Question about maroon clowns?

dohc97

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I have a pair of maroon clowns that i got about 3 months ago, im guessing they are maybe 5 or 6 months old since neither has full stripes on their heads. My question concerns the color on their stripes, i initially thought i had a pair of wsm clowns, but now i can see some yellow coming into their head stripe. One of them specially has one side of his stripe full of yellow. I want to know if its possible for a gsm clown to not develop the gold color until later? Some people told me its possible and others say they have seen tiny gsm clowns with the yellow and that i either have a wsm or some kind of hybrid. Im trying to sell these fish and want to know what i have. If i post a picture it wont help because the yellow does not come out. The clown with less yellow has it starting up on the edges of his head band. im confused thought i would ask here
 
It all depends on the genetics of the particular clown...some develop yellow right away, and on some it takes a while.

Sounds like you've got a pair of GSM (gold stripe maroon) clowns!
 
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