Adult CB bicinctus?

[SDguy]

Does anyone have pics of ORA or other CB bicinctus clowns that they have grown up to adults? Just curious about how they look. I recently sold off a pair of CB pink skunk clowns, because they frankly looked horrible. Their shape and head structure was just wrong.

I'm normally a purist when it comes to patterns, but these recent spotcinctus clowns really caught my eye. So I wanted to get an idea of what they would grow up into, shape-wise.

 

[SDguy]

No one?

 

[velvetelvis]

I don't have any full-grown CB bicinctus. I'm in the process of setting up a dedicated tank for a pair of CB juveniles right now--I'm getting them from a grad student at Auburn U who breeds and sells them. His name is Joey Szczebak; you can contact him at szczebak@auburn.com. You can see photos of the parents at the link below (I believe they're from ORA).

https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=177199934694#!/group.php?gid=177199934694&v=photos

 

[SDguy]

Wow, never in a million years would I have thought this was a bicinctus!
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/10844_560410002051_35003179_33299044_1615227_n.jpg

 

[velvetelvis]

I know, they're really dark, aren't they?!? They look like they have nice healthy shapes, though--I know what you mean about deformities in some CB clowns, even though I'm an advocate of aquaculture and only buy CB fish. These bicinctus look a lot like a pair of melanistic Clark's that I had about 3 years ago. I'm really looking forward to getting them.

 

[SDguy]

They actually remind me a lot of allardi.

 

[velvetelvis]

Not familiar with that species...hafta google them.

 

[houser]

With a gun to my head I would have guessed allardi on that pic. Color, fat head stripe, slightly highlighted tail fin, dark and ugly. Well not ugly to a mother I reckon.

 

[MarinaP]

Pictured spawning pair is a.bicinctus.

 

[ocellaris123]

I would have said allardi also. The juveniles he has pictured sure do look like allardi, especially the tail.

 

[MarinaP]

Allardi have all orange fins, except caudal, which is usually white.

 

[SDguy]

Allardi have all orange fins, except caudal, which is usually white.

My allardi have dark fins, even the pelvic fins, actually... at least the male.

 

[MarinaP]

My allardi have dark fins, even the pelvic fins, actually.

Could be melanism.

 

[SDguy]

Surprising, with no coral or anemone.

 

[MarinaP]

Indeed. Do you have a pic?

 

[SDguy]

You can sort of see them in this vid. The male has more brown on the fins. I recently lost the female for no apparent reason Hence this thread.

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[MarinaP]

I see allardi with yellow fins in the video

 

[SDguy]

The dosal and pelvic fins of the male are dark. The female's dorsal was also quite muddied, and her pelvic fins were getting quite dark from the base. I'm not saying they were black, but I certainly wouldn't call them orange

 

[MarinaP]

They are juvis/subadults. All bets are off at this age

 

[SDguy]

Oh yeah, they'll actually lighten with age?