Another lightning maroon clownfish is collected by the Seasmart Program

By Jake Adams on Apr 01, 2010

Less than a week after the capture of a second lightning maroon clownfish, the Seasmart program has just sent over this image of a third specimen, captured early this morning. This photograph of a juvenile maroon clownfish shows a young Premnas biaculeatus with the lightning pattern covering almost all of the body, affirming some initial thoughts about juvenile patterning of this exciting clownfish mutation. Apparently when news spread throughout Fisherman’s Island in Papua New Guinea that Seasmart would be paying a fair price to collectors for sustainably harvested reef fish, the local fisherman all set out with their net-catching gear and used their Seasmart training to land yet another jewel. No word yet on where this new lightning maroon clownfish will go but if it comes through Blue Zoo Aquatics again, chances are high that this fish will be added to Matt Pedersen’s lightning maroon clownfish breeding program. Freshly caught lightning maroon clownfish, Photo by Guinevere Burnard

April Fool’s!

http://www.rettalbot.com/onassignment/PNG.html Ret Talbot

Very early in the morning in PNG!
http://www.rettalbot.com/onassignment/PNG.html Ret Talbot

Very early in the morning in PNG!
http://coralidea.com Jake Adams

Ret, early in the morning is the easiest time to catch them with nets. When they are sleeping in their anemone and groggy it’s easy to chase them into the net.
http://coralidea.com Jake Adams

Ret, early in the morning is the easiest time to catch them with nets. When they are sleeping in their anemone and groggy it’s easy to chase them into the net.
Gresham

So Guin, how’s PNG?
Gresham

So Guin, how’s PNG?
http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com Matt Pedersen

WOW, lovely! Of course, best to pair with another Lightning, but by the same token, better to disperse the risk…maybe it should go somewhere else considering I don’t have the money to pay for a second LOL!
http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com Matt Pedersen

WOW, lovely! Of course, best to pair with another Lightning, but by the same token, better to disperse the risk…maybe it should go somewhere else considering I don’t have the money to pay for a second LOL!
B

Matt considering that you have the one fish, i find it hard to beleive that after all this publicity they wouldnt make a deal with you.

It seems like a waste to send this fish off to someone else, if you can pair them.
B

Matt considering that you have the one fish, i find it hard to beleive that after all this publicity they wouldnt make a deal with you.

It seems like a waste to send this fish off to someone else, if you can pair them.
Ted

That is one beautiful fish!
Ted

That is one beautiful fish!
Ben T.

I agree, Matt should try to pair them. This is only the third collected like this in 2 years IIRC and it would be a shame to not pair the juv up with the adult. I would pair them and sell them to another breeder if funds are the issue.
Ben T.

I agree, Matt should try to pair them. This is only the third collected like this in 2 years IIRC and it would be a shame to not pair the juv up with the adult. I would pair them and sell them to another breeder if funds are the issue.
http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com Matt Pedersen

Actually Ben, that’s a VERY bright idea on some levels, and I must applaud that thinking. It certainly would require more altruistic selflessness to part with a fish I just bought! As you mentioned, if I didn’t have the funds to pick up the second one, but someone else DID, that WOULD BE a very wise move if the opportunity arose, especially if the end goal is to get Lightning Maroons out there as quickly as possible. However, my turning around and selling the fish would possibly negate the reason the first one was ultimately decided should go to me. Will be interesting, very interesting, to see how this plays out.
http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com Matt Pedersen

Actually Ben, that’s a VERY bright idea on some levels, and I must applaud that thinking. It certainly would require more altruistic selflessness to part with a fish I just bought! As you mentioned, if I didn’t have the funds to pick up the second one, but someone else DID, that WOULD BE a very wise move if the opportunity arose, especially if the end goal is to get Lightning Maroons out there as quickly as possible. However, my turning around and selling the fish would possibly negate the reason the first one was ultimately decided should go to me. Will be interesting, very interesting, to see how this plays out.
Sweetlou

Nice fish.. $5k too spendy for me.. WOW!
Sweetlou

Nice fish.. $5k too spendy for me.. WOW!
B

Matt,
I am sure you have something there that is of value to BZA.

As we said before in the previously post this would heighten your chances of getting these patterns in juvis.
Chris

ahah, did anyone read to the bottom?
B

Matt,
I am sure you have something there that is of value to BZA.

As we said before in the previously post this would heighten your chances of getting these patterns in juvis.
Chris

ahah, did anyone read to the bottom?
http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com Matt Pedersen

I vote that Chris’s comment be stricken from the record…for at least another 8 hours!
http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com Matt Pedersen

I vote that Chris’s comment be stricken from the record…for at least another 8 hours!
Gresham

Tomorrow is another day….
Gresham

Tomorrow is another day….
frog25

I actually believed you:(
frog25

I actually believed you:(
Chris

lol mods… let’s not turn into reefcentral! hahah
Chris

lol mods… let’s not turn into reefcentral! hahah
Guin

Can’t say I got the tan one would expect.
Guin

Can’t say I got the tan one would expect.
Gresham

Hope you brought back some stuff for me on your quick trip
Gresham

Hope you brought back some stuff for me on your quick trip
http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com Matt Pedersen

This was, bar none the best April fools, given that even I fell for it despite knowing better. BEST PHOTOSHOP JOB EVER Guin! Hell, I still believe the fish actually exists and a small part of me thinks that the REAL April Fool’s joke is TELLING EVERYONE IT’S A JOKE!

BEST April Fool’s ever.
http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com Matt Pedersen

This was, bar none the best April fools, given that even I fell for it despite knowing better. BEST PHOTOSHOP JOB EVER Guin! Hell, I still believe the fish actually exists and a small part of me thinks that the REAL April Fool’s joke is TELLING EVERYONE IT’S A JOKE!

BEST April Fool’s ever.
Skip McMahan

I’ll admit, I bought this one hook, line, and sinker.

Great April Fool’s
Skip McMahan

I’ll admit, I bought this one hook, line, and sinker.

Great April Fool’s
Nate

pretty good photoshop.
Nate

pretty good photoshop.
http://www.rettalbot.com/onassignment/PNG.html Ret Talbot

This was a good one. The timing was the only thing that tipped me off was the timing. A great Photoshop job!
http://www.rettalbot.com/onassignment/PNG.html Ret Talbot

This was a good one. The timing was the only thing that tipped me off was the timing. A great Photoshop job!
Ben T

Doh..fooled again lol nice photoshop job
Ben T

Doh..fooled again lol nice photoshop job

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