<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10722799#post10722799 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by itZme
I'm not into the whole "name brand" thing but, just so you know, Dan has Australian Black ocellaris clowns for $49 right now at Salty Critter.
They aren't "Rod's" but they are from "down under" which makes them kinda unique. You could pick them out yourself and also watch them eat if you wanted.
Hope that helps
-- Kevin
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Kevin Rods fish and Onyx are percula the Black And white Clowns are ocellaris. Austrailian black and white ocellaris are becoming more widely available but they are usually nicer than the ORA B&W, and they are just different... Rods onyx are just about the most unique pair of breeding clownfish in the world, there are a few reasons for this.
Rods fish video these are the parents housed in the oldest gigantea anemone known to be living in captivity 12+ years.
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f1/craftytony/?action=view¤t=f3a1118a.flv
1. coloration; they develop the black far more reliably than any CB Percula, and only rod produces fish like them nobody has Tank bred percs that color the same way, save a couple pairs of rods fish that are breeding in private tanks around the country
2. body shape they have a unique stubby thick bodyshape that is especially desireable.
3. Their lineage is known which if your interested in breeding is a +, and can be traced back to the original "onyx" clownfish.
There is no concern as to the health of the fish you will get from rod there is a large thread on RC about them and nobody has ever gotten sick fish or fish that would not eat, they are F3 generation maybe F4 and are very hardy, you cant go wrong with rods fish, and he is a great guy to deal with.
if you dont beleive me read the thread, but i have a pair and they are wonderfull unique and "rare" fish they have not even been available for sale for the last 6 months.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=833027&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
