Mocha Clownfish

$75.00

Mocha Clownfish

  • Mocha Clownfish
  • Amphiprion ocellaris
  • Care: Beginner
  • Diet: Omnivorous
  • Group Size: Alone or in pairs
  • Place of origin: Fancy clownfish are all captive bred
  • Coral Safe: Generally yes
  • Critter Safe: Generally yes
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Mocha Clownfish are absolutely gorgeous variants of ocellaris clownfish. As the name suggests, these fish have attractive brownish orange bodies. Comparatively, this hue is warm and rich. Three, large, bright white bands stand out beautifully against the dark background. Mocha clowns are ideal beginner fish, and are perfect for someone looking for something different in their aquarium.

Mocha Clownfish Ecology.

Clownfish form strict hierarchies, in which, the dominant fish is female. In the absence of a matriarch, a larger male clown will change gender and also become the new boss. When it is time to lay eggs, the breeding pair will clear an oval shaped space for brood to go. The male Mocha Clownfish take up the job of guarding and fanning the eggs. Success of the brood depends on how attentive the subordinate males were.

Famously, Clownfish share a symbiotic relationship with anemones. The Anemones offer the clownfish protection against predators. This is so, because anemones have stinging cells called nematocysts. Mocha Clownfish have protective mucus coats, which prevents the host from stinging them. In return, the clownfish bring in food for the host and keep the Anemone free from parasites.

Clownfish are omnivorous, so they will eat some algae and small meaty foods, such as zooplankton or larvae.

Clownfish: In the Aquarium. 

Our Mocha Clownfish do best when fed a varied diet. They will accept frozen Mysis shrimp and enriched frozen brine shrimp. They will also devour live foods, such as copepods and amphipods, that can be cultivated in attached refugium. Over time they will accept high-quality pellet and flake. We adapt all our Mocha Clownfish to aquarium life before they leave us. We focus on their health, and most are eating a good quality flake food and/or pellet, such as JBL Maris, before being offered up for sale.

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