Gold Nugget Maroon Clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus)

Description:
The Gold Nugget Maroon is a designer variant of the Gold Stripe Maroon clownfish. This designer Maroon clownfish goes through a color transition as it matures, where the body changes from white to brilliant gold. Their fins are maroon in color, like wild-type Premnas biaculeatus.

Behavior:
Like all clownfishes, Premnas biaculeatus is a sequential hermaphrodite. The largest individual present will exert dominance and become reproductively female. The next largest fish will become reproductively male. The female will not tolerate other smaller individuals.

Compatibility:
Usually ignores reef invertebrates and corals. Clownfishes sometimes adopt various corals and algae as substitutes for host anemones.

Food:
 specimens have been weaned to take aquarium pellets and flakes. Freshly frozen invertebrates such as ocean plankton, Mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and chopped squid will be readily accepted.