What is the Most Beautiful Clown Fish to you

[Snapper66]

I have a Pair of Black and White Clowns that I really like alot in one Tank and a Another pair of Black and Whites in another Tank.I love to watch them play in there Bubble Tip.:beer:

[adtravels]

Adult chrysopterus, with the yellow tail, a bit like Marina P'S (if you dont mind me saying)

[unbreakable]

GSMs and onyx clownfish

i have a pair of baby onyx clowns in a bc14 for now. theyre gaining their colors, but no pics right now. when i first started in the hobby i bought a tank that came with two GSMs, but traded them out later once i read that they were too small for it.
the female liked showing off, it seemed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/rubensaurus/fish/0422071707.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/rubensaurus/fish/0408071715b.jpg

[garygb]

Despite their temperment, I'd have to agree that the GSM's take the cake as far as looks.

[gastone]

GSM's all the way.

[JamesJR]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11553388#post11553388 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by adtravels
Adult chrysopterus, with the yellow tail, a bit like Marina P'S (if you dont mind me saying)


I would have to agree.

I would almost say A. Nigripes but they are so difficult to ship and they are rarely for sale. It is just too bad that they are touchy fish as they are so pretty.

[Tyler.L]

yep chrysopterus all the way i could had some a pair for $100 but i didnt take them, some day i will, some day!

another one is akindynos and tricintus but its chrysopterus first!

[LargeAngels]

Chrysopterus, then GSM. Here is my 5" female white tail.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/11732Female_Bluestripe_rev_02.jpg

[chrisstie]

I'm in love with latezonatus.. they are large but elegant and their personalities are of the sweetest temperment.

I'm also very fond of misbar\picasso type percs with just absolute silly markings

[phender]

I really like A. fuscocaudatus (sp?), but to tell you the truth, it would be very hard for any clowns to be prettier than my first pair of ocellaris.

[raleej337]

B/W Occelaris

[traveller7]

Well out of all the clowns I have had, I am down to chrysogaster, nigripes, and B&W ocellaris so it must be one of those species....

Prob the chrysogasters though, I still find myself watching them for hours on end.

[Victor1046]

Hey LargeAngels that is a beauty!!!!! Where did you get it?

[jksteele010]

A. polymnus, preferably the black variant.

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

I prefer the black and white ocellaris, like the one that have no orange on them. Either that or Rod's mama onyx.l.. she's so beautiful.

[dzeadow]

what about a rod's mama's baby? These guys are my new fav's:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n43/dzeadow/1-8-08g.jpg

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

They're cool, but I just prefer rod's mama. The big fat one!

[bamack2]

nice clowns

[jasonak]

Maroon fan for looks but ocellaris for personallity,ive got clarks as well.which have alot of character.to be honest i cant say theres any i dont like :) im getting some b/w ocellaris on monday,lol

[95accord]

B&W saddleback fan here....had a pair....female commited suicide xmas eve.....trying to see if i can re-mate the remaining clown now.....

soooo good lookin' :P

[Jeff]

My gold strip maroon I have had for 6 years. He's actually that dark in color.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/17831/IMG_7641.jpg

[Jovreefer]

Picasso true percs, I love the uniqueness in each one no 2 look the same.

[Maika'i]

Do all GSM clowns eventually darken to the that dark dark maroon like the one above? mine are still young but they are just a vibrant red.

[timrandlerv10]

maika'i: yes. or mostly so :)

i would have to nominate:
Spawning GSM's in a dark BTA. especially in my tank :D

[Ebisan]

I really liked my Clarkiis but GSMs are really nice looking.

[Finding Emo]

Picasso's are gorgeous!

[SPARTAN VI]

A. Chrysogaster. When attempting to ID a member's clownfish, I came across this species. Would love to have a pair some day.

[ACBlinky]

There's nothing prettier than a nice GSM -- I've seen some with strangely shaped or small fins, which I don't like, but a GSM like the ones posted in this thread is a sight to behold. Punch and Judy my GSM pair are tank-bred, not the best stock, but they're rescues; I took them in because they had been through several owners and I knew I could provide a good, permanent home for them. They're misbars and don't have much yellow, and Judy has a scar on her nose where she tangled with a large Xanthid crab, but I love 'em to bits. With their funny faces, red eyes and giant fins they look like sweet teddy bears to me... until they attack me with those teeth! :D

[Atticus]

Black Variant of A. Polymnus (Saddle Back), B&W Ocellaris, Red/orange Ocellaris, Onyx Perculas, Maroons, Fire Clowns, Clarki variants, Tomatoes, Skunks

In that order.

[dzeadow]

I also like Helfichs Chic's picassos that a lot of black in them almost like onyx clowns, she was in the running for nano TOTY.. here's one pic:

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u302/HelfrichChick/clowns-now1-1.jpg

[95accord]

question; is there such a thing as black and white picasso's?

would cross breeding a black and white saddleback and a picasso produce one? :P

just curious

[kdblove_99]

Black and white are my fav the occelaris/percs

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

B/W Ocellaris, btw, anyone know where I can find a few B/W ocellaris that are like completely black w/misbars in IL around Aurora/Naperville?

[Atticus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11574148#post11574148 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 95accord
question; is there such a thing as black and white picasso's?

would cross breeding a black and white saddleback and a picasso produce one? :P

just curious

Just getting black saddlebacks to spawn would be a feat as there is only 2 report occurances, let alone trying to cross them.

A black and white picasso would just be a misbarred black ocellaris. If you want to breed a picasso to a black ocellaris it may be much easier than the previously mentioned crossing.

[vaporize]

I still think the normal ocellaris pattern is the prettiest :)

[basser1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11573802#post11573802 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dzeadow
I also like Helfichs Chic's picassos that a lot of black in them almost like onyx clowns, she was in the running for nano TOTY.. here's one pic:

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u302/HelfrichChick/clowns-now1-1.jpg

I'm in total agreement. As a matter of fact, her Picassos influenced me to get a pair for myself. I've had mine since August and they are showing more black and the thick black markings as well! ;)

[forddna]

Question about Picassos - why are some yellowish orange, while others, like the above, are more reddish orange? Is it individual genes, or age??

[sk8rreefgeek]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11574901#post11574901 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dante_JoseCuerv
B/W Ocellaris, btw, anyone know where I can find a few B/W ocellaris that are like completely black w/misbars in IL around Aurora/Naperville?

Sorry, this girl's in Cali

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r41/karlkidd/Willie.jpg


GSMs all the way. they are handsome devils

[sk8rreefgeek]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11573802#post11573802 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dzeadow

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u302/HelfrichChick/clowns-now1-1.jpg

These are pretty sweet too

[Grunt]

Seychelles Clown

[NirvanaFan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11560938#post11560938 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phender
I really like A. fuscocaudatus (sp?), but to tell you the truth, it would be very hard for any clowns to be prettier than my first pair of ocellaris.
I agree about the A. fuscocaudatus.

http://www.diveseychelles.com.sc/images/3Clown.jpg

They would probably be my favorite. Then followed by a nice GSM and A. chrysogaster.

[elegance coral]

I think the best looking clown is a healthy clown. I see very few really good looking clowns in LFS's. They are all pale, thin, and sickly looking. Regardless of species, when you get them home and give them a nice healthy place to live with good food, they all become beautiful fish. I have 9 clown fish from 4 different species, and I think they are all beautiful.

[Slakker]

I've always loved A. Frenatus and A. Mcullochi.

[forddna]

I like any of them with vertical white stripes. :)

[myreefcentral]

picasso clowns by far...maybe rod's onyx clowns a distant second...

[marc price]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11575788#post11575788 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Atticus
Just getting black saddlebacks to spawn would be a feat as there is only 2 report occurances, let alone trying to cross them.

ORA is working on the black variant of A. polymnus aka "black percula" in the tropical fish trade.

[Toddrtrex]

I like the simple clean looks of pink skunks (Amphiprion perideraion).

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/toddrtrex/pinkskunks2.jpg

[jade2122]

I second the pink skunks! they just are so different from all the other ones which don't vary a huge amount. but second favorite would be rod's onyx

[ClownReef®]

A Rod's Onyx.. Perfect body shape.. awesome coloring..

[ficklefins]

Amphiprion latezonatus

The white on black is killer and to top it off they have a white/blueish mouth.
http://aquapetcenter.com/shopping/images/Amphiprion_latezonatus.jpg

[reefman13]

Question about Picassos - why are some yellowish orange, while others, like the above, are more reddish orange? Is it individual genes, or age??


The thing about this is, in the beginning there was not a whole lot of ways of identifying the differences between a A. Percula and a A. Ocellaris, but because they were/are so similar looking it was not a unusual thing to get a pair of A.O./A.P. clowns breding. This is the main reason for the color differences. The more orange coloration is an Occ. thing, the more yellow is a A. Ocellaris thing.

My favorites are the classics, A. Ocellaris (Both the orange/white color and the B&W), my second would have to be True Percs, and I have to say, thinking about it, I also like Clarkkis...:)

[Jarob]

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii217/callmejarob/DSCN2608.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii217/callmejarob/DSCN2605.jpg

my two onyx ofcourse!

[chica83]

picassos for me are the winners :), there's just to kewl hehe

[Doni]

My breeding pair of picassos are THE most beautiful followed by GSM clowns :) GSM are brilliant but so mean :(

Male
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/MrsDoni/Fish/20080531020.jpg

Female
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/MrsDoni/Fish/20080531022.jpg

[reefman13]

Oh, forgot to say, beautiful clowns...EVERYONE!:)

[z's_N_p's]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12770448#post12770448 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Doni
My breeding pair of picassos are THE most beautiful followed by GSM clowns :) GSM are brilliant but so mean :(

Male
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/MrsDoni/Fish/20080531020.jpg

Female
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/MrsDoni/Fish/20080531022.jpg
wow... those are amazing looking.. :)

how long have you had them?

[myreefcentral]

sweet clowns doni...mine are almost like your's in look except it's flipped, my female looks like your male, and my male looks more like your female...in terms of the shape of the white stripes...except the blacks haven't filled in yet...sorry, no pics at the moment to post...

[Doni]

Z's-n-P's - Thanks :) I have had them for about 1 year now. I started out with 5 picassos but had to widdled down to just two.

Thanks myreefcentral :)

They look much better with the black filled in and it seems to take a long time.
Here is a pic of my male as a baby before the black filled in.

Pic taken about a year ago on 7-15-07

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/MrsDoni/Fish/20070715picassotrio97.jpg

[dc]

Nice looking clowns everyone. But mine are the most beautiful of course. :D

[myreefcentral]

doni...did you have to pair your's up or did you get'em paired already? i currently have 3 in my tank...two already paired and 1 juvi...expecting 2 more today...

[Doni]

I paired them up.
They came from different LFS and the female was older than the male.

You should easily get two pairs from your 5 and possibly a trio!

[myreefcentral]

i wanna see if i can get an ORA to pair up with one of the fishes *censored*from all that i've read, they're not from the same lineage cr@p...wanna see if i can get a picasso that has all 3 stripes connect...since ORA has the 2nd & 3rd stripe connect and *******has the 1st & 2nd stipe connect...it'll be interesting...

[forddna]

Well, I think my brand spanking new pair of Percula Clowns are awful purty!!!!!!

[Jovreefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12769249#post12769249 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefman13
The thing about this is, in the beginning there was not a whole lot of ways of identifying the differences between a A. Percula and a A. Ocellaris, but because they were/are so similar looking it was not a unusual thing to get a pair of A.O./A.P. clowns breding. This is the main reason for the color differences. The more orange coloration is an Occ. thing, the more yellow is a A. Ocellaris thing.


What in the world?!?! This is NOT the reason for the color differences.
Picasso clowns are 100% true percula, they are a lighter orange color when younger & as they age & get fed more variaty in our tanks the colors darken to the brilliant darker orange.

Also WC True percs from different local's will have different colors ...maybe due to the food in that local... True percs from PNG & SI are usually a very deep bright beautiful orange where true percs from an undisclosed location are more likley to be the lighter orange.

[myreefcentral]

excuse my ignorance but i thought that was whacked too...

[ILLiDaN]

....alot of picassos seem to have deformities and i speculate that there might be ocilaris genes in there gene pool

[forddna]

Here's a pic of my new wild caught Percs!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v704/forddna/Fishies/220g/Clowns2.jpg

[z's_N_p's]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12785512#post12785512 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Doni
[B]Z's-n-P's - Thanks :) I have had them for about 1 year now. I started out with 5 picassos but had to widdled down to just two.

Thanks.. :)

[Mojo Jojo]

<<<< Best clown I ever had

[Jay03GT]

I like all clowns. I'm suprised nobody has nominated one of these guys yet though.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee109/jay03gt/DSC00669.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee109/jay03gt/DSC00648.jpg

please excuse my dirty glass and crappy camera.:)

[forddna]

^ ID please?

[Jay03GT]

allards clownfish. Fairly hard to find as I understand it. I got lucky and found this one local, I set up my nano just for her.

[forddna]

Very nice!

[garc19]

I have a maroon but I love the cinnamon clowns.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12808917#post12808917 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by garc19
I have a maroon but I love the cinnamon clowns.

I agree! I think Cinnamon Clownfish are often overlooked. But they have a beautiful bright orange, a mostly black body and a really yellow tail. Here's mine:

http://x14.xanga.com/549c52f059033174918745/b133141030.jpg

[elegance coral]

Clarkii's seem to get a bad rap for being ugly. I think my clarkii is awesome!
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/6728/sn850836editedsj3.jpg

[GSMguy]

rods onyx
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q45/GSMguy/IMG_3764.jpg

[davocean]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12760256#post12760256 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NirvanaFan
I agree about the A. fuscocaudatus.

http://www.diveseychelles.com.sc/images/3Clown.jpg

They would probably be my favorite. Then followed by a nice GSM and A. chrysogaster.

That is so rad, awesome pic!
Those guys are as beautiful as they are HUGE!

[davocean]

Not sure if these are the MOST beautiful(those picasso's and onyx make me jealous) but I like my combo, WSM fem and GSM male.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e141/mermail/Tankupdate0807141.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e141/mermail/1107update018.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e141/mermail/Tankupdate0807026.jpg

[mhills16]

i love maroons!!!!! but, i bought false clowns because i love to have schooling clowns!! but if i ever set up another tank it will have a maroon clown!!

[mhills16]

i love maroons!!!!! but, i bought false clowns because i love to have schooling clowns!! but if i ever set up another tank it will have a maroon clown!!

[elegance coral]

Why man!:confused: My Clarkii was looking pretty good. Then you had to come right behind me and throw your Onyx out there.:lol:

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12988540#post12988540 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
rods onyx
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q45/GSMguy/IMG_3764.jpg

[joesfiddy]

Onyx Perculas are my fav

[hexedagain]

My favorite would be snowflakes. I know a lot of people don't care for them, but that's why they have a different type of clown. :D

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q11/hexedagain/hexedagain2/225.jpg

[snommisbor]

Love my GSM starting to get the yellow in their stripes. Paired these myself. Female is really starting to get big.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/snommisbor/DSC_4564-1.jpg

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Beautiful fish, everyone! No love for the Cinnamons? I just got a small male for my female pictured at the bottom of the last page. They paired up instantly. Woot!

[morty696]

i love my little ocellaris clowns, they can be so cute :D
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1172/file00971cw2.jpg

[davocean]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12995891#post12995891 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by snommisbor
Love my GSM starting to get the yellow in their stripes. Paired these myself. Female is really starting to get big.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/snommisbor/DSC_4564-1.jpg

Cool/trippy misbar GSM's, are those really spots, or camera flash?

[snommisbor]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12996472#post12996472 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by davocean
Cool/trippy misbar GSM's, are those really spots, or camera flash?


Those are the spots on the GSM. I saw a tank full of these at Petco and I knew that these were ORA, so I picked the two that had the coolest misbars, luckily the two I like had enough size difference I was able to get them to pair up.

[z's_N_p's]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12995859#post12995859 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hexedagain
My favorite would be snowflakes. I know a lot of people don't care for them, but that's why they have a different type of clown. :D

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q11/hexedagain/hexedagain2/225.jpg
these are sweet... one day... :D

[morty696]

Those are the spots on the GSM. I saw a tank full of these at Petco and I knew that these were ORA, so I picked the two that had the coolest misbars, luckily the two I like had enough size difference I was able to get them to pair up.





lol dont mess with nature and breed weird clowns :P

[davocean]

Too late, already been done.
I actually think those misbars should be bred to see what you could get out of them.
I think it would be cool to see some spotted maroons, or at least some funky misbars.

[irishrose302]

My favorite also! I have a pair but no camera for now. Hope you don't mind borrowing your pic for my post.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11559711#post11559711 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LargeAngels
Chrysopterus, then GSM. Here is my 5" female white tail.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/11732Female_Bluestripe_rev_02.jpg

[stagefright13]

I LOVE my Clarki's :) But Der_Iron_Chef I had a BEAUTIFUL Cinnamin That I was in love with before my first Clarki. And it jumped out of my hood and divider one night. They tend to jump. Wish I knew and I would have put up screens. I loved it tho. :)

[Atticus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12987260#post12987260 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elegance coral
Clarkii's seem to get a bad rap for being ugly. I think my clarkii is awesome!
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/6728/sn850836editedsj3.jpg

She is a BEAUT!!! I just lucked out and found a tiny juv. with the same colors. If she turns out half as nice as yours I will be a very happy man.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13003310#post13003310 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stagefright13
I LOVE my Clarki's :) But Der_Iron_Chef I had a BEAUTIFUL Cinnamin That I was in love with before my first Clarki. And it jumped out of my hood and divider one night. They tend to jump. Wish I knew and I would have put up screens. I loved it tho. :)

There's some melanopus love! I think they're absolutely gorgeous and too often mistaken for the more plain Tomato Clownfish.

[john37]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/johnjung37/nigripes.jpg

i dont know what it is....but they're gorgeous. they seem to glow.

[octopussy]

John, those are Blackfoot Clowns. Im off to the Maldives next sunday to see them!!! (And the Manta Rays).

[asherah]

picassos, nakeds and ocellaris

[asherah]

let me amend that post...

onyxc, snowflakes picasso and nakeds
and of course0! the ocellaris clowns. they are all beautiful and some day I will have some of the fancy ones lol

asherah

[RBTA]

I don't have a picture of mine, but my favorite clown is the Bicinctus Clownfish :)
I have one right now, the only problem is finding a mate for her.

[elegance coral]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13003629#post13003629 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Atticus
She is a BEAUT!!! I just lucked out and found a tiny juv. with the same colors. If she turns out half as nice as yours I will be a very happy man.

Thanks.:D You could try getting a Haddoni for your Clarkii. Mine wasn't near that black to begin with. After about 6 months of living in a Haddoni the drab brownish color turned jet black and the white lines developed a blueish tint to them. I removed her from the Haddoni and to a LTA. Her colors have faded. She's back with the Haddoni now and starting to look better again. I know that doesn't prove the Haddoni is responsible for the color change, but that's the way it seems.
I've been trying to find a mate for her, but I'm being pretty picky. It's hard to find a small male melanistic Clarkii.

[FlyinggFish]

(My) Clark's Anemone Fish (Clark's Clown):
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/butterflyslie/CleoCutie003.jpg

And my first baby perculas:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/butterflyslie/cutejames.jpg

[jdckbr]

my first pair happy with their new home

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj68/jdckbr/IMG_0481.jpg

[ediaz]

For me that own a clonfish hatchery any pair that gets me 200 larvae a week.

The E

[Atticus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13142622#post13142622 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ediaz
For me that own a clonfish hatchery any pair that gets me 200 larvae a week.

The E

Any of my old pairs still with you? If so, how are they doing?

[ediaz]

Hey man how u been

yeah two of the most beautiful are yours, the occ every 10 days the blacks every 15, the clarks had to separate them, the female went psycho on him.

E

[bigslick]

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m336/SeaMunchies/onyx1-1.jpg

[vaporize]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13144387#post13144387 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bigslick
http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m336/SeaMunchies/onyx1-1.jpg

OMG are these even real? :)

[bigslick]

The most amazing looking fish out there

[reefdragon1086]

LOL i think not, i will give you 1mil dollars for them....

[reefdragon1086]

heres mine...BEFORE

<a href="http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s7/saltwaterdragon1086/?action=view&current=210.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s7/saltwaterdragon1086/210.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

and now...

<a href="http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s7/saltwaterdragon1086/?action=view&current=DSC03669.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s7/saltwaterdragon1086/DSC03669.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[elegance coral]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13144387#post13144387 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bigslick
http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m336/SeaMunchies/onyx1-1.jpg

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: I think me and your fish have the same tattoo artist. :lol: Cool pic though. What do you call them? Tribal band Perc's?

[Atticus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13144253#post13144253 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ediaz
Hey man how u been

yeah two of the most beautiful are yours, the occ every 10 days the blacks every 15, the clarks had to separate them, the female went psycho on him.

E

Bummer on the clarks, but I am very happy to hear the others are still cranking out the babies and are happy. I wish I could figure out what causes a female to snap on the male. I had another pair of blacks and a pair of maroons split like that. The female in both cases went after the male until he was nearly dead and it happened overnight.

Have you gotten the black female to calm down or does she still draw blood when you stick your hand in the tank? If you get a chance some time I wouldn't mind seeing pictures of them.

[bigslick]

My tattoo artist is great he has done some great work on them lol but i figured it would be cool for a chuckle they are pretty cool though im postin up my pix herein a min hope you guys like

[bigslick]

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m336/SeaMunchies/081320081086-1.jpg










Everyone is infatuated with rods fish i think Mine by far and my juveniles blow rods away

[bigslick]

Now thats a real onyx perc pair and the male is onyx on steroids

[bigslick]

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m336/SeaMunchies/081320081090-1.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m336/SeaMunchies/081320081095-1.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m336/SeaMunchies/081320081140-1.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m336/SeaMunchies/081320081028-1.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m336/SeaMunchies/081320081062-1.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m336/SeaMunchies/081320081058-1.jpg

http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m336/SeaMunchies/081320081066-1.jpg

[bigslick]

And thats a third of my pairs there more to come i just dont get why everyone is so in love with rods fish lol i think its funny wait till yall get a glipmse of my picasso and onyx babies and the majority of them are all black tails and all

[Cyn_D]

I would have to say my picassos's where my favorite

[GoblinFish]

by far my favorite!
here are my Rhino Clowns :D



http://www.hiland.com/blogs/mward/images/rhino-clown-fish.jpg

[flinster]

Is the first pic not an occelaris? I've never seen an onyx with a black tail. Am I wrong?

[bigslick]

Its an onyx wild caught he is just super black i questioned it as well but it is

[nah2orocks!]

OOOOOh I like the rhino clowns.

[ediaz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13145385#post13145385 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Atticus
Bummer on the clarks, but I am very happy to hear the others are still cranking out the babies and are happy. I wish I could figure out what causes a female to snap on the male. I had another pair of blacks and a pair of maroons split like that. The female in both cases went after the male until he was nearly dead and it happened overnight.

Have you gotten the black female to calm down or does she still draw blood when you stick your hand in the tank? If you get a chance some time I wouldn't mind seeing pictures of them.

No I havent, I have to net her to clean the tank, I have some in a cd but have to find it.

E

[forddna]

bigslick, do you ever post in the TBRC forum on here? I'd love to have pair from you if I set up another tank!

[Arati]

I like this little fella alot.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/aratifingers/toast.jpg

[basser1]

Here are pics of my "Babies"!

Pic last August:
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9408/hpim2056rt9.jpg


And a Recent pic:
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3825/bc29shots046cl0.jpg

[grimmjohn]

I'm only the third person that loves black saddlebacks :(
The original black and white clown and still the best ;)
My store sells them for $24 all day long when we can get them, I order them everytime I can. We don't even bother with anything else but them, perculas, ocellaris, B&W ocellaris and GSMs. We have to mark anything else down to like $8 to get it to sell lol.

We had a mated pair of "semi-picassos," looked as good as any young picassos here, and we couldn't sell them for $42 each lol. Finally sold the pair to a guy for $80, just because they were already hosting in a nem that he wanted actually now that I think about it.

Oh to live in cali.

[basser1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13158385#post13158385 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by grimmjohn

We had a mated pair of "semi-picassos," looked as good as any young picassos here, and we couldn't sell them for $42 each lol. Finally sold the pair to a guy for $80, just because they were already hosting in a nem that he wanted actually now that I think about it.

Oh to live in cali.


I live in the mid-west, Indiana. I bought the above picassos from my lfs a year ago and paid $250 for the pair. Now, my lfs charges $350 for a pair of ORAs' Grade A picassos and can't keep them in stock!
Go Figure!

[Tyler.L]

i had voted chrysopterus on the first page so long ago but i just aquired some new maroons and they're so tiny and gorgeous so they're 2nd to my chrysopterus vote

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee313/T-Lor/DSC02555.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee313/T-Lor/DSC02556.jpg

[stagefright13]

Wow they REAL babies! :) Very cool.

[midgetwaiter]

I like A. ephippium because of the red colour they can get when they're really healthy. I have a female I want to pair but she's killed anything else I put in the tank with her. I'm about to give up frankly.


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e88/midgetwaiter/SW%20Fish/fireclown.jpg

[LulusMoogle]

I absolutely love black and white clowns. My LFS (the better one) sells them for $90 each, though. But they got a pair in a few weeks ago and they're so adorable! Such unique personalities noticeably right off the bat. I hope they're still there in a month or two! :)

I also love tomato clowns. Beautiful fish. Love 'em. No experience with them, though.

:D

[JDigital]

I gotta say, there are some gorgeous clowns posted in this thread, but I absolutely love my 2 tank raised True Perc's. :D

Swimming:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/JDigital/23G%20Nano/truepercs.jpg

Sleeping:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh8fBbhuQ9Y

[Titus77]

Are they b/w now? Or was that just the lack of light in the tank that made them look b/w during the vid?

[Slakker]

Under pure blue light the orange coloration will look black.

There is no B/W percula variant (onyx is as close as it gets, and they retain the orange face and usually fins), and B/W ocellaris are usually nearly all black at birth.

[tufacody]

Plain old occelaris are my favs.

[ILLiDaN]

bump

[Toddrtrex]

These are my favorites -- my favorites because they are mine. ;)

Clarkii

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/toddrtrex/Clarkiipair3.jpg

Pink Skunk

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/toddrtrex/pinkandblue.jpg

And SI Percs.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/toddrtrex/33/SILTA2.jpg

[jasonrp104]

Plain ol' Maroons for me. The reddish orange hue offset by glowing white stripes makes for a very pretty fish...until she bites me

[SidCat]

My baby maroons!

[OrionN]

My Onyx pair
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_0049.1.jpg

[OrionN]

Or my OcellarisXPercula cross
http://home.grandecom.net/~mnguyen/IMG_9060.JPG

[colorfan45]

my favorite:) http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/monkeyone_2006/IMG_10591024x683.jpg

[jasonrp104]

I have to change my vote to GSM. I just noticed yesterday that my maroons are starting to change color.

Does anyone know at what age they start to turn from white to gold? I thought mine were around 1 year old when I got them but now I'm starting to wonder

[SidCat]

The place I got my pair said to expect the gold to start by the time they were about a year.

[velvetelvis]

Don't have any pics, but I really like my melanistic TR Solomon Islands Clarkiis. They're very dark chocolate brown instead of black, but supposed to turn blacker as they get older.

I also used to have pink skunks...they're pretty too, more delicate-looking than most other clowns.