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01/13/2019, 02:48 AM | #1 |
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I thought this fish was A. clarkii. Others on RC believe it is allardi but allardi has a white tail. The pair came from a Maldives shipment. Any thoughts?
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I think it is a clarkii, too. One of those regional variants. He will loose the white on the tail, or it will be very thin stripe. I think he is a juvi and melanistic right now. Let’s see how they mature. I can also see where allardi guess is coming from. Juvis are the toughest to ID. Give it time.
http://web.archive.org/web/200708300...on/clarkii.htm
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01/15/2019, 03:54 AM | #6 |
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I don't care what they are...but if you ever decide to part with them...put me first on the list...anemone and all !! lol
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still only seeing allardi with these fish. i think that head stripe is unmistakable with that species.
additionally, in my experience, all clarkii have a complete tail stripe even as juveniles. the broken tail stripe is definitely a feature of allardi (and other similar fish like chrysopterus, which these are not.)
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...he came with a razor blade bound, like us all, for the ocean... Current Tank Info: 150 DD |
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Great...my little male is getting lonely...
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I agree with Marina. A clarkii area variant is my guess also. I think there are a lot more variants of the “clarkii” family out there. Just look how many chrysopterus variants there are. The more collecting areas are explored the more we will find.
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