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Originally posted by oama
Frank
Well and good, but what if you knew that the F0 of snowflakes were "normal" A. ocellaris? No "traits" on them at all? Like Fishboy stated, I feel clownfish don't follow the recognized rules of genetic inheritance when applied to barring/coloration. It is an area that is under investigation, by several labs/peoples, but all the questions have yet to be answered.
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I think if the pattern of a clownfish is dependent on environment and genetics, it's even that much easier to get what you want. All you have to know is the environmental conditions that give you a greater proportion of a trait you want (such as wide/broken/missing bars), start with a pair that shows a trait you want (I would suppose if you wanted to produce something like these snowflake clowns, you would try to find and pair up two "normal" fish with somewhat wider bars), then backcross slected offspring with the parents or each other under the conditions that favor your desired phenotype.
If someone's selling them, someone figured out how to make them, right?