Hybrid Onyx Perc X Black Ocellaris

[sanjay]

If any one is interested in this historic batch of clownfish, I have a few for sale.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum...d-couple-percula-onyx-x-ocellaris-darwin.html

I have found a way to get them to NYC without having to ship them. Dom (Domboski on the boards here) has agree to carry them back to NYC for a small fee (much less that what it would take to ship them). I am meeting up with him in Lancaster for the NCPARS/TFP fragswap on jan 31st. He will bring the fish back with him to NYC. It will be your responsibility to pick them up from him.

All payments to be made apriori via paypal. The fish will be $40 each + $5 shipping, handling and transportation per fish. So $45/fish.

Let me know if you are interested. I will cap off at 24 or so, otherwise I would be dipping into the smaller fish.

sanjay.

I'll Keep track of the fish in this thread:

Dom (2) - Paid
pratreef (2) - Paid
Bob 1000 (2) - will pay and pick up at swap
Fernandokng (2) - Paid
Pmoneyt (2) - Paid
DrGonzo (1) - Paid
Hybrid (2) - Paid
autoponicz (2) - Paid
nycpassat (1) - Paid
Lazyreefer (2) - Paid
Arati (2) - - Paid
jhale (2) - Paid

Total: 22

 

[Euroreefer]

I want one.

 

[steveo32]

Are they any darker than what they were in the picture posted for the article ? Great work BTW.

 

[noelskii]

is it the all black one? if so, i'll take 2...

 

[fernandokng]

I'm interested as well. Are they paired up if I buy 2?

 

[Domboski]

Parents:

Hybrids (Still juvies. Adult coloring is still developing):

 

[Marteen]

How big are these? I have a false perc now and would like to pair him up with a clown. He's not that big though like 1 1/2" in body or so.

 

[DontXtripNfall]

Sanjay, thats pretty cool!

 

[Bob 1000]

I'll take 2.. I'll probably be going to that frag swap also.. Just need the info on it.. Hope they pair up..

 

[finksmart]

Is the batch from the same parents? Wouldn't pairing them up be trying to cause inbreeding?

 

[Bob 1000]

In nature inbreeding sometimes happens and sometimes causes mutations like All white, All black, :tongue1: Naked clowns...

 

[sanjay]

Yeah, you will be pairing up brother sister.. but since these are first generation it wont be a problem. In fact with clownfish you can go several generations of pairing before you start to see ill effects.

Color mutations and fixing of strains is done by inbreeding.

sanjay.

 

[sanjay]

Are they any darker than what they were in the picture posted for the article ? Great work BTW.

The ones I have in my 55G tank have turned darker.

I am starting to find that the environment is playing a role in the rate of development of the black color. The ones in my 55G tank have turned the darkest, the ones I put in the overflow box of my tank have developed less black, and the ones I have in the grow out tank with dim lighting are quite orange.

I took the most orange one I could find and put it in the 55G reef, and in 2 weeks it has significantly darker.

This is my experience so far.

There are really no guarantees as to how individuals will turn out. That is the risk you take.. hence the lower price on the fish. If I knew what exactly they would become, it would take several months more and the fish would then cost a whole lot more !!

sanjay.

 

[fernandokng]

I read your article, and there was a part regarding the aggressiveness of the clowns. How does it compare with the aggressiveness of the other clowns you've had in the past? Less, more, same...?

 

[sanjay]

How big are these? I have a false perc now and would like to pair him up with a clown. He's not that big though like 1 1/2" in body or so.

If you already have a single fish, you want 2nd fish smaller than the one you have. That will ensure that yours will become the female and the new one the male.

The fish I have are at different sizes. Biggest ones are almost 1.75" and smaller ones upto .5"

sanjay.

 

[sanjay]

I'm interested as well. Are they paired up if I buy 2?

If you get one larger and one smaller they will pair up easily since they are still juvenile now.

sanjay.

 

[sanjay]

I read your article, and there was a part regarding the aggressiveness of the clowns. How does it compare with the aggressiveness of the other clowns you've had in the past? Less, more, same...?

They behave just like the other ocellaris and percula that I have kept.

sanjay.

 

[fernandokng]

sanjay, I'll take 2 please. One bigger and one small, Thanks.

 

[pmoneyt]

sanjay i will also take 2 will pm u tonight add me to the list

 

[sanjay]

here is a picture from today of the "blackest" one. Note pectoral fin on this one has almost gone completely black, just a little bit of orange in the center. The mother has a lot of orange in the pectoral fin.

The ones you will get will be somewhere in between the pictures that Dom posted of the juvis and this one.