Wild Onyx Clownfish. Take 3

[ThRoewer]

I hope to get some tomorrow. A local importer/wholesaler/store has a Solomon shipment coming in tonight and they told me that they ordered a bunch of percula among other things.
So I'm busy setting up another QT in the living room - good thing the wife is away for two weeks

 

[ThRoewer]

Thanks. I thought running it full time would prevent re-infection. On a good note I purchased wild caught true perculas from Solomon and one of them (male) has a black dorsal fin. It's amazing how nicely wild clowns color up. The male is barely over an inch big and already has black markings on top. The female has black but not as much. These are established clowns. Here are some pics.
Male:

Female:

Give them time, they will likely get more black when growing up. My smaller one looked almost like your big one and by now he is all black in the upper 3/4s between the first two bands.

BTW: They look very nice!

 

[D-Nak]

I hope to get some tomorrow. A local importer/wholesaler/store has a Solomon shipment coming in tonight and they told me that they ordered a bunch of percula among other things.
So I'm busy setting up another QT in the living room - good thing the wife is away for two weeks

I'm looking forward to seeing what you pick up! :thumbsup:

 

[D-Nak]

LA DD had captive-bred Onyx clowns that sold quickly today. They both have the head of typical CB Onyx clowns.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

LA DD had captive-bred Onyx clowns that sold quickly today. They both have the head of typical CB Onyx clowns.

Yes they went pretty quick for the price and looks of those clowns. They were good compared to what (ugly CB onyx) I have seen around lately. Most "higher" grade SA Onyx clowns I have seen sell for $99 around here. So I wasn't surprised to see a $200 for the pair.
And the ORA Picasso pair listed at $270 is gone too.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I hope to get some tomorrow. A local importer/wholesaler/store has a Solomon shipment coming in tonight and they told me that they ordered a bunch of percula among other things.
So I'm busy setting up another QT in the living room - good thing the wife is away for two weeks

In today's market that's saturated with deformed clowns it's easy to understand the desire to own wild caught clowns. The melanistic features of Solomon and PNG percula clowns make them that much more interesting. Let us know if you get new true percs and post some pics too

 

[ThRoewer]

In today's market that's saturated with deformed clowns it's easy to understand the desire to own wild caught clowns. The melanistic features of Solomon and PNG percula clowns make them that much more interesting. Let us know if you get new true percs and post some pics too

Let's also not forget that many of the designer strains where isolated from Solomon and PNG percula.

I will see if I can take some pictures at the store and for sure will post pictures of what I got

I just hope they don't get too much good stuff :headwally:

 

[Maximus]

LA DD had captive-bred Onyx clowns that sold quickly today. They both have the head of typical CB Onyx clowns.

I almost pulled the trigger if it weren't for their slightly enlarged hump head. Oh well, still looking for the perfect pair of Onyx!

 

[ThRoewer]

I almost pulled the trigger if it weren't for their slightly enlarged hump head. Oh well, still looking for the perfect pair of Onyx!

Just out of curiosity, how much did they ask for them?

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Just out of curiosity, how much did they ask for them?

$200 for the pair

 

[Maximus]

The other pair was $249 I believe. I have no idea what the difference is between premium and Grade A. Anyone know?

 

[CoralsAddiction]

The other pair was $249 I believe. I have no idea what the difference is between premium and Grade A. Anyone know?

There were 2 pairs? I only saw the one for $200. Wow, they went REALLY fast. LOL

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Nice, they will look good in an electric green haddoni.

I might get an electric green or blue Haddoni. I plan on going bare bottom on my new acrylic build and I have never kept a Haddoni without sand.

 

[ThRoewer]

I might get an electric green or blue Haddoni. I plan on going bare bottom on my new acrylic build and I have never kept a Haddoni without sand.

I might just know where to get a nice, large and most importantly healthy one...

 

[ThRoewer]

$200 for the pair

These two are near misses on misbars and are a bit off in their body proportions - no way grade A on my scale. I may classify them as a D

It's crazy what people pay for less than perfect tank bred clowns these days.: uhoh3:

 

[DasCamel]

Lol yeah, yours looked better...

 

[ThRoewer]

The female was what I would grade as an A.
The male was a B because the black in the back was incomplete on one side.

 

[D-Nak]

Here's the other pair:

Both pairs looked a bit wide, height-wise. Could be that the photo proportions are off though.

 

[ThRoewer]

Both pairs looked a bit wide, height-wise. Could be that the photo proportions are off though.

I felt the same. I feel a result of too much focus on coloring and not enough on body proportions when selecting the captive bred broodstock.
I think you either need enough wild pairs to get a broad enough genetic range or mix wild and captive bred when making new pairs.
If these are from the C-Quest line they go back to only a hand full of offspring of only two pairs, and I doubt their parents where F1s.

 

[OrionN]

The Pelvic fins of both pairs are deformed and small.