A. clarkii pair - Page 2

MarinaP · 01/15/2019, 07:59 AM

Last video is a.chrysogaster pair.

MarinaP · 01/15/2019, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by MarinaP

Last video is a.chrysogaster pair.

Watched it again on a bigger screen. No, they are not chrysogaster. Gasters always have three bars, juvis and adults.

Ron Popeil · 01/15/2019, 10:10 AM

last video is definitely a clarkii.

Planetmacro · 01/15/2019, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Fiish

I received a response just this morning, but I had been busy and I didn't check my personal fb account. The fish that we have here is A.chrysogaster. I must congratulate you that this is one of the holy grails of the clownfish

Thank you! Are you saying all three are A. chrysogaster or just the yellow specimen? I did not want to say chrysogater for sure because people would say I'm crazy. Diver's Den was selling a young chrysogaster not too long ago and it looked exactly like my yellow juvenile. My friend from the wholesaler told me they were clarkii from a Maldives shipment, (this is the same person who got me A. tricinctus). But, to my knowledge clarkii does no occur in the Maldives. I will ask my friend when he gets another Maldives shipment and see is any more come in. Thanks for your help. I'll keep you posted.

Planetmacro · 01/15/2019, 12:45 PM

Hello Friends. I would like to say that I welcome, value and respect everyones opinion when it comes to help with Amphiprion identification. There are many more species of Amphiprion than those described. I love going to the importers and "cherry pick" what's called in the trade "contaminant" specimens. Here's a typical example: if you look closely at a tank filled with hundreds of feeder guppies from Trinidad, you will almost alway find a few Poecilia picta mixed in. This happens with clownfish also. I've found A. sebae and A. allardi mixed in with A. clarkii on several occations.

I'm not in the business of reselling. I love clownfish and breeding clownfish and as I've said in other posts, my goal is to propagate perfect CB fish. Of the many hundreds of A.percula that I've raised none have been perfect. NOT ONE! This is extremely frustrating to me as I've bred and raised over a hundred species of fresh water fish and culling is seldom needed. Well, this is a topic for a separate post. Thanks again.

Fiish · 01/15/2019, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Planetmacro

Thank you! Are you saying all three are A. chrysogaster or just the yellow specimen? I did not want to say chrysogater for sure because people would say I'm crazy. Diver's Den was selling a young chrysogaster not too long ago and it looked exactly like my yellow juvenile. My friend from the wholesaler told me they were clarkii from a Maldives shipment, (this is the same person who got me A. tricinctus). But, to my knowledge clarkii does no occur in the Maldives. I will ask my friend when he gets another Maldives shipment and see is any more come in. Thanks for your help. I'll keep you posted.

I showed him the first video of the clown couple that you published here. I go with A.chrysogaster in the juvenile of the last video without doubts. I hope your future fish reproductions are magnificent

Ron Popeil · 01/16/2019, 09:05 AM

https://youtu.be/5pxhQwz5bsk

while a bit younger, these are juvenile A. chrysogaster. there are several distinct differences between this species and the yellow fish in the last video.

MarinaP · 01/16/2019, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron Popeil

https://youtu.be/5pxhQwz5bsk

while a bit younger, these are juvenile A. chrysogaster. there are several distinct differences between this species and the yellow fish in the last video.

To illustrate the point further with pics of older juvis

Planetmacro · 01/16/2019, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Fiish

I showed him the first video of the clown couple that you published here. I go with A.chrysogaster in the juvenile of the last video without doubts. I hope your future fish reproductions are magnificent

Thank you! I will do my best.

aznflyfisherman · 01/27/2019, 09:39 AM

Here my clarkii pairing up. The big one is about 3yrs old n just finally got the small one last week n they stopped fight n swimming together now. I like these guys cause they swim around a lot, not just stay in one area. As they mature the colors get darker n brighter.

01/15/2019, 07:59 AM	#26
MarinaP Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern VA Posts: 3,489	Last video is a.chrysogaster pair. __________________ Marina

01/15/2019, 10:10 AM	#28
Ron Popeil Love them clownfish. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vero Beach, FL Posts: 2,268	last video is definitely a clarkii. __________________ ...he came with a razor blade bound, like us all, for the ocean... Current Tank Info: 150 DD

01/15/2019, 12:45 PM	#30
Planetmacro Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 160	Hello Friends. I would like to say that I welcome, value and respect everyones opinion when it comes to help with Amphiprion identification. There are many more species of Amphiprion than those described. I love going to the importers and "cherry pick" what's called in the trade "contaminant" specimens. Here's a typical example: if you look closely at a tank filled with hundreds of feeder guppies from Trinidad, you will almost alway find a few Poecilia picta mixed in. This happens with clownfish also. I've found A. sebae and A. allardi mixed in with A. clarkii on several occations. I'm not in the business of reselling. I love clownfish and breeding clownfish and as I've said in other posts, my goal is to propagate perfect CB fish. Of the many hundreds of A.percula that I've raised none have been perfect. NOT ONE! This is extremely frustrating to me as I've bred and raised over a hundred species of fresh water fish and culling is seldom needed. Well, this is a topic for a separate post. Thanks again. Last edited by Planetmacro; 01/15/2019 at 12:52 PM.

01/16/2019, 09:05 AM	#32
Ron Popeil Love them clownfish. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Vero Beach, FL Posts: 2,268	https://youtu.be/5pxhQwz5bsk while a bit younger, these are juvenile A. chrysogaster. there are several distinct differences between this species and the yellow fish in the last video. __________________ ...he came with a razor blade bound, like us all, for the ocean... Current Tank Info: 150 DD

01/27/2019, 09:39 AM	#35
aznflyfisherman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 957	Here my clarkii pairing up. The big one is about 3yrs old n just finally got the small one last week n they stopped fight n swimming together now. I like these guys cause they swim around a lot, not just stay in one area. As they mature the colors get darker n brighter.