Maroon Clownfish question

[AJF]

Hello, i've got one question sorry if the question has already been made, but i don't have the Search.
If the Gold Stripe Premnas, only ''turns'' his stripes when adult, how do i know that it is in fact a gold stripe when Juvenile?
thanks

 

[stykthyn]

you have got to trust who you buy them from
are you buying them locally or ordering online?

 

[AJF]

huum.. ok! i was curious about that..
i can't order online, in US online stores i never found one that send livestock to europe because of the shipping..
i am going to buy locally.

 

[stykthyn]

many times(this dpends how old they are) you can see the yellow starting to form on the top of their head stripe. it will always start there. very young animals wont exhibit any yellow, but around their first year the yellow in the head developes.

on another note I know that these fish are bred in the UK, would it be possible to order from there?

 

[AJF]

can u give me that website? i think not.. at liveaquaria the black&white ocelaris were bred in UK and i send an email to Liveaquaria and they said that livestock they can't sent!

 

[stykthyn]

http://www.shirleyaquatics.co.uk/index.html?http://www.shirleyaquatics.co.uk/pages/marine/marine.html
http://www.aquasurge.co.uk/dealers.html

these should help get you started

 

[Safir]

if i shine a blue or red light on my GSM it is easier to see the gold stripe forming, as the white seems to reflect mroe light than the yellow