The appearance of Allard’s Clownfish:
It is a Clarkii Complex clownfish with a large body. The body of a Twobar’s Clowns is characteristically ‘stout’ and ’rounded’, with a ‘blunt-ended caudal fin’ that enables fast swimming. It could be yellow to almost black in colour in appearance as an adult, with a yellowish nose, yellowish fins (save for the whitetail fin), and no black colouration in the pelvic/anal fins. The base of the tail fin and the caudal fin itself is both white and not yellow.
The Twobar has 2 longitudinal white bands on the body that are somewhat blue in adults. The 1st band is wider and nearer to the eye and extends towards the front of the dorsal fin before narrowing and stopping at the gill area. The next stripe is narrower than the 1st and has a similar width all the way around. The bands on juveniles are not blue, and their caudal fins are brown/yellow with white caps.
Size of Allard’s ClownFish:
They can grow to around 5.5 inches (14 cm).
Colour of Allard’s ClownFish:
The body of the Allard clownfish is dark-brown to black with 2 bluish-white bands on the sides with black outlining, a light whitish caudal fin, and the other fins are orange in colour.
Similarity of Allard’s ClownFish with other clownfish:
Many clownfish species resemble Allard’s in appearance, including:
- Two Band Anemonefish: A closer stunner with 2 bands is “Amphiprion bicinctus”. It has a larger band on the head than the Allard’s, but still, it lacks a white caudal-fin and white on the caudal-peduncle.
- Clarkii Clownfish: Even though “Amphiprion clarkii” has a black body colour similar to the Allard, the Clarkii’s semi band is substantially shorter.
- Orange-fin Anemonefish: “Amphiprion chrysopterus”, often known as the Blue striped Clownfish, is a remarkably similar species. Nevertheless, there is a large spatial difference between the two, which helps to avoid misunderstanding, as well as some tiny design variations.
Tank size:
30 gallons (114 L) – One species requires at least 30 gallons, whereas a pair requires 45 to 55 gallons. If you want to maintain them with an anemone, you’ll require a bigger tank, perhaps up to 55 gallons, based on the anemone’s needs.
Suitable for Nano Tank: No