Wild caught Picassos

[MikeandNicole]

My LFS got in a pair, they are grade B. They are more than just misbars, but not quite grade A. We are going to pick them up soon and try to breed them out. We have a very nice pair of ORA picassos and want to see if we can cross breed the fry down the road to get some more genetic diversity. Have others come across the wild caughts?

 

[deangelr]

Check this out..
http://glassbox-design.com/2011/wild-picasso-clownfish/

No real relation between the "mis-bar" pattern and the "picasso" trait.. One comes from malnourishment or poor water quality during development, the other from selective breeding.. Both are aberrant barring patterns, but the picasso or snowcasso is more like over barring.

(Some mis-bar patterns and naked clowns are also selectively bred).

 

[Reefvette]

There is no such thing a grade b wild caught clown. Its all hype

They are just wildncaught misbars and shouldnt be sold as grade anything

 

[deangelr]

There is no such thing a grade b wild caught clown. Its all hype

They are just wildncaught misbars and shouldnt be sold as grade anything

See link above.. It is not the only example..

There are definitely some incredible aberrant patterns in WC clowns.

 

[Reefvette]

Angrl im simply sayimg there is not su thing as a grading system its a marketing device

 

[deangelr]

ohhhh..