Captive Bred Picasso Clownfish Percula

Description:
Picasso clownfish are a True Percula variant. Just like the percula they are an orange-colored clownfish with three white stripes. Black margins are found on the edges of all fins and the borders of the white stripes. In addition to that Picassos have exaggerated horizontal stretching barring with unique patterns. These fish have three separate white bands.

Natural Ecology:
This Percula variant is only rarely found in the wild.

Behavior:
Like all clownfish, Amphiprion percula is a sequential hermaphrodite. The largest individual present will exert dominance and become reproductively female. The next largest fish will become reproductively male. The female may not tolerate other smaller individuals.

Compatibility:
Usually ignores reef invertebrates and corals. Clownfish sometimes adopt various corals and algae as substitutes for host anemones.

Food:
Proaquatix specimens have been weaned to take aquarium pellets and flakes. Freshly frozen invertebrates such as ocean plankton, Mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and chopped squid