ID help!

[Shaun Monahan]

help with clown ID

[MarinaP]

juv A. allardi.

[XMASTER]

It looks alot like the The Bluestripe Clownfish

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p....cfm?pCatId=99

[MarinaP]

Originally posted by XMASTER
It looks alot like the The Bluestripe Clownfish

Absolutely not A. chrysopterus.

[inlandreef]

seabae, clarkii?

[Ron Popeil]

im going to say allardi based on the midstripe being so thick, compared to a chrysopterus which generally have a thin midstripe.

the head bar, which generally is thick in allardi and tapers toward the bottom isnt so much a giveaway, as my female chrysopterus has a frontal bar that looks very similar.

however, what clues lead to it being a juvenile?

[keefsama2003]

heh at this point i think marina would know as i believe she has both in her possesion.

[phender]

Without a doubt allardi. The little bit of yellow bleeding into the caudal stripe from the anal fin is a common characteristic.

It is juvenile because in the adult coloration, the caudal (tail) fin will be completely white.

[MarinaP]

Also the midbody stripe will extend into the dorsal fin in juvs.

[Ron Popeil]

what about the blue in the stripes...how well will that maintain as the fish ages?

[chow chow]

Ron P, you know you're just looking for the next fish to replace the aging 'Trout-o-Matic', how bout 'Clown-go-round'!!

[Ron Popeil]

ha, actually chow chow, what i need most is a steady income....

[MarinaP]

Originally posted by Ron Popeil
what i need most is a steady income....

You really mean "unsteady way to become broke". And I am not "dependable" . I just guess well.