Species 1

Common name: pink or skunk anemone fish

Scientific name: Amphiprion perideraion

Description: The anemone fish appears to be a orange to pink color with white bars along each of its sides and down its back. The fish has a white caudal fin and is small in size growing up to 10 cm in length. They appear largely to inhabit Pacific waters along coral reefs associating with the large magnificent sea anemone, heteractis magnifica. The pink anemone fish feed on blue-green algae, diatoms and zooplankton. They tend to live in pairs, one male and one female inhabiting a single sea anemone.Fun facts:

Fun Facts:

- These fish must first become acclimated to the sea anemone’s sting by rubbing against the tentacles over and over in small doses until it has the protection and immunity to live within the anemone!

- If a female anemone fish dies, the next largest male with change into the new female!

Species 2

Common name: Magnificent anemone

Scientific name: Heteractis magnifica

Description: The magnificent sea anemone is fairly large, measuring up to 1 m in diameter. This species has tentacles that hardly taper. Instead, the ends are blunt and appear swollen or bulbous. Coloration varies but is always bright. They tend to attach on large rocks in open areas of the reef. The magnificent anemone often resembles the toadstool leather coral.

Fun Facts:

- In Indonesia, several may cluster together to form a large colony appearing like one large organism!

- In other pacific countries, the carpet anemone will cluster in hundreds forming large beds