Sea & Reef is proud to present the Percules clownfish, which is a wide bar version (wider stripes) of the regular Percula Clownfish. To pronounce the name Percules think Hercules but with a P. Their stripes are approximately twice as wide as that of the regular Percula Clownfish. One of our Percula Picasso Clownfish breeding pairs on a rare occasion produces offspring with wider than normal stripes. Through several generations of selective breeding we created a stable line of wide bar producing Percula Clownfish. Visually the Percules Clownfish resembles our Wide Bar Gladiator Clownfish due to the wider than normal bars. However, the Wide Bar Gladiator Clownfish is an Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) and the Percules Clownfish is a Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula). The two species are fairly closely related and the most reliable way to tell the difference is by counting the number of spines in their dorsal fins. Percula Clownfish have 10 spines in their dorsal fins (on a rare occasion 9) and Ocellaris Clownfish will have 11 dorsal fin spines (on a rare occasion 10). Another way to tell the difference between the two species is eye color, with Percula Clownfish in general showing more orange coloration and Ocellaris Clownfish showing more black coloration. Our staff named them "Percules" to combine the name Percula with the the hero and fighter Hercules from Greek & Roman mythology. This continues the gladiator theme in the wide bar clownfish since the Wide Bar Ocellaris clownfish are named Wide Bar Gladiator Clownfish. . This signature Sea & Reef Designer Clownfish was released to the public on March 28, 2025. For a comparison between our Percules Clownfish and the regular Percula Clownfish see pictures below.

Percules Clownfish

Regular Percula Clownfish:

Temperament & Captive Care

The temperament and captive care requirements for the Percules Clownfish is very similar to that of the regular Oercula clownfish. It is relatively peaceful and hardy. They thrive in saltwater aquariums with or without an anemone present.

Feeding

Most clownfish are omnivorous feeders, meaning that they will consume a variety of different food types. In nature the diet of clownfish consists of crustaceans (such as copepods and amphipods), algae, polychaete worms, and leftovers from the anemone’s meal. Our captive bred fish are conditioned to eat a variety of aquarium diets including pellets, flake food, frozen Mysis shrimp, and frozen brine shrimp.

Aquarium Host Anemones

Percules Clownfish will readily accept a wide variety of host anemones and many hobbyists keep them with the popular and hardy Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). As a reference the natural host anemones of the regular ocellaris clownfish are Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Giant Carpet Sea Anemone (Stichodactyla gigantean) and Merten's Carpet Sea Anemone (Stichodactyla mertensii).