mixed pair mating?

[prideprops]

I have an orange and white clown and a black and white clown. They stick together like best friends! Now, last night I noticed eggs on the glass where they have been hosting and both were tending to them. Is it possible that the eggs could hatch from a mixed pair?

[maxxII]

Yes.
What kind of clowns are they?

Nick

[prideprops]

Originally posted by maxxII
Yes.
What kind of clowns are they?

Nick

Here is a picture of the pair...I'm not sure what kind they are so if anyone can give me a name I'd appreciate it!

[raleej337]

They're both ocellaris just happened that they have different colors.

[prideprops]

Originally posted by raleej337
They're both ocellaris just happened that they have different colors.

Thanks for the id. If the eggs hatch, then what color will the fry be?

[PasadenaReefer]

that would be a cool pair to have, maybe form a new kind if they happen to have eggs and hatch

[Slakker]

Originally posted by PasadenaReefer
that would be a cool pair to have, maybe form a new kind if they happen to have eggs and hatch

Nope. A percentage of the fry will be orange and a percentage will be black. They're the same species, so you wouldn't see a hybridization of the colors at all. One would be more prevalent than the other, you may even find that all of the offspring would just be one color or the other.

[jeeperrs]

Hmmm.... I dunno. I want to see how they come out. I don't know enough about genetics with clowns to say, but I would think a morph of some sort would happen. Keep us posted

[maxxII]

Thats pretty much the pair of clowns I thought you were talking about..
Like raleej337 said, they appear to be occelaris clowns...in which case things will be normal. But to explain things further...

There have been many mixed pairs of clowns interbreeding. I've seen pics of Maroon/Percula pairs here on RC, and another type of clownfish, (not often seen for sale) is thought to be a hybrid:
A. leucokronos, (White cap clownfish) which is thought to be a hybrid between A. crysopterus and A. sandaracinos.

Nick

[prideprops]

Update:
The first batch of eggs turned white after the first day supposedly they were not fertilzed.

However, they laid another batch of eggs 3 days ago and the eggs are now a dark orange color so I guess this is a good batch! I'll keep you posted on how things turn out!

[mcola78]

That's neat.

If I can recall back to genetics, it will be determinant of which color falls on the recessive or dominant marker. If the color code for black is dominant, it will win everytime, if it is orange, than that will win.

Still very interesting to get them to pair. Regardless, it is neat

[adtravels]

shame if they were brown
who lays the eggs i.e. who's female
By the pic i would say the black one?
but they look almost the same size.

[phender]

The report I heard from someone who supposedly raised this cross, was that the babies turn out dirty orange, but I have not seen any pictures.

[prideprops]

The orange is the female and the black is the male in this pair. This morning I looked at the eggs with a flashlight and you could see the little silver eyes. So far, looking good!

[enchie]

Hey prideprops,

I'm no expert but I think you should move the batch to a spawning tank.
My clowns spawn 4 times a year. (that I know of) I see the little eyes on them & then they dissapear.

The fry are so tiny they will get sucked up by your equipment most likely. Or eaten by your pair.
I'm too lazy to set up a tank to raise the fry. I have read Wilkenson's book. It seems like a lot of work.

my two cents

[prideprops]

Here's a picture I took this morning of the eggs. As you can see, they're on the glass. After these are gone, I'll put something there for the eggs to be laid on that can be taken out of the tank.

You can see their little eyes in the picture!!!

[lastdrummist]

Originally posted by mcola78
That's neat.

If I can recall back to genetics, it will be determinant of which color falls on the recessive or dominant marker. If the color code for black is dominant, it will win everytime, if it is orange, than that will win.

Still very interesting to get them to pair. Regardless, it is neat

Not necessarily. The color could be controlled by not just recessive or dominant, but co-dominant, epistatic interactions, incomplete dominance, and a few others.

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