Lightning Maroon to be first successfully cloned clownfish

It’s been 10 months since Matt Pedersen anounced the first sucessful spawning and hatching of the world’s only captive bred Lightning Maroon clownfish offspring.  The aquarium world has since held their breath, waiting to see what comes next.  While having…

Lightning maroon clownfish babies from the first batch will be released to the public

After more than three years since the discovery of the first Lightning Maroon Clownfish, lightning struck twice for marine fish breeder Matt Pedersen as he successfully raised a crop of Premnas biaculeatus from PNG with the crazy lightning pattern on the…

First crop of Lightning Maroon clownfish offspring get a closer inspection

Theres definitely something different about some of the tiny little babies in Matt Pedersen’s first clutch of Lightning Maroon clownfish, worthy enough of more macro photos and a video. With this new round of close-ups, you can definitely see more…

Lightning maroon offspring already show promising banding in the first generation

Lightning maroon clownfish have spawned, hatched, and already the first little bits of banding in the F1 generation show super promising aberrations of banding which will have the clownfish breeders very excited. Even though the maroon lighting maroon clownfish was…

Lightning Maroon Clownfish spawns again, you can do it girl!

Papua New Guinea’s Lightning Maroon Clownfish has spawned again, and this time it’s a much larger and more robust looking clutch. After more than two years of conditioning by Matt Pedersen the Lightning Maroon Clownfish spawned for the first time…

Lightning Maroon Clownfish spawns its first clutch of eggs

The Lightning Maroon Clownfish spawn is a milestone which probably comes as a sigh of relief to its caretaker, Matt Pedersen. For over two years Matt has kept the second lightning maroon clownfish and tried to pair it with a…

Using ‘Double Down’ to stimulate spawning of the Lightning Maroon Clownfish

The Lightning Maroon Clownfish has not spawned. While the image above (and video below)  shows the Lightning Maroon and her mate tending a nest of eggs on a tile, those are NOT their eggs.  This technique has been called by some…

New lightning maroon clownfish video emerges showing a successful pairing

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98hthaSPkKM[/youtube] It only took 18 months but our very own Matt Pedersen has finally succeeded in growing up the lightning maroon clownfish and pairing it with compatible partner. When the lightning maroon clownfish was initially imported, it was so small…

Lightning Maroons Sighted in Portland area Clownfish Hatchery

It’s with very mixed feelings that I report on this exciting development in the marine fish breeding world.  On a trip to Portland, Oregon last week (I was speaking at PNWMAS), I was floored by what I found while visiting…

PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish On A Date

Rare fish lovers, it’s time we brought you an update on the SEASMART-collected, Lightning Maroon Clownfish from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Forgive the water clarity – the female Maroon Clown is always “digging”.  Forgive the camera work – it was…