Sounds like a good store..I think your mistaken on seeing these clowns though, especially at that price.. I really hope they become readily available because I would love to own one..
Lightning Maroon Clownfish
- Thread starter Addikted2Cichlids
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The owner is going to try pair it with another clown on the first of april, If you click the link it's right under the first photo..
Pretty sure im not wrong. The fish were being exported as a collaboration between papua new guinie and the Seasmart program, and since there is a lawsuit between the two bickering over money... they arent being exported. The only two to be anywhere are in Matt Pedersons hands. With a fish as exclusive as this, and the desire for them where it is, dont you find it odd that the only blog on getting them to pair up and breed is coming from Matt?
Addikted2Cichlids;5003008; said:
I suppose your right. Could be that I seen the name being used. I don't know, I am positive I seen the words Lightning Clown Fish on a tank.
Mike
Heathd;5003076; said:
He was referring to mavericks post. It will be cool if they can get a 100% captive breeding program going.
Impossible to do with only one pair though. That seems like something that fosters would do just to have a cash cow.
Mavrick813;5003084; said:
Highly doubtful in most of our minds it seems...go back and ask, or try to take some pictures. My bet is that it was some sort of Picasso or other clown like that they just called lightning.
There is only one lightning clown that is known to be in captivity now and it is owned by Matt Pedersen. There was rumored that there was one brought in before his but if there was no one knows who owns it and there was also rumor of one being brought in after his but this was false. He originally tried to pair it with a normal PNG female maroon but she died. Since then he has yet to pair it up with another clown. And it is unknown if this is even a trait that can be passed onto the next generation so there is a chance this maybe the only lightning clown we ever see.
I find it very very peculiar that this clown would be given to someone that doesn't seem to be investing a lot of time into it. He almost killed it while out of town because he had it floating in a cage in a tank with 3 centropyge species! He also states that he is having both hair algae and cyanobacteria problems in the tank that the lightning is now in. I seriously can't believe it. If you can indeed get a ton of money for these, say 500 bucks even, then it should be a full time job with a fully dedicated system just for this fish. I would set up a large tank, like a 125 with an additional couple hundred gallons in sumps and top of the line filtration to maintain absolutely pristine water quality. No other tank mates should be in the tank with it and a strong effort to get a male acclimated to this fish should be taking place. I mean the man got this fish and can't even afford a controller for his tank from what he said. I just don't get it.
Yea, I dont know any of this...havent really read past when they got them in.
Sounds super sketch at this point however...probably just should have given them to fosters.
Sounds super sketch at this point however...probably just should have given them to fosters.
nonstophoops;5004358; said:
I agree, I thought the same thing when I read that. He must be the go to guy if that's who they trusted with this fish.. Buy the sounds of it, I would hope and think there are alot of more people qualified to do this. I only hope 10 years down the road I start seeing these fish pop up..
