The Ultimate Clownfish

reefkoi · #1 11/02/2006, 11:33 PM

I saw these guys at MACNA, I was amazed I just kept staring at them they are amazing. ORA had a pair and the Tunze booth had a pair. The guy at the ORA booth told me they have only 1 set of parents, and the spawn only produces a few "picassos" so they are very rare, and there is a long waiting list for the $500 fish.
Honestly though, these guys are almost worth it, they were that cool.

The pump behind this fish is the new Tunze stream nano, it was pretty neat.

ReefJerk · #2 11/03/2006, 11:44 AM

I'm almost certain I saw some of those at Seascape's. If I'm not mistaken, they were calling them "No-Stripe" Clownfish. Could they be the same thing?

mdrumm · #3 11/03/2006, 12:35 PM

those are snowflake clowns. Ocellaris. The no stripe clown is refferred to as a naked clown.

murfman · #4 11/03/2006, 12:38 PM

almost looks like my Harlequin shrimp.

reefkoi · #5 11/03/2006, 05:36 PM

actually they are called "picasso clowns" only ORA is breeding them right now. There are rules to whats considered a picasso, the whites in a certain place and so on. I really doubt seascapes has a picasso, if they did they wouldnt know it anyways

COreefer · #6 11/03/2006, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by reefkoi
actually they are called "picasso clowns" only ORA is breeding them right now. There are rules to whats considered a picasso, the whites in a certain place and so on. I really doubt seascapes has a picasso, if they did they wouldnt know it anyways

Yep, those ae picassos, not snowflakes. Snowflakes are covered/sprinkled white only on the top of their bodies (do a search on FishinWishin, he has a sweet pair of snowflakes in his avatar)...picassos tend to have that jigsaw type pattern.

They are nice clowns, but no fish IMO is worth $500...I'll stick with my onyx clowns I got from Rod. They weren't cheap[ either, but much more affordable than the picassos.

reefkoi · #7 11/03/2006, 11:29 PM

Lets see a pic of your clowns eric? I dont believe I've seen them yet.
Chris

geckotail · #8 11/04/2006, 08:19 AM

how ultimate are those clowns if the gill plate is bent? you can see it in the pic above.

reefkoi · #9 11/04/2006, 09:04 AM

Good one gecko, I guess since the gill plate is bent -$150 and the little circle halfway back is not perfectly round -$150 and the orange is not a perfect orange color -$150 I'll let you have them for $50 is that fair?
Chris

COreefer · #10 11/04/2006, 11:30 AM

They're still very young.

Deuce67 · #11 11/04/2006, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by reefkoi
Good one gecko, I guess since the gill plate is bent -$150 and the little circle halfway back is not perfectly round -$150 and the orange is not a perfect orange color -$150 I'll let you have them for $50 is that fair?
Chris

reefkoi · #12 11/04/2006, 03:20 PM

So eric, do i see 4 in that photo? and is that in your reef tank?
Thats a big anemone, very nice.

racer69 · #13 11/04/2006, 06:14 PM

Yea Chris, that anemone is at least 18" in diameter. I think it is bigger than that but I am trying to be conservative. Those clowns should darken up as they get bigger. They are very cool. My wife wants black perc or possibly onyx for my 33 cube. We will see.

racer69 · #14 11/04/2006, 06:18 PM

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So eric, do i see 4 in that photo

Chris, that is a mystery wrasse not a clown...

reefkoi · #15 11/04/2006, 09:15 PM

nice, thanks todd my eyes are bad I guess.
magoo

Deuce67 · #16 11/04/2006, 09:30 PM

I think I see 4. Isnt there one behind the lower one?

COreefer · #17 11/04/2006, 10:55 PM

Hmm...I thought I had replied to this thread, maybe I forgot to hit submit. I was a little preoccupied with college football today....

Anyway, yeah, there are three in the picture and the mystery wrasse. They are getting darker by the week, and the third band is beginning to fill in well. They will be sweet when fully mature.

FishnWishn · #18 11/06/2006, 09:49 PM

Hey Eric, those are nice Juvi Onyx. Rod always has nice Livestock. Did you give up on your quest for the A. Bicinctus?

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Originally posted by geckotail
how ultimate are those clowns if the gill plate is bent? you can see it in the pic above.

I don't think the gill plates are bent. Picasso's(true Perc's), like snowflakes, have dark coloring outlining the gill plates that make it stand out.
Here are some pics of my hybrid snowflake/True perc babies that are about 10 weeks old. These were some of the babies that I sent to a freind in PA. Hope it's OK to use his pics because my camera sucks, so credit for these pics go to Embryoguy.

You can see the outline really well on the male of my pair.

normanviking · #19 11/07/2006, 11:17 AM

THat is way cool

Questin · #20 11/07/2006, 05:46 PM

With how things are going, it wont be long before we see an all white clown

murfman · #21 11/07/2006, 05:48 PM

Genetic Freaks, they are!!!!!! LOL J/K they are cool. An all white one with black lines would be awsome too.

Leopard Wrasse · #22 11/07/2006, 06:13 PM

I'm waiting for the all black clown.

bob21115 · #23 11/07/2006, 07:10 PM

So What is this? Photo from http://www.aquadesignz.com/hof.htm

I just got 2 ORA Picasso's from a LFS for $150 for the pair, then I picked up a 3rd from another LFS for $80. Here are a few pictures of the first 2.

murfman · #24 11/07/2006, 07:20 PM

1st pic looks like a war pony the way its painted up.

reefkoi · #25 11/07/2006, 07:38 PM

Wow bob you got a deal, ORA told me they are $500 a pair and there is a yearlong waiting list, what a score!
C
note: they told me there is a rule about them being a picasso, something about the horizontal white stripe connecting the face to the tail, which it looks like one side of one of the clowns you got has, maybe thats why they were cheaper? since they dont have the prefect strip? I dunno, they look cool to me either way.