{"product_id":"premium-picasso-clownfish-amphiprion-percula-saltwater","title":"Premium Picasso Clownfish (Amphiprion percula)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;color:#1a1a1a;max-width:860px;line-height:1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#E0F7FA;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding:10px 14px;margin:0 0 14px;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn-store pickup only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your order is reserved, we hold off on bagging until you arrive so it stays healthy in its display tank.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePremium Picasso Clownfish\u003c\/strong\u003e is a high grade designer \u003cem\u003eAmphiprion percula\u003c\/em\u003e, and it is the fish that made people start collecting clownfish the way they collect corals. Selective breeding pushed the normal three white bars into wandering, irregular shapes that spill across the body, merge into each other, and stop in the middle of nowhere. Heavy black outlining frames every white patch against deep orange, and no two fish carry the same pattern. Underneath the paint job it is still a True Percula: captive bred, eating prepared food from day one, and about as forgiving as a marine fish gets. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/salt-water\"\u003esaltwater livestock and supplies\u003c\/a\u003e to build the tank around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eWhy buy the bonded pair\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClownfish are protandrous, which means every fish hatches male and the dominant one of a pair turns female. A \u003cstrong\u003ebonded pair\u003c\/strong\u003e has already been through that process together: the larger female and the smaller male have settled the hierarchy, they share a territory, and they go straight into your tank as a working unit. Buying two singles and hoping they pair up is the slower, riskier route, and introducing a second clown to an established adult later is riskier still. If you want two Picassos in your display, the pair is the way to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCare Guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTank size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 gallons or larger for a pair. Clownfish stake out a small territory and stay in it, so rockwork and a hosting spot matter more than open swimming room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater parameters:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74 to 80°F, pH 8.1 to 8.4, salinity 1.020 to 1.026. Captive bred Percula are among the hardiest marine fish available.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeeding:\u003c\/strong\u003e omnivore, and never shy about it. A marine pellet such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/piscine-energetics-pe-pellets-saltwater-2mm-4oz\"\u003ePE Saltwater Pellets\u003c\/a\u003e daily, plus frozen \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/piscine-energetics-pe-mysis\"\u003ePE Mysis\u003c\/a\u003e two or three times a week, keeps the orange saturated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnemone:\u003c\/strong\u003e optional and not required at all. If you want the classic scene, a bubble tip (\u003cem\u003eEntacmaea quadricolor\u003c\/em\u003e) like our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/snowflake-bulb-anemone-entacmaea-quadricolor-saltwater\"\u003eSnowflake Bulb Anemone\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/green-bulb-anemone-entacmaea-quadricolor-saltwater\"\u003eGreen Bulb Anemone\u003c\/a\u003e is the host they adopt most readily, and only in a mature tank with strong light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpawning:\u003c\/strong\u003e a settled pair in a well fed tank will often start laying eggs on a flat rock near their host. You do not have to do anything about it, and watching them tend a nest is one of the better shows in the hobby.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLid:\u003c\/strong\u003e recommended. Clowns are not famous jumpers, but an open rim and a spooked fish is a bad combination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:640px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAmphiprion percula\u003c\/em\u003e, Premium Picasso grade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon names\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003ePremium Picasso Clownfish, Picasso Percula, Designer Percula\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase species\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eTrue Percula, the thicker black bordered cousin of the Ocellaris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eCaptive bred, never wild collected\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare level\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eBeginner\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperament\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003ePeaceful, territorial only toward other clownfish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReef safe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eYes, fully\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMax size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eAbout 3 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum tank\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e20 gallons for a pair\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e74 to 80°F\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e8.1 to 8.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalinity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e1.020 to 1.026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eOmnivore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHost anemone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eNot required. Bubble tip (\u003cem\u003eEntacmaea quadricolor\u003c\/em\u003e) if you want one\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePickup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #B2EBF2;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eIn-store pickup at Squeaky's Aquatics\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeaceful with everything except other clownfish, and fully reef safe with corals, clams, and inverts including the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/scarlet-skunk-cleaner-shrimp-lysmata-amboinensis-saltwater\"\u003eScarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp\u003c\/a\u003e. Solid tank mates include the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/royal-gramma-gramma-loreto-saltwater\"\u003eRoyal Gramma\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/banggai-cardinal-pterapogon-kaudernii-saltwater-reef\"\u003eBanggai Cardinal\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/blue-green-chromis-chromis-viridis-saltwater\"\u003eBlue Green Chromis\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/bicolor-blenny-ecsenius-bicolor-saltwater\"\u003eBicolor Blenny\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/tailspot-blenny-ecsenius-stigmatura-saltwater\"\u003eTailspot Blenny\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/flame-hawkfish-neocirrhites-armatus-saltwater\"\u003eFlame Hawkfish\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/engineer-goby-pholidichthys-leucotaenia-saltwater\"\u003eEngineer Goby\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne pair, and that is it.\u003c\/strong\u003e A bonded pair is the complete clownfish population for a normal display tank. Do not add a third clown, and do not mix clownfish species, because the established female will treat a newcomer as a rival rather than company. If you want to compare other looks first, we also stock the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/black-ice-longfin-clownfish-amphiprion-ocellaris-saltwater\"\u003eBlack Ice Longfin\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/longfin-ocellaris-clownfish-amphiprion-ocellaris-saltwater\"\u003eLongfin Ocellaris\u003c\/a\u003e, the standard \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/ocellaris-clownfish-amphiprion-ocellaris-saltwater\"\u003eOcellaris\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/wyoming-white-clownfish-amphiprion-ocellaris-saltwater\"\u003eWyoming White\u003c\/a\u003e, and the larger \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/spotcinctus-clownfish-amphiprion-bicinctus-saltwater\"\u003eSpotcinctus\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eRecommended Foods \u0026amp; Supplies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/piscine-energetics-pe-pellets-saltwater-2mm-4oz\"\u003ePE Saltwater Pellets 2mm\u003c\/a\u003e daily staple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/piscine-energetics-pe-mysis\"\u003ePiscine Energetics PE Mysis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/sfbb-mysis-shrimp-cube-3-5oz\"\u003eSFBB Mysis Shrimp Cube\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/xtreme-marine-krill-flakes\"\u003eXtreme Marine Krill Flakes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/hikari-marine-s\"\u003eHikari Marine-S\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #006064;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes it a Premium Picasso rather than a standard Picasso?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrading comes down to how much irregular white the fish carries and how dramatic the pattern is. Premium grade fish show heavier, more broken, more connected bar work than an entry level Picasso. Grading is done by eye and standards vary between breeders, so come look at the actual fish rather than shopping the label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the pattern change as it grows?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, and that is part of the appeal. Picasso patterning continues developing as the fish matures, usually toward more white. The photo shows the strain rather than a portrait of the exact fish in our tank, since every one is marked differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I tell the male from the female?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize. In a bonded pair the female is clearly the larger of the two and the male stays noticeably smaller. If the female is ever lost, the male will change sex and take over the role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need an anemone for them?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. Captive bred clowns have never seen an anemone and will host a rock, a coral, a powerhead, or nothing at all. Anemones need a mature tank and strong lighting, so treat one as a later project rather than a starter purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePercula or Ocellaris, what is the difference?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue Percula, this fish, carries thicker black borders around the white bars, a slightly deeper orange, and stays a touch smaller. Ocellaris has thinner black edging and is the more common of the two. Care is effectively identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Squeaky's Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Bonded Pair (2 Fish)","offer_id":49012503314651,"sku":"SQ-CLOWNPREMIUMPI","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Single Fish","offer_id":49012541391067,"sku":"SQ-CLOWNPREMIUMPI-SINGLE","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/5209\/3403\/files\/90abd968-588d-4406-b876-edf6d3ec899c.png?v=1784879950","url":"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/premium-picasso-clownfish-amphiprion-percula-saltwater","provider":"Squeaky's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}