Long fin clowns, opinions?

[Jrsdaddy]

I'm all for cross breeding clowns to make "designer" and other interesting color morphs and patterns but where does it end? I think they went to far with these new long fin fancy clownfish. They remind me of freshwater guppies or fancy gold fish and I can already see the other tank mates nipping at the fins. Maybe it's just me but it's like Frankinstine and don't think we should even call them clownfish. End of rant :headwallblue:

 

[ThRoewer]

I think my views on this are known by now - I like my clowns in their wild forms.

If you want wild forms with elongated fins try clarkii and bicinctus. I had clarkii develop elongated outer tail fin rays when exposing them to very high flow conditions. When I moved them to a tank with less flow they lost the elongations. I suppose these extensions decrease drag and are a response to high flow conditions.

 

[Jrsdaddy]

These are the ones I'm talking about and I think SA should be ashamed of themselves to make these mutants, anything for a quick buck these days.

 

[ThRoewer]

This is just wrong!

It's like with goldfish (the color alone makes them easy prey) where they have bubble eyes, lion heads and all other kinds of deformities.

 

[Jrsdaddy]

I agree. When I first herd about them months ago I was hoping it was just a rumor but it's not. Some LFS are actually asking $600 a pair! You'd have to pay me for them to be in my tank lol

 

[Amoo]

really pretty rich colors in those photos, got to give them that. I personally can do without the long fins.

 

[ThRoewer]

You'd have to pay me for them to be in my tank lol

That's how I feel... about all designer clowns :uzi:

 

[Martini5788]

Yeah those are weird. I am not a fan of the long tattered fins.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Those are ugly. What's the point of buying a clown thats shaped like betta fish?

 

[addictedreefer]

Absolutely disgusting. The hobby is headed in a really bad direction IMO. Designer tank bred mutants taking over, real live rock hard to come by, and all kinds of coral import restrictions. Not good.

 

[Fish Keeper82]

Those are freaky looking. They somehow look like they are melting to me IDK.

I'm not into the designer clowns either. Nature usually gets it right.

 

[ReefSmarts]

I keep looking at these guys thinking I might like them in the long run, but they just aren't growing on me. I love the body style of the clown. It is pretty cool they were able to reproduce this genetic mutation. The biggest problem is the fins all are stiff and not really free flowing so they are weird kinda like an Edward scissor hand of fish.

 

[daveM100]

OMG these are the new "fancy clownfish", been waiting on these for years!!!! Maybe next they can try cross-breeding with bubble eye goldfish, wouldn't that be awesome! Soon we'll be able to keep them in freshwater!!!

 

[ThRoewer]

Why not just get a fancy goldfish mutant - at least they are dirt cheap.

 

[daveM100]

Why not just get a fancy goldfish mutant - at least they are dirt cheap.

Because they didn't start off as clownfish!!! What would be the fun in that! Now all we need are freshwater anemones and we are in business! :fish1:

 

[ThRoewer]

... Now all we need are freshwater anemones and we are in business! :fish1:

Yeah, they are called hydra - you just need to find a way to grow them large.

 

[shadow64]

pretty ugly but someone will buy them.

 

[daveM100]

Some things are just taken to far.

 

[nanoreefer1000]

They were accidental, keeping the original one for display and giving it a special tank would've been nice. It was accidental anyways. But breeding them is messed up.

 

[ThRoewer]

What kind of accident produces this kind of mutation?