regarding misbar anemonefish

[mr86mister]

Hmmm, I was unaware of the diet and the nutrient intake of juveniles. Now in order to perfect a snowflake/picasso/platinum, do they not feed it certain foods to help prevent a full normal formation of colors? Or is it bred out continuously to perfect what they want in a final product? I'm curious. I think I am going to email ORA and see how they breed them....now I'm on a mission!! :strooper:

Epicfish-Awesome link! Thank you so much!

 

[acdraindrps]

Two snowflakes probably have the best odds of laying a $300 snowflake.

I was just trying to clear up that one pair could breed a totally different barred pattern baby.

 

[mr86mister]

I guess I was comparing to breeding out different morphs in ball pythons. It all started with a few wild caught BP's that had irregular markings or albino characteristics. These were bred out and turned into as I am aware proven genetic morphs of around 200. Personal favorites are the Hypomelanistic Pinstripe, Desert Ghost, and Albino Spiders. So as I blab on about snakes, I realize that only genetics take part in what the python will be born as, from either dominant, co-dominant, or normal genetics. But in the Clownfish world, juvenile conditions determine what the fish may look like? Temp, feeding habits, nutritional levels?

 

[acdraindrps]

But in the Clownfish world, juvenile conditions determine what the fish may look like? Temp, feeding habits, nutritional levels?

At least a little bit, when considering a missing or partial bar on a post metamorphosis clown fish.

 

[mr86mister]

Sweet. So that does explain why newborn and juvenile clowns look different than their parents. They eventually grow to look like their parents if all goes well.

 

[Johnny C]

mr86mister: Exactly. Black Ocellaris clowns are born transparent and soon develop orange pigmentation; it takes several months to develop the black coloration.

 

[boosted chemist]

Ok total noob question, while on topic of clownfish, are all b&w clowns fake percs?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

false percula = ocellaris

not all black Clownfish are ocellaris.

 

[GMaquarium]

This thread is great, I think. Coming from the world of freshwater fish breeding its kinda nice to see these discussions hit the marine hobby. As advanced as some of the reef folks are I think the guppy and cichlid breeders can teach us a thing or two.

With captive breeding of any fish or animal, genetics would have to be the first topic to grasp.