Amphiprion polymnus "Saddleback Blue Lip" - Saddleback Clownfish (captive-bred!)

Are you looking for a real eye-catcher for your saltwater aquarium that goes far beyond the classic "Nemo"? The Amphiprion polymnus "Saddleback Blue Lip" is a fascinating and rare color variant of the Saddleback Clownfish. The absolute highlight of this captive-bred form: under optimal lighting, the lips and often also the fin margins shimmer in a magical, electrifying blue!

The best part: with us, you get this beautiful morph as sustainable captive-bred offspring from De Jong Marinelife (DJM). This means you bring home healthy, robust animals perfectly adapted to aquarium life.

Why you'll love this DJM captive breed:

 Exclusive coloring: The "Blue Lip" variant is characterized by a deep dark to black body, the characteristic white saddle marking, and the eponymous, blue shimmering lips.

 Well-acclimated & feeding-ready: As professional captive-bred fish, these fish have known common frozen and dry food from an early age. They are extremely vital and uncomplicated to acclimate.

 Sustainability you can see: No wild-caught fish, extremely short transport routes within Europe, and an active contribution to the protection of natural coral reefs.

Behavior, Keeping & the Right Anemone

Like all clownfish, the Amphiprion polymnus shows its most beautiful and natural behavior when living with a suitable host anemone.

 The perfect home: In nature, the Saddleback Clownfish primarily prefers the Carpet Anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni), but in the aquarium, it often accepts other robust species such as the Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor).

 Social behavior: We strongly recommend keeping them as a pair. In juvenile fish, the dominant animal automatically develops into the female, while the smaller one remains the male. They lovingly defend their anemone but are generally peaceful towards other tank inhabitants.

 Bottom-dwelling: Compared to other clownfish, the Saddleback prefers to stay closer to the bottom, often directly in or over its anemone in the sand area.