Pink Skunk Anemonefish – Amphiprion Perideraion
Species name: Amphiprion Perideraion
Common names: Pink Skunk Anemonefish, Pink Skunk Clownfish, Pink Anemonefish
Family: Pomacentridae
Order: Perciformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Maximum length: 3.9 in.
Minimum tank size: 30 gallon
Hardiness: Medium to difficult
Aggressiveness: Semi-aggressive
Reef Compatibility: Excellent
Distribution: Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand and Cocos-Keeling in the eastern Indian Ocean to Samoa and Tonga, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef, and New Caledonia.
Diet: Omnivore. Feed on benthic algae and zooplankton in the wild. In the aquarium, its diet should include meaty food items such as chopped shrimp, mysids, brine shrimp, krill, plankton and herbivore preparations.
Additional information:
The Pink Skunk Anemonefish, also known as Pink Anemonefish or Pink Skunk Clownfish is native to the Western Pacific where it can be found is lagoon and seaward reefs. This species is generally associated with the anemone: Heteractis magnifica (usually), Heteractis crispa, Macrodactyla doreensis, and Stichodactyla gigantea .
The Pink Skunk Anemonefish is pinkish-orange with a white band just behind the eyes and a white stripe following the dorsal contour from the nose and down the entire length of the back. Fins are pale in color and the caudal is white.
Like other Clownfish, the Pink Skunk Anemonefish is protandrous hermaphroditic. If the female dies or disappears, the male will become the new female and another sexually immature specimen will quickly develop into a reproductive male.
The aquarium should be at least 30 gallon in size with many hiding places. Ideally, an anemone should be present but it can do without. If an anemone is include, it will generally stay at less than 5″ from it. Water temperature should be at 72-78ºF, specific gravity at 1.020-1.025 and pH between 8.1 and 8.4.
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