LargeAngels
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Will this be the next clown to have?
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triggerfish1976
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What are they calling this one? My vote is "the creamcicle clown" :lol:. Who is engineering them?
no one can really say what the next "morph" will be. look up ball python morphs and see how one usually inexpensive animal at the pet store can only be acquired through breeder now for unique designer morphs. I never thought it would catch on to the reef aquarium world, though I guess i should have it coming!
Luis
Luis
LargeAngels
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C-Quest says it will be out in 18 months.
Pacific Reefs
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Man what are they doing to mother nature? That's too much for me.
Heterodonut
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They are doing to mother nature what man always does when there is a premium price to be had. Just look at fancy goldfish, bulging eyes, double caudal fins, no dorsal fin, etc, etc. So far with clowns it has been mainly color patterns, except for ORA's Stubby clowns, which are grotesque, short spined fish because of poor conditions during the larval phase. As long as people will pay a premium for unusual clowns, the breeders are going to market what used to be thrown away as culls. Of course Mother nature has a way with abberations too, if they prove to be more robust, they may evolve-survival of the fittest.
Heterodonut
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I not sure if I would say "engineered" as much as selective breeding. These types of animals show up once in a great while in nature, but because they are usually recessive traits, or much weaker individuals, they usually don't pass on their genetics. I'll get off of Goldfish for a minute (and I'm not going to even go near dog breeds-by the way, love the shar- pei's Chris) and say that while you may see a piebald deer or an albino deer in the woods if you spend a LOT of time in the woods, I doubt you'd ever see a whole herd of them. Black ocellaris occur in nature, black onyx are loved by many, white clowns will be coveted by some (and will comand a high price at the beginning), but Nemo, will most likely always be the most popular.
