Aussie clarkii clowns

[SDguy]

So my first 100% impulse buy in many a year......

I've always wanted blue stripe bicinctus, but have never seen any, and doubt I will at this rate . Then I saw some clowns at a LFS, labeled as Aussie Clarkii Clowns. Simply stunning! I bought them. Seriously considering a new tank for just them. Anyways, anyone else seen Aussie Clarki's before?

 

[SDguy]

Pics:

 

[Ron Popeil]

wow, peter those are quite stunning! i absolutely love the shape of that female! great find!

 

[SDguy]

Thanks! Yes they are simply stunning...already shopping for a solana for them

 

[bugbdon]

i want those!!!!!

 

[mobert]

Wow. Those are pretty.

 

[MPeer]

Beautiful pair! So are you going to have a dedicated anemone just for them in the new tank?

 

[rob1991]

beautiful pair of clowns

 

[SDguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13400174#post13400174 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MPeer
Beautiful pair! So are you going to have a dedicated anemone just for them in the new tank?

Probably just the RBTA from my current tank.

 

[SDguy]

 

[elegance coral]

That is a flawless pair! In that last pic, the little males pelvic fins are almost bigger than he is.
I was told that the clarkii I have was from Australia, but after seeing yours I highly doubt it.

 

[Project Reef]

I'm not sure if those came out of Australia or not, more than likely they're Vanuatu/Solomon Isle Clarks. They are some of the prettiest clownfish out there. The most sought after morphs are the ones with only two stripes, exta-long pelvic fins and intense coloration. One of my fav. clowns for sure. The only downside to them is that they are generally very aggressive. Nice find Peter!

 

[SDguy]

Thanks for all the compliments folks. I have learned from experience that in fact gorgeous clowns are VERY few and far between. I've missed opportunities in the past. Not this time

Thanks for the info Ali. I suspect that EVEN if I was able to catch and remove the clowns currently in my main display, these clarkii's would still upset the balance I have going with all my fish. So, their own system they will get!

 

[Kitten0304]

wow they are very stunning and will look great in their own tank I'm sure.

 

[FishGuy5]

Will they get as big as the regular Clarkiis??

 

[SDguy]

The female is a good 4-5" already.

I was hoping since these are clarkii and not chrysopterus, I have a MUCH better chance at survival and avoiding the brook (which I will deal with if need be).... Opinions? Am I kidding myself?

 

[Project Reef]

Peter, these particular Clarks are MUCH, MUCH, less prone to brook than other clowns. I've probably gone through about 20 or so pairs over the years of these Solomon/Vanuatu "Australian" clowns and I can't think of a time where I lost any of them due to disease. I can recall losing a couple to jumping out of the tanks though.

 

[adtravels]

Any large wild clowns are prone to being poor shippers, I recently aquired a pair of akniydos and although no disease issues and great eaters they are shy, very and dont tolerate any movement around the tank which is a 60 cube, I think yours will need a big system to be happy as they range along way from their anemones in the wild.

The wild caught melanistic clarks we get here are in thailand are terrible disease magnets, they are found in mertens anemones and you see the swimming 5 to 10 meters from the anemone on dives in the andaman. You see lots in the lfs but nearly all die quickly. I dont think yours are from vanuatu what with the third bar present, a better guess would be coral sea between new guinea and the northern tip of australia.

If they were labelled aussie then this makes more sense to me. The look good and strong, how do they eat?

I mix fresh chopped prawn, scallops and their roe, oysters, cyclopese, formula one pellets (crushed) and chopped nori (algae very important in clownfish diets) chop it real fine and freeze in a ziplock, they will go crazy for it.

good luck

 

[SDguy]

These guys seem to be doing well. They eat well. They both come up to the glass to check me out when I stare at them. Not shy

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

These are the prettiest clarkiis I have ever seen. Very nice Wow