When we think of hybrids we imagine extremely rare one-off specimens of an unlikely cross between two closely related species from the same genus. In most of theses cases the parents are pretty similar looking but this recently collected hybrid…
White Horse Saddle Back clownfish sports the all white body mutation
The White Horse Saddle Clownfish is a new strain of saddle back clownfish which is the latest species of Amphiprion to sport the nearly all white body mutation. Coming from Thailand, the White Horse Saddle Clownfish was first produced by…
Phantom Tomato Clownfish collected in the Philippines
The Phantom Tomato Clownfish is an unusual specimen of Amphiprion frenatus which was recently collected in teh Philippines by RVS Fishworld. Much like the “Gladiator” ocellaris clownfish, the unusual tomato clownfish features an unusual pattern where its single head bar…
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…
Goldflake Maroon Clownfish from ORA available now, solid gold in the future
The Goldflake Maroon Clownfish is the latest and greatest new clownfish strain from the trailblazing fish breeders over at Oceans, Reef & Aquariums. Other breeders such as Mike Hoang have been producing similar fish called goldflake maroon clownfish, which is…
Friday Smorgasbord: Mutant GlowFish epidemic, Petco releases infographic on ‘Nemo’ care, light vomiting shrimp, tracking fish through earbones and Neptune’s moon ocean
We have a full slate of tidbits and morsels for this issue of the Friday smorgasbord so let’s get things rocking. First off is the fears that genetically modified Electric Green Tetras may pose a hazard to native species in parts of…
Phantom Clownfish from Sea & Reef
The Phantom Clownfish is a new strain of Amphiprion ocellaris from Sea & Reef Aquaculture, with a unique pattern of dark black and bright white. The Phantom Clownfish is the offspring of Premium Snowflake Ocellaris Clownfish, Black Ice Clownfish and super black…
Wyoming White and Maine Blizzard clownfish from Sea & Reef Aquaculture
It’s been a long time since we heard anything about the production of the Wyoming White clownfish and with the closing of C-Quest and unfortunate passing of Bill Addisson, it seemed like the strain might die out. The Maine Blizzard…
New albino clownfish appear in a clutch of black ocellaris
The albino clownfish which were discovered in a clutch of black ocellaris clownfish may not be as light and ghostly as a typical pink and white albino fish, but those red eyes are definitely not standard issue on a clownfish.…
