Ocellaris clown colors...

[logtail]

Do ocellaris clownfish change colors normally? Like from say, orange to a darker, sort of brownish color?

 

[kevin4052002]

Yes, especially tank bred specimens. In stores A. ocellaris clownfish usually have a bright orange color with soft white stripes, whereas A. ocellaris clownfish that have spent time in a more natural tank environment (possibly including association with an anemone) will gain a much darker orange-brown color with bolder white stripes and black outlines.

 

[Lorna]

also if they perhaps perculas rather than ocellaris they will darken as they mature with the dark separation lines becoming thicker and darker.