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05-22-2010, 04:28 AM
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What sort of clown is this?
Ok, so I'm hoping to tap into some fishy expertise out there.. I bought my clownfish a bit over a year ago, I reckon he's now about 2" long. I bought him as a tomato clown, but as time has gone by he doesn't seem to have darkened any. All the pictures I have seen of tomato clowns are very dark, so I'm beginning to wonder if he really is a tomato clown or perhaps something similar.. This is what he looks like now:
 I was wondering whether he may be a Fiji Barberi clownfish like this: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...54&pcatid=2754 The only difference I can see is that mine has a black line on the leading edge of the pectoral fins which the Barberi in the picture doesn't. I'd really like to know what he is, because I was thinking of trying to pair him when I upgrade my tank to a 75 gallon, but I've no idea what'll happen if I try to pair him with something he isn't.. If anyone can shed some light on what he is or what the implications would be if I paired him with another clownfish of a slightly different species I'd be really grateful. Thanks, Rob.
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05-22-2010, 04:29 AM
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tomato clownfish
Last edited by saltwaterseahorses; 05-23-2010 at 04:13 AM.
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05-23-2010, 04:10 AM
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Looks like a Tomato clownfish to me and matches pics on google.
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05-23-2010, 05:39 AM
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Tomato clowns doesn't get alot darker until they are 10+ years old (or they matured as a spawning pair)
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05-23-2010, 06:09 AM
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Thats definitely a tomato. And that little black line on the leading edge of the pectorals mostly confirms it. Some tomatos are more red with darkening and others are orange. I have a larger female tomato that is red with lots of darkening and a small male that is totally orange.
The facial shape and forehead also match tomato clown better than anything else. It is actually possible to match different species of clowns (although I dont recommended it, hybridizing isnt really the greatest idea. It just blends the genetics of stuff over time and you lose purity (like all the mutt dogs we have nowadays - no offence to anyone - but you get the idea...). I have an unlikely trio of clowns... the two tomatoes I mentioned and a cinnamon clown between their sizes). I certainly do not plan on breeding these clowns or ever selling the babies. I'd feed them to my other fish. Cheers, Chris
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