report were for wild-caught fish. These are great fish and should be an early purchase for just about everyone. It ranks as the #5 most commonly imported fish (meaning wild-caught, I imagine) and there is also a zillion (that is a scientific term) that are from aquaculture facilities.Įvery tank should have a pair of common clownfish…that is…unless you already picked another species of clownfish. Undoubtedly, the common clownfish is the MOST POPULAR SALTWATER FISH. In captivity, the Green Chromis may live 8 – 15 years–although if you are purchasing a shoal, the lifespan is likely shorter for most of them. These saltwater fishes are relatively small, growing to a size of 3 1/2 inches, and require a good amount of open space for swimming. If you want to find out which groups of fish are compatible with these or any other fish, check out the Saltwater Aquarium Blog Interactive Compatibility Chart and ToolĪquarium owners who want that ‘schooling look’ most commonly buy these colorful little fish to provide that. Pajama Cardinalfish ( Sphaeramia nematoptera).Tomato Clownfish ( Amphiprion frenatus).Six-line Wrasse ( Pseudocheilinus hexateaenia).Maroon Clownfish ( Premnas biaculeatus).

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse ( Labroides dimidiatrus).Banggai Cardinalfish ( Pterapogon kauderni).Azure Damselfish ( Chrisptera hemicyanea).Four Stripe Damselfish ( Dasyllus manures).Yellowtail Damselfish ( Chrysiptera parasema).Ocellaris Clownfish/Percula Clownfish ( Amphiprion ocellaris/percula).Three Stripe Damselfish (Dascyllus aruanus).Domino Damselfish ( Dascyllus trimaculatus).Blue Devil Damselfish ( Chrysiptera cyan).Rhyne reported on this based on data from importers in a research article titled: Revealing the Appetite of the Marine Aquarium Fish Trade: The Volume and Biodiversity of Fish Imported into the United States. Inspired by an article from CORAL Magazine, I compiled this list of the most popular saltwater fish.

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