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Creetin
05/22/2009, 05:03 PM
Can anybody give me an id?
Seabae or saddleback? Or neither?
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/realcreetin/IMG_343434343434.jpg
Ron Popeil
05/22/2009, 06:19 PM
a. polymnus

saddleback clown.
Grunt
05/22/2009, 06:22 PM
Ron wrote "a. polymnus"

Agreed, I have a pair just like them :D
rkelman
05/22/2009, 07:22 PM
Saddleback for sure.
Creetin
05/23/2009, 04:01 AM
Thanks!!!
dudley moray
05/23/2009, 05:37 PM
look more like clarkii's to me
dudley moray
05/23/2009, 07:29 PM
sorry i'm wrong that is a sebae clown i'm positive definitly not a saddleback they don't have white lines nor are they black with yellow orange mouths !saddlebacks are red with a disticnt black saddle between the dorsal fin and tail fin.
ocellaris123
05/23/2009, 07:45 PM
Its a black saddleback clownfish for sure. Saddle backs come in three color varieties that I am aware of. Brown, reddish, and black.
rkelman
05/23/2009, 07:56 PM
I agree Ocellaris123. Def Saddleback. Sebae are of the same complex but those aren't Sebae. I agree the "Saddle" is long but its not a regular stripe like a Sebae. The white sweeps back on the fin. Characteristic of the Saddleback. No orange tail like a Sebae either.
dudley moray
05/23/2009, 08:58 PM
ok i'm wrong they are saddles the stripe threw me off i thought saddles only had a partial stripe in the shape of a saddle
rkelman
05/23/2009, 09:08 PM
Not true. You are indeed mistaken :) All 3 of these clowns are Saddlebacks.

Link1 (http://www.akvaryum.us/2004/01/page/2)
http://www.akvaryum.us/tuzluresim/Amphiprion-polymnus.jpg

Link2 (http://www.clownfishconnection.info/ads/saddleback-clown-fish-for-sale-80822215820.cfm)
http://www.clownfishconnection.info/ad_photos/34084364-80822215817.jpg

Link3 (http://www.petsource.org/en/Aquatic/Breeds/Salt-Water/Black-Saddle-Back-Clown.aspx)
http://www.petsource.org/BreedImages/BlackSaddleBackClown.jpg
Grunt
05/23/2009, 09:51 PM
My pair is Link 2 and a Link 3 clown :D
dudley moray
05/23/2009, 10:03 PM
http://www.orafarm.com/clownfish_species.html
shows a saddleback like i describe
rkelman
05/24/2009, 04:07 AM
That's a Juvenile. Not all Saddles have a full stripe either. Some do some don't depending on the variety.
WDLV
05/24/2009, 06:50 AM
Dudley, Click on my red house. I have pics of black polymnus, brown polymnus and sebae. It takes a while to pick out all the subtle differences.