clownfish question

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

What does a juvenile Amphiprion chrysopterus look like? Do they have three stripes insted of two?

[kimsie]

Did yours come in?!

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

yeah and I'm questioning the younger one..I don't want to be putting these two together if they aren't the same species.

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

It looks like a chrysogaster to me or an allardi...not good.

[kimsie]

Oh no!!! Have you called them? What did they say?

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://lh3.google.com/_Kr_FJ1K4h9E/Rl7sJoKTodI/AAAAAAAAAl4/nJaSGZVBPOM/s800/824.jpg&imgrefurl=http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3B0nlrq9dzFfojcdfPcfgA&h=600&w=800&sz=103&hl=en&start=16&sig2=dvp4n-5VNrwXrK8muqeRNA&um=1&tbnid=oNb4eQ6HBjBRCM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=143&ei=12L2R7XSBKGSigHT_JmTCA&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2Bjuvenile%2BAmphiprion%2Bchrysopterus%2B%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG

This is what he looks like other than there being a little bit of black on his tail below the white. Which makes me think chrysogaster. Yeah I did get ahold of them just waiting for Mark their fish expert to call me back.

[kimsie]

I can't use that link :( is it my computer?

[kimsie]

Hey - this site is still under construction - but on their bottom picture on that page - the smaller one has part of a white stripe?

http://www.clownfishandanemones.com./A_Chrysopterus.htm

[phender]

Juvenlie chrysopterus are almost as variable as clarkis in their patterns/colors. You almost have to look more at the head and body shape for ID. I am sorry I can't describe the difference for you. It is just something I have to see.

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

What if these two clowns I just got aren't both Amphiprion chrysopterus will they fight to the death? Right now they are acclimating. Both very healthy but one doesn't look like the other. I don't want to put the smaller one in danger.

[kimsie]

No call from Mark yet?

I don't know about them fighting right away...

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

My hubby thinks if I add them at the same time they might be ok. Even if they aren't the same species. Help :(

Kim, yeah still no call from Mark yet I'm about to call them back.

[kimsie]

I tend to think the same thing... but what do I know?! Could you test it by putting them in the same acclimation bucket or something first?

I would think you would be ok to add to juvi's at the same time - even if there's a chance they're not the same species...

I would call them back!

[kimsie]

What did you do with the ocellaris that were in there?

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Oh I haven't put the ocellaris in the 29 yet. Its going to be used as a QT for the blue stripes for a couple of weeks. Then after a couple weeks with them eating well and no sign of any problems. I'll take the Ocellaris out of the 120 and put the blue stripes in there. That is if they are both blue stripes..I hope they are.

[kimsie]

Good plan!!! Sounds perfect...

Have you heard anything yet? What's your plan?

Couldn't you sneak a few flash pictures in? Maybe that wouldn't stress them?

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

I will post pictures later..I promise.

[kimsie]

Ok good - did you talk to Mark?

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Well, they seem to be getting along so far. They swimming right next to each other in the current.

[phender]

I have QTed different species of clowns together before. Like your husband said, if you put them in together you shouldn't have a problem. If, in the next couple weeks, the larger one starts to establish a territory, you may have some problems, but you run that risk even when they are the same species.