🐠 Sebae Clownfish (Amphiprion sebae)
A Brown-to-Black Body With an Orange Head • Two Wide White Bands and a Yellow Tail • A True Indian Ocean Endemic
 
📋 A note on identification: the Sebae Clownfish is one of the more frequently misidentified clownfish in the hobby, commonly confused with the Clarkii Clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii) and the Saddleback Clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus). The most reliable distinguishing feature is the colour of the caudal fin, yellow in this species versus black in the Saddleback Clownfish, along with a sloping mid-band pattern the Clarkii Clownfish lacks.
The Sebae Clownfish, also known as the Sebae Anemonefish, has a brown-to-black body that darkens with age, marked by two wide white bands, an orange head, and yellow tail and anal fins. It comes from the Indian Ocean, from the Persian Gulf through the Maldives and Sri Lanka to the Andaman Sea, a true Indian Ocean endemic, entirely absent from the western portions of its wider family's range. Every Sebae Clownfish we ship is feeding well.
It's one of the larger and more territorial clownfish species, and while wild specimens are rarely seen, captive-bred stock is hardy, adapting well to a variety of marine aquarium setups. It's naturally associated with the Haddon's Carpet Anemone in the wild, though a host anemone isn't strictly required, and it will use corals like mushrooms, frogspawn, and leathers as an alternative. It's fully reef safe, and best kept as the only clown in smaller aquariums, or as a mated pair or small group in larger tanks, where a natural size-based hierarchy will establish itself. It reaches up to 13cm, so plan on at least 115L.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Brown-Black Body With White Bands and an Orange Head: An iconic, distinctive anemonefish
🔍 An Identification Note Worth Knowing: Often confused with the Clarkii or Saddleback Clownfish
🌍 A True Indian Ocean Endemic: Found only across a specific Indian Ocean range
🌿 Fully Reef Safe: Won't harm corals or invertebrates
🍽️ Ships Feeding Well: Eats almost anything offered