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…

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…

Lightning Maroon Clownfish stars in it’s own HD video

[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjPMeY4ZTQA[/youtube] The lightning maroon clownfish is an amazing variant of Premnas biaculeatus from Papua New Guinea which was discovered with extremely aberrant lightning stripes. When word spread of this fish, the domestic and global marine aquarium communities were…

Lighting Maroon Clownfish – Pairing Videos!

This one is all for Jake and his rare fish fetish.  By no means high quality video here…this was shot with my waterproof & shockproof Olympus Digital Camera.  But for anyone who’s been through for a loop by Jake &…

Another lightning maroon clownfish is collected by the Seasmart Program

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…

Lightning maroon clownfish from Blue Zoo Aquatics will be entrusted to an accomplished fishbreeder

The Lightning Maroon Clownfish from Papua New Guinea is the newest feather in the cap of the Seasmart Program and thanks to decisions being made at Blue Zoo Aquatics, the lightning maroon clownfish may eventually become a shining example of…

Lightning maroon clownfish from Papua New Guinea appears at Blue Zoo Aquatics

We can count the times we’ve seen the Lightning Maroon Clownfish with one hand. This new guy was recently shipped via Papua New Guinea’s SEASMART program. The SEASMART program benefits us, the aquarists, and the village fisherman who collected the…

Wicked lightning maroon clownfish emerges from the PNG

This magnificent maroon clownfish Premnas biaculeatus was recently caught in Papua New Guinea by famed fish collector Steve Robinson. As far as we know this individual is one of a kind but perhaps with more collections other similar specimens may…