QT: A. Nigripes aka-Blackfooted Clowns

[Winwood]

Pacific Reefs, are those progressional photos? I noticed you had a porcupine puffer in both sets of pictures. Also it appears you have a rather ostracized pair of ocellaris in one of the shots as well.

 

[Pacific Reefs]

Pacific Reefs, are those progressional photos? I noticed you had a porcupine puffer in both sets of pictures. Also it appears you have a rather ostracized pair of ocellaris in one of the shots as well.

Yes I had a couple different tanks and anemones. I sold the ocellaris pair since they were always confined.

 

[Winwood]

Still beautiful anemones and clowns. Although it is always weird to me seeing nigripes in anything less than a mag. It's similar to seeing ocellaris with bubble tip anemones. I know I'm a purist and I can't help it.

Actually, I think that's part of the appeal to both mags and nigripes. A lot of us clown/nem guys just want to replicate nature, and we're just bored placing a tomato clown with a bta. Even though I still enjoy seeing that relationship.

 

[82ndengineer]

Yeah when mine leave their mag for the rbta I look at them and go why are you moving from tje penthouse to the ground floor. But they always go back to the mag. I think they go over to the rbta as a territory thing to make sure no one else moves in.

 

[chgries]

Here's my clowns

 

[M Woodhill]

Mine hosting in my H. Mag.

How long did your bfc take to dive into the mag?

I have a pair that won't host the mag for a while :headwally: my patience is tick tockin

 

[chgries]

Mine went immediately to the anemone. Now they breeding.

 

[chgries]

 

[M Woodhill]

Mine went immediately to the anemone. Now they breeding.

Guess that was normal. Thinking about gettin this pair out

 

[Fishboy42]

I believe SA is producing CB A. nigripes.

I have a feeling that SA and whoever else might be producing them, likely won't be doing it for very long.

I don't think they're going to stop anytime soon--funny how rumors get started
One could use the "they aren't popular" explanation to justify cutting this or other species from production, but that simply isn't true and doesn't make sense in this case: Clownfish broodstock are not difficult or expensive to maintain, and even if the popularity of a particular species is low, nests can be raised at intervals appropriate to suit the market; there is no-need to shut-down breeding of that species altogether. Of course paying attention to the market (along with efficiency and high yields in operations) is necessary to make this work.