true Madagascar Wideband Clownfish, Amphiprion latifasciatus (pairs)

Pair of Madagascar Clownfish (Amphiprion latifasciatus) is a very rare species of clownfish native to a small area in Madagascar and South Africa. This species is one of the largest clownfish and is rarely seen in the aquarium trade.

Coming from Madagascar, this is an uncommon anemonefish in the aquarium hobby. As juveniles they look very similar to clarkii juveniles with a dark orange base color and three white bands, the third extending in the upperpart of the caudal fin. When growing older the body becomes darker and they look very similar to A. chrysopterus but with wider white bands.

These anemonefish can best be kept as a pair. When buying a pair you don't need to worry about male or female because these fish are hermaphroditic. This means the most dominant fish will automatically turn into the female when there is no other female around. Food wise, these fish are easy to feed. They're omnivores and will eat almost anything you offer. Just make sure they receive a balanced diet of live/frozen food and be sure to include some good quality pellets or flakes. These fish may have a hard time settling in an aquarium with aggressive fish, so it's best to introduce these fish before other more aggressive fish are introduced.

As long as no predators are around (which usually isn't the case in our aquaria), there is no need to add an anemone. They might find shelter in another large polyp coral or just hang around a certain rock. If you want to see the symbiotic relationship they've with their host in nature you need to buy a Stichodactyla mertensii, because this is the only anemone it's associated with in the wild.