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Pairing Clownfish with Anemones

A pair of Maroon Clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus) with their host Bubble Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor).
By Tony Griffitts
This is a list of the most common clownfish found in the aquarium trade and their host anemones they are most commonly associated with in the wild. In the aquarium many clownfish will accept other host anemones and even corals as hosts. If you want to duplicate the interaction of clownfish with anemones in your aquarium, you may use this list as a guide to selecting the proper pairing.


Common Name: Clarkii, Sebae, or Clark's
Scientific name: Amphiprion clarkii
Preferred Anemone:
- Adhesive (Cryptodendrum adhaesivum)
- Bubble (Entacmaea quadricolor)
- Merten's Carpet (Stichodactyla mertensii)
- Curly Cue (Heteractis aurora)
- Giant Carpet (Stichodactyla gigantea)
- Long Tentacle (Macrodactyla doreensis)
- Malu (Heteractis malu)
- Sebae (Heteractis crispa)
- Ritteri (Heteractis magnifica)
- Haddon's Carpet (Stichodactyla haddoni)









Published - 2005