Where can I find these Picassos?

[ItsTheNano]

About 2 years ago when I got into saltwater I came across these picasso clownfish, which were quite readily available then.
Recently i have been looking for them but most breeders who were breeding them have stopped. If anybody knows where i can get something similar LMK.
<a href="http://s341.photobucket.com/user/albert2ak47/media/picasso.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o385/albert2ak47/picasso.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo picasso.jpg"/></a>

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Woody's Reef in Northern California

 

[dps2280]

Looks like a roman helmet

 

[ItsTheNano]

Woody's Reef in Northern California

Contacted Chris (Woodys Reef) but he already sold the one i liked.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Contacted Chris (Woodys Reef) but he already sold the one i liked.

If your LFS is doing an order from ORA, you can email the pictures of these clowns to ORA and they can ship Picasso clowns that look like that to your fish store. But you must email them the pics and tell them which LFS is doing the order. They will cost you $150-$175 each.

 

[socal619]

Bali picassos kinda look like that. Google them, they are expensive though.

 

[Puffyluv]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2422876

 

[ItsTheNano]

If your LFS is doing an order from ORA, you can email the pictures of these clowns to ORA and they can ship Picasso clowns that look like that to your fish store. But you must email them the pics and tell them which LFS is doing the order. They will cost you $150-$175 each.

I didnt know this could be done. Sadly i dont know any lfs that orders from ora. Any way or anyone sells ora picassos online?

Im also looking into balis, the only guy who has responded is sold out & is getting a new shipment next week.

 

[mcfa2403]

This website is a little overpriced in my opinion but they do get some nice clownfish and might be a good place to start...

http://alphaaquaculture.com/store/index.php/fish/clown-fish.html?limit=all

Keep in mind that young percula clowns (picasso are perculas) wont have very much black but it will grow in as it gets larger. Sustainable aquatics doesn't sell online but they are another large scale clownfish wholesaler like ORA (both ironically sell to petco but you likely wont find high grade picassos there).

There are a couple LFS here in Oklahoma that deal in high end clowns, not sure where you are located but they would likely ship (wouldn't be cheap but their prices tend to be better than online and Dallas) pm me if you would like me to send you their phone numbers/websites.

 

[mcfa2403]

Proaquatix is another large scale clownfish wholesaler with high end designer clowns. Wholesaler names probably wont help too much, but an LFS is likely to get clowns from one of these three sources as they provide the majority of the clownfish.

 

[DaveRaz]

I have two blacker ice that look just like those two. Sustainable Aquatics.

 

[Puffyluv]

SA Blacker ice are...well...black, lol...maybe you mean SA Black Ice? Would still look nothing like these fish, though...I order both from SA pretty routinely. Pic?

 

[lhm nole]

Tank bred aquatics has some nice ones..

 

[DaveRaz]

SA Blacker ice are...well...black, lol...maybe you mean SA Black Ice? Would still look nothing like these fish, though...I order both from SA pretty routinely. Pic?

here they are, kinda hard to see in this picture. You are spot on as these are the Black Ice. They were labeled Blacker at the LFS.

good luck on your hunt.

 

[Puffyluv]

They look pretty black to me...might just be the pic, though. Pretty, anyway!