Clarkii Clownfish Question

[Romulox234]

I keep seeing these yellow clownfish labeled as clarkii's but the ones i have are black and yellow.

Are the yellow clarkii's just juvenilles and will mature into the black and yellow ones or are they from two diffrent regions and therefore are two diffrent colors?

 

[velvetelvis]

I think it's a regional variation. I used to have a CB pair of the black Clarkii from Sustainable Aquatics, who told me that the black Clark's are found in the Solomon Islands. If I'm not mistaken, perculas from the SI are also a different color morph.

 

[Romulox234]

So then would the babies end up being black and yellow or just plain yellow?

 

[mobert]

Mine started off yellow and then turned dark. Here they are now:
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Here are their babies:
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[Romulox234]

So you started out with two black and yellow clarkiis and the babies were yellow but then became black and yellow?

 

[mobert]

I have had three generations of these Clarkii. Yes, they start off like this:

and they turn out like their parents. You can see some of the babies are darker but in my experience, these all darken with age.

 

[Romulox234]

Alright thanks for the info, do all clarkiis do that or do some remain yellow for there whole lives?

 

[velvetelvis]

From what I understand, there are a couple of morphs: one that turns to black and yellow, and one that remains yellow. There may also be a brown and yellow morph, but I'm not sure.