Amphiprion thiellei

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Amphiprion theillei, commonly known as Theille's anemonefish, is a very rare small/medium anemonefish which is usually considered a natural hybrid between A. ocellaris and A. sandaracinos. They're almost enitrely orange, with a white vertical band just behind the eye and two white spots on the back where normally the second and third band start. Sometimes these white spots are so long that they almost form a backstripe like sandaracinos has.

These anemonefish can best be kept as a pair. When buying a pair you don't need to worry about male or female because these fish are hermaphroditic. This means the most dominant fish will automatically turn into the female when there is no other female around. Food wise, these fish are easy to feed. They're omnivores and will eat almost anything you offer. Just make sure they receive a balanced diet of live/frozen food and be sure to include some good quality pellets or flakes. These fish may have a hard time settling in an aquarium with aggressive fish, so it's best to introduce these fish before other more aggressive fish are introduced.

As long as no predators are around (which usually isn't the case in our aquaria), there is no need to add an anemone. They might find shelter in another large polyp coral or just hang around a certain rock. It's not really which anemones are used as host in nature. Stychodactyla mertensii is used by both parent species so is most likely the best choice.