fishkid6692
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i want to buy a pair of snowcap clowns. any idea where to get them? and the prices? are they just as easy to take care of as other clowns?
where can i buy snowcap clowns?
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dorm_reefer21
derekpearl
they are just as easy to take care of because all they are is ocellaris clowns selectively bred for the unique patterns. don't look to pay under $300 for a pair, i personally wouldnt get any if they were free, dont like them and most are snub nosed or oddly shaped operculums. all thanks to breeders that lack the common sense to have good genetic variation between generations. but im done ranting.
Heterodonut
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fishkid, check out *****. dorm_reefer, you can+ rant all you want, and also never buy an overbarred clown, but in the case of snowflake clowns, don't say it is the breeder's lack of common sense to have genetic variation between generations. Snowflake, Cotton candy, snowperc clowns are so rare and new, that most every breeder is working with only ONE PAIR of broodstock fish, and are only at a F1 generation level.
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fishkid6692
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i looked at ***** but i couldn't find ones that had alot of white on them. do you know any other breeders? i'm willing to spend alot. i really like the ones they show in the tank of the month.
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OranguTang
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It makes perfect sense to me...
People have been selectively breeding in the herpetoculture hobby for YEARS and they come up with some gnarly color morphs. I used to keep leopard geckos and they go for thousands.
People have been selectively breeding in the herpetoculture hobby for YEARS and they come up with some gnarly color morphs. I used to keep leopard geckos and they go for thousands.
fishkid6692
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ok i have another question......what is the rarest clownfish?
fishkid6692
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i have been trying to get a hold of him but he won't answer. but thanks!
fishkid6692
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no i got a hold of him and he said he has a couple of them.
Tofumushrooman
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Did he mention how much they were ive eben a bit lazy to call him been looking to possibly go for some snowflakes/snowcaps to compliment my rods haha
Tofumushrooman
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each or for a pair? thanks for the info Mr&Mrs Clown
fishkid6692
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thats for each. he said 500 for a really nice pair of snowcaps.
fishkid6692
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no they are 250 dollars each and 500 for a pair. i just callled him and that what he said.
Tofumushrooman
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ouch thats a nasty hurt on the pocketbook if i decide to do that! also just throwing it out there proaquatix has been selling some on the worlds most famous auction site check that out sometimes they have a pair up there and normally it happens to go for less than what is being mentioned here. just was interested to see what bones prices were
dorm_reefer21
derekpearl
no i have not but it is a side affect of not having genetic variation with your breeding pairs. normal clowns dont exhibit such traits. ihelp out in a lab that breeds clowns and it upsets me to see the entire batch of fry to have disfigured faces and fins and operculum because the parents are were so closely related. but i guess in business it doesnt really matter what they look like as long as you can still sell them.
dorm_reefer21
derekpearl
it depends on who you ask. latezonatus used to be extremely hard to get but now they are showing up more and more, the only draw back for these is that you need a descent sized tank for them to have enough space and keep them at temps no higher than 76 degrees which may limit some corals and fish you can add with them but aquacultured corals/fish these days are so hardy you could probably pull it off and they run anywhere from $200-$400 each and will most likely have brooklynella so you must quarantine with formalin and all that jazz.
omanensis, well you can forget about ever getting any of those because it is illegal to go to Oman and collect.
mccullochi, correct me if im wrong, are like $600 or so each, and that is if you can even find someone with some which may take months or years but i do believe some are possibly breeding so TR juvis may show up in the next year or two.
dorm_reefer21
derekpearl
i said correct me if im wrong, not like it really matters, i dont see anyone obtaining any soon. unless you have some good hook ups
to tell you the truth, i dont think they are nice looking at all, they are nothing i will hunt down thats for sure, i would hunt for some latz though, im just waiting for a bigger tank and then i will have me a pair
to tell you the truth, i dont think they are nice looking at all, they are nothing i will hunt down thats for sure, i would hunt for some latz though, im just waiting for a bigger tank and then i will have me a pair
hyperboy
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One way to look at it also domestication of a fish. Look at dogs for instance, dogs in our homes are just genetic mutations of wolves. There was someone in Siberia many years ago that tried to domesticate foxes, after only a few generations, there were not only different color patterns but also physical differences. This has happened in fish as well. look at the carp, now we have many different breeds of gold fish and koi. I also believe the swordtail is another one that was originally only one color, etc. Aquaculture for saltwater fish is fairly still new compared to freshwater, so we just now might be starting to see different varieties due to domestication. Which is pretty cool if you ask me.
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