Saltwater Fish
Maine Blizzard.
A designer ocellaris clownfish in a snowstorm of white over black and orange. Hardy, personable, and beginner-friendly — reef-safe and happy to claim an anemone or coral as home.
We keep this species at our Erie store. Come and see it in the tanks, or call (814) 456-9445 and ask what we have in right now.
Sea Cave keeps this species. You will find these in the tanks at 660 East 14th Street in Erie. We never ship live animals.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
We never ship fish, coral, or invertebrates — every animal here is one you meet in person. Each one is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it goes out into the display tanks. This is a species we keep, and what is swimming on any given day changes with the deliveries, so please call (814) 456-9445 before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Beginner
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Adult size
- 3"
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Amphiprion ocellaris
Good tank mates
Ocellaris clownfish are among the most peaceful saltwater fish and pair well with other calm reef-tank residents like firefish, royal grammas, small gobies, and many tangs. Keep only a single clown or a bonded pair per tank, since two unpaired clowns (or a second pair) usually fight; avoid large predators such as lionfish, groupers, or eels that may eat them, and aggressive damsels that bully them.
Good to know
All clownfish are born male and the dominant fish of a group changes sex to become the female, so in a pair the larger fish is always female.
What is in the tanks and each animal's temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice.
Good tankmates
Plays well with.
Species we’d keep in the same tank, with why each pairing works. What is in the tanks and each animal’s temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for advice on pairing.
New to stocking a tank? Read our guide on which fish live together.
Royal Gramma
Peaceful basslet that stakes out a cave in the rockwork rather than competing with clownfish hosting space; well-suited to the same small-to-medium reef tanks clownfish prefer.
Banggai Cardinalfish
Calm, slow-moving, reef-safe mid-water swimmer that occupies a different zone than the clownfish and poses no aggression; keep singly or as a mated pair to avoid intraspecies fighting.
Firefish Goby
Shy, peaceful dartfish that hovers in the mid-water column and retreats to a burrow when startled, creating no territorial conflict with clownfish; needs a tight-fitting lid.
Yellow Watchman Goby
Bottom-dwelling sand-sifter that establishes a burrow far from the clownfish hosting area; fully reef-safe and matched in temperament to this peaceful species.
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Peaceful reef-safe invert explicitly recommended as a clownfish companion; provides cleaning services and is neither threatened by nor a threat to this 3-inch saltwater fish.
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Tailspot Blenny
Small, algae-grazing rockwork dweller that does not compete with clownfish territory; suitable for tanks of 20 gallons and up and matches the peaceful temperament of ocellaris.
Visit the store
660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.