attn: all PICASSO clown owners
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vthondaboi
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Well here's a pic of one that I was suppose to take home last summer. Sadly it went over the overflow while at the pet store. Ended up getting an Onyx pair as replacements.
vthondaboi
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Yes I believe it was from ORA. I was very disappointed when they passed away!!!!!!!!!
vthondaboi
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It's been so long I honestly can't remember the Onyx part. But they both did have the weird white markings.
Jovreefer
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I would not consider picasso's onyx... think of it this way... most nice true percs will have alot of black around the white bars, but usually does not connect to the back.
When you have a white line connecting the two bars...its naturally going to have black outlining the white... If the white was not connecting I highly doubt they would look onyx.
This is all just my observations & thinking... I'd not call a picasso an onyx...
Now saying all that... I must say that is the most beautiful picasso offspring I've ever seen! I love picasso's too... it was a very hard decission between a ORA picasso and a rod onyx... I'm glad I did not see this pic before buying rods or I'd still be banging my head against the wall trying to decide.
When you have a white line connecting the two bars...its naturally going to have black outlining the white... If the white was not connecting I highly doubt they would look onyx.
This is all just my observations & thinking... I'd not call a picasso an onyx...
Now saying all that... I must say that is the most beautiful picasso offspring I've ever seen! I love picasso's too... it was a very hard decission between a ORA picasso and a rod onyx... I'm glad I did not see this pic before buying rods or I'd still be banging my head against the wall trying to decide.
EMBRYOGUY
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i completely disagree.
the parents of these picassos are onyx. so it is very likely that a percentage will develop into onyx.
why would you be disappointed with that decision. i have rods onyx and in my opinion the safest way to get a high quality onyx. all others your taking a chance when it comes to color/pattern dev. as well as the risk of diseases with wc.
if i had to buy a single clown, it still would be rods onyx, but again im trying to find genetic diversity, and the picasso has alot of potential as you can see in the above pic.
these picasso babies are very new in the market. only time will tell how they dev. if most dev. like the one above. onyx lovers will have a great source from ora.
the parents of these picassos are onyx. so it is very likely that a percentage will develop into onyx.
why would you be disappointed with that decision. i have rods onyx and in my opinion the safest way to get a high quality onyx. all others your taking a chance when it comes to color/pattern dev. as well as the risk of diseases with wc.
if i had to buy a single clown, it still would be rods onyx, but again im trying to find genetic diversity, and the picasso has alot of potential as you can see in the above pic.
these picasso babies are very new in the market. only time will tell how they dev. if most dev. like the one above. onyx lovers will have a great source from ora.
Jovreefer
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ONE parent is onyx from ORA...the other is straite picasso. like I said... if you cut the white connecting bar out... the black's would not connect...therefor I personally will not call them onyx. I'm not trying to change your mind or anything... its just my personal thinking. like some people consider a clown without black dorsal not an onyx (I dont...if there is enough black connecting all bars its onyx in my book)
And also...I dont know how it came off this way... but I'm definatly not disapointed with my onyx from Rod, he has the most brilliant colors ever and such a personality. I was only saying before I purchased it I was trying to decided between a picasso and an onyx and it was a hard choice.
And also...I dont know how it came off this way... but I'm definatly not disapointed with my onyx from Rod, he has the most brilliant colors ever and such a personality. I was only saying before I purchased it I was trying to decided between a picasso and an onyx and it was a hard choice.
EMBRYOGUY
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jov
im sorry but,
the parent is not a picasso. its an onyx. picasso is a name ora came up with from the brood stock babies. picassos did not exist long enough to have babies.
its ok , everyone has opinion about what is onyx or what is not. its ok. personal pref. when it comes to it, if you like it great, who cares what others say.
im sorry but,
the parent is not a picasso. its an onyx. picasso is a name ora came up with from the brood stock babies. picassos did not exist long enough to have babies.
its ok , everyone has opinion about what is onyx or what is not. its ok. personal pref. when it comes to it, if you like it great, who cares what others say.
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JHardman
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No the term Picasso was coined in the thread that Project Reef posted a couple of years ago when he posted some pictures of a wildly barred A. percula. Someone commented that the barring reminded them of a Picasso painting and hence the term was coined.
ORA just started using the name recently.
Jovreefer
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So your saying the original parents were straite onyx... No funky white marks?
according to what I was told the pic on ORA's site is the original pair. They took a funky looking WC perc and paired it with a female onyx. The male is picasso...not onyx. I dont remember where I read it or who told me but I believe it was from a credibal source... hopefully someone from ORA will chime in and clear it up.
(I tried to upload the pic of the pair but it said it was not a valid format)
BTW... I came to this thread for EYE CANDY... MORE PICS!!!!
according to what I was told the pic on ORA's site is the original pair. They took a funky looking WC perc and paired it with a female onyx. The male is picasso...not onyx. I dont remember where I read it or who told me but I believe it was from a credibal source... hopefully someone from ORA will chime in and clear it up.
(I tried to upload the pic of the pair but it said it was not a valid format)
BTW... I came to this thread for EYE CANDY... MORE PICS!!!!
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EMBRYOGUY
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jov. naming is very subjective. i have a "jigsaw" looking perc. i consider it an onyx. and maybe you consider it a picasso. its all relative. i consider both the clowns below onyx.
i consider any perc with a black background for the body and onyx, regardless of the bar pattern. the more interesting the bar pattern the better. thats why i think the dev. of the picasso has alot of potential. i thnk they have a good chance to be onyx. based on there parents.
so anyone that buys a picasso clown, might have a very nice surprise(onyx) as there clown reaches maturity.
i consider any perc with a black background for the body and onyx, regardless of the bar pattern. the more interesting the bar pattern the better. thats why i think the dev. of the picasso has alot of potential. i thnk they have a good chance to be onyx. based on there parents.
so anyone that buys a picasso clown, might have a very nice surprise(onyx) as there clown reaches maturity.
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EMBRYOGUY
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ACBLINKY,
you said it. LUCKY ME. thats about how i got it. i got it in CT, at this lfs called exotic fish and corals.
just pure luck. it was actually a christmas present from my brother.
thank you very much for the kind words. im hoping the two will mate in the future. i think with the development of the picassos, this upcoming year, i think were goign to see some really interesting captive bred clowns w/ unusual bar patterns.
you said it. LUCKY ME. thats about how i got it. i got it in CT, at this lfs called exotic fish and corals.
just pure luck. it was actually a christmas present from my brother.
thank you very much for the kind words. im hoping the two will mate in the future. i think with the development of the picassos, this upcoming year, i think were goign to see some really interesting captive bred clowns w/ unusual bar patterns.
