I.D. this clown please!!

[Joshua1023]

I was in That Fish Place and saw this clown. I knew right away that I had to have it. The price was right and he looked real healthy. They had him I.D.'d as a Sabae clown. I've never seen one, so I can't be sure. What do you think? I don't think it's a Clark's.

 

[maww]

black saddleback clown, A. polymnus,

 

[Joshua1023]

Saddleback huh? Do you see these offered fairly often? Mine paired up fairly quickly with a long tentacle anemone. I've got to say he has quickly become one of my favorite fish.

 

[maww]

We see them here in B'more quite often. They are usually sold as "black percula". I think they are awesome looking clowns.

 

[Atticus]

Agreed A. Polymnus aka Black Saddles They are great fish. Very unique swimming pattern, they can be very skiddish and prone to popeye so be careful around the tank at night.

 

[SuperNerd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8494171#post8494171 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Atticus
Very unique swimming pattern...

What do you mean?

 

[Joshua1023]

He does seem to swim like a Percula clown. I love this little guy.

 

[stykthyn]

most sebeas have a highly pronounced diagonal middle stripe

 

[SuperNerd]

Joshua1023: What type of anemone is that underneath the clown?

 

[BonsaiNut]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8495864#post8495864 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SuperNerd
Joshua1023: What type of anemone is that underneath the clown?

M. doreensis.

 

[BonsaiNut]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8494469#post8494469 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SuperNerd
What do you mean?

Saddlebacks typically have a very pronounced "bobbing" pattern to their swimming. They bob up and down alot - especially when they are feeling threatened (like when they are over their anemone and you approach them).

 

[SuperNerd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8495909#post8495909 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BonsaiNut
Saddlebacks typically have a very pronounced "bobbing" pattern to their swimming. They bob up and down alot - especially when they are feeling threatened (like when they are over their anemone and you approach them).

They bob more than A Percula or Ocellaris?

 

[Atticus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8495987#post8495987 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SuperNerd
They bob more than A Percula or Ocellaris?

A LOT more. Their bobbing pattern is more pronounced also. They are one of my favorite clowns for that reason.

 

[SuperNerd]

Can you pair them off the same way as Ocellaris and Percula?

 

[Joshua1023]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8495864#post8495864 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SuperNerd
Joshua1023: What type of anemone is that underneath the clown?

My lfs had it as a long tentacle. It was only 2" in diameter when I purchased it for $20. After the introduction of what I now realize is a saddleback, the anemone tripled in size in a matter of 8 or 9 days. Is this for certain a long tentacle? I've never seen one, besides the one I've got, with such a beutiful green body and cream or pink tentacles (depending on how inflated he is).

 

[BonsaiNut]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8497332#post8497332 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Joshua1023
My lfs had it as a long tentacle. It was only 2" in diameter when I purchased it for $20. After the introduction of what I now realize is a saddleback, the anemone tripled in size in a matter of 8 or 9 days. Is this for certain a long tentacle?

The common name for M. doreensis is long tentacle anemone or LTA. Yours looks very healthy. They are sand anemones, so yours is perfectly positioned in the aquarium; buried up to its oral disk in the substrate with tentacles sticking out.

 

[Joshua1023]

Thanks for the tip!