Clownfish with streamers?

[Goodwin9]

I have three Pearl Eye Bicinctus clownfish that seem to be developing streamers...some thing I have never seen before with clownfish.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/goodwin9/FISH%20-%20New%20Tank/c2.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/goodwin9/FISH%20-%20New%20Tank/c1.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/goodwin9/FISH%20-%20New%20Tank/_DSC0083-1.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/goodwin9/FISH%20-%20New%20Tank/_DSC0145-1.jpg

[elegance coral]

Are you sure that's not A. omanensis or a hybrid?

Members of the clarkii complex can have many different characteristics. I have a small clarkii with a forked tail. I'll try to find pic's. I got if from the LFS. It was in a tank with a bunch of its siblings. It was the only one with a tail like that.

[elegance coral]

BTW.....That's one beautiful fish!

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15308280#post15308280 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elegance coral
Are you sure that's not A. omanensis or a hybrid?

Members of the clarkii complex can have many different characteristics. I have a small clarkii with a forked tail. I'll try to find pic's. I got if from the LFS. It was in a tank with a bunch of its siblings. It was the only one with a tail like that.
I bought them off Diver's Den @ Live Aquaria back in May. They were listed as ORA Pearl Eye Bicinctus Clownfish.

[elegance coral]

It looks better in your tank than it did on the DD.

Check this out. Scroll about half way down the page and check out the juvenile and sub adult omanensis.
http://www.squidoo.com/anemonefish
I think the DD, breeder, supplier, or somebody along the way misidentified these fish.

[Goodwin9]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15308480#post15308480 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elegance coral
It looks better in your tank than it did on the DD.

Check this out. Scroll about half way down the page and check out the juvenile and sub adult omanensis.
http://www.squidoo.com/anemonefish
I think the DD, breeder, supplier, or somebody along the way misidentified these fish. Sure resembles what is happening to these clownfish. Here is a picture I took after I received the fish in May.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m95/goodwin9/FISH%20-%20New%20Tank/12.jpg

[criccio]

I haven't seen them very often, but A. bicinctus do develop forked tails. Yours are developing very nicely.

[kerusso316]

Bicinctus and omanensis are the only two clown fish with a lire tail.If you payed 100 grand for that fish it an omanensis.Its not an Oman. so dont freek.Its a Beautiful Bicinctus.Hang on to that fish.It will get large so prepair for it.The fish is not breed to much.So it is not seen very often.ORA has a spawning pair.Joe L has a spawning pair.and one other guy :)

[Arati]

definetly not A.Omani

http://www.rareclownfish.com/gallery/data/525/Oman.jpg

[tpdpercula]

The only people who own A. omani are those who received permission from the King himself. Yours is a "Pearl Eyed" A. bicinctus, product of ORA of course. Very nice non the less!!! My bicinctus is begining to form a similar tail.

[MarinaP]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15309036#post15309036 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kerusso316
Bicinctus and omanensis are the only two clown fish with a lire tail.

Not true. Here is chrysopterus with lire tail.


http://hotimg25.fotki.com/a/68_100/93_16/DSC_1613-vi.jpg

http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/68_100/93_16/DSC_1639-vi.jpg

[elegance coral]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15311753#post15311753 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tpdpercula
The only people who own A. omani are those who received permission from the King himself.

That would be like saying the only people that use drugs are those with valid prescriptions.

The only ones collected from the wild, legally, were those collected with the King's permission. Which from my understanding he never gives out, but that doesn't mean a whole lot.

Is there anything about the physical structure or markings of that fish that excludes it from being A. omanensis? The only questionable aspect of the fish, that I see, is the melonism. That can very greatly throughout the whole clarkii complex. It even changes with maturity, health, and environment, so it's kinda hard to determine species on that alone.

I'm not saying that this fish is definitely omanensis, but I'm not about to exclude it as a possibility simply because someone allong the line would have had to break the rules to bring it's parents or grandparents into captivity.

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck...................

[elegance coral]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15312223#post15312223 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MarinaP
Not true. Here is chrysopterus with lire tail.


I agree. I think the forked tail can show up in any of the clarkii complex. Like I said earlier, I have a plain old clarkii with a forked tail. I can't seem to find a pic, and right now the female I tried to pair it with chewed off it's "streamers".:rolleyes: I'll try to dig deeper to see if I can find a pic.

[tpdpercula]

..............its a dog?

[coryjac0b]

goodwin, those are some gorgeous clowns.

[amore169]

Very nice clowns

[Goodwin9]

Thanks to everyone who shared information on these clowns. I had no idea that clowns could or would develope streamers or forked tails. I didn't buy these for that reason so it is a nice plus! I'm looking forward to their continued development and will post more pictures as they grow. Thanks again everyone!