80. Designer Clownfishes

In this episode, the team discusses designer clownfishes. Through selective breeding and careful manipulation, there are some stunning “fancy” clownfish available in the aquarium trade. We discuss some of our favorites variations, and some true abominations of nature.

Fishes Mentioned in this Episode: – Flowerhorn cichlid (?) – Blood Parrot cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus × Vieja melanurus?) – Xcalibur clownfish (Amphiprion sandaracinos) – Clark’s clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii) – Maroon clownfish (Amphiprion biaculeatus) – Percula clownfish (Amphiprion percula) – Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) – Red Sea clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus) – Spotcinctus clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus) – Blue-Stripe clownfish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) – Pearl-Eye Clark’s clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii) – Domino clownfish (Amphiprion cf. ocellaris “Darwin”) – Longfin clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) – Naked clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) – Platinum clownfish (Amphiprion percula) – Picasso clownfish (Amphiprion percula) – Onyx clownfish (Amphiprion percula) – Nebula clownfish (Amphiprion percula) – Snowflake clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) – Addison’s Quest clownfish (Amphiprion percula) – Domesticated Betta (Betta splendens) – Gladiator clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) – Black Ice clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris X Amphiprion cf. ocellaris “Darwin”) – Wyoming White clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) – Frostbite clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) – Blacker Ice clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris X Amphiprion cf. ocellaris “Darwin”) – Black Snowflake clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris X Amphiprion cf. ocellaris “Darwin”) – Darwin clownfish (Amphiprion cf. ocellaris “Darwin”) – Black Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris X Amphiprion cf. ocellaris “Darwin”) – Snowcasso clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris x Amphiprion percula) – Mocha clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris X Amphiprion cf. ocellaris “Darwin”) – Blood Orange clownfish (Amphiprion sp. “epigrammata” X Amphiprion ocellaris) – Gold-Stripe Maroon clownfish (Amphiprion sp. “epigrammata”) – Mai Tai clownfish (Amphiprion biaculeatus X Amphiprion ocellaris) – Tomato clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) – Lightning Maroon clownfish (Amphiprion biaculeatus) – Gold Lightning Maroon clownfish (Amphiprion biaculeatus X Amphiprion sp. “epigrammata”) – Morse Code Maroon clownfish (Amphiprion biaculeatus) – Goldflake Maroon clownfish (Amphiprion sp. “epigrammata”) – Gold Nugget Maroon clownfish (Amphiprion sp. “epigrammata”) – Peacekeeper clownfish (Amphiprion sp. “epigrammata”) – Deluxe Clark’s clownfish (Amphiprion clarkii) – Royal gramma (Gramma loreto) – Neon dottyback (Pseudochromis aldabraensis) – Orchid dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani) – Springer’s dottyback (Pseudochromis springeri) – Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) – Kole tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus)