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Sebae Clownfish
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Sebae Clownfish

Amphiprion sebae

A large, boldly marked anemonefish from the northern Indian Ocean — a dark brown-to-black body crossed by two white bars with a yellow snout and tail. It is hardy and reef-safe, and captive-bred stock is very forgiving, but it grows bigger than the ocellaris-type clowns and a settled pair defends its patch, so it suits a slightly larger community than a nano. In the wild it hosts the Haddon's carpet anemone; in the tank it does fine without one, often adopting a large LPS or leather instead.

Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Max size
5.5"
Min tank
30 gal
Reef-safe
Reef safe
Diet
Omnivore
Zone
Mid-water, Bottom
Keep one or a bonded pair.
Symbiosis · Hosts an anemone.
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Tankmates

How Sebae Clownfish gets on with the rest of the reef, checked pair by pair by the same engine as the live pre-flight.

Best kept apart

A real clash — aggression, predation or a same-genus fight.

Maroon ClownfishSebae Clownfish and Maroon Clownfish are the same genus (Amphiprion) and will fight — keep only one.Orange Skunk ClownfishSebae clowns are semi-aggressive toward other clownfish species once they claim a host/territory; mixing them with a smaller peaceful skunk clown leads to sustained bullying.Volitans LionfishVolitans Lionfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Sebae Clownfish.Snowflake MoraySnowflake Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Sebae Clownfish.Zebra MorayZebra Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Sebae Clownfish.Chainlink MorayChainlink Moray has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Sebae Clownfish.Clown TriggerfishClown Triggerfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Sebae Clownfish.Miniata GrouperMiniata Grouper has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Sebae Clownfish.Panther GrouperPanther Grouper has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Sebae Clownfish.Spanish HogfishSpanish Hogfish has a big enough mouth to eat the much smaller Sebae Clownfish.

Keep an eye on these

Usually fine, but worth watching in a smaller tank.

Blue DamselSebae Clownfish and Blue Damsel both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Yellowtail DamselSebae Clownfish and Yellowtail Damsel both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Flame AngelfishSebae Clownfish and Flame Angelfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Coral Beauty AngelfishSebae Clownfish and Coral Beauty Angelfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Lemonpeel AngelfishSebae Clownfish and Lemonpeel Angelfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Bicolor AngelfishSebae Clownfish and Bicolor Angelfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Red Saddleback ClownfishSebae Clownfish and Red Saddleback Clownfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Yellow TangSebae Clownfish and Yellow Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Red Sea ClownfishSebae Clownfish and Red Sea Clownfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Sailfin TangSebae Clownfish and Sailfin Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Purple TangSebae Clownfish and Purple Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Powder Blue TangSebae Clownfish and Powder Blue Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Matted FilefishSebae Clownfish and Matted Filefish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Yellow Clown GobySebae Clownfish (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Yellow Clown Goby and may harass it.Green Clown GobySebae Clownfish (semi-aggressive) is much larger than the peaceful Green Clown Goby and may harass it.Convict TangSebae Clownfish and Convict Tang both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Clark's ClownfishSebae Clownfish and Clark's Clownfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Tomato ClownfishSebae Clownfish and Tomato Clownfish both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Canary BlennySebae Clownfish and Canary Blenny both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.Forktail BlennySebae Clownfish and Forktail Blenny both claim the same part of the tank and may squabble.