A. Latezonatus

Breakthecycle2 · Oct 25, 2015

I just got a very small pair of these guys! Im super excited. For those who don't me, I normally try to get the "rarer" fish. I got them for cheaper then most people get for a designer clown pair. Unfortunately, the store is holding them for me because I have fish in QT still. I should be taking them out this week. Anyone else have a pair?

melypr1985 · Oct 26, 2015

I'm not so great with the scientific names. After a quick google search.... is this what you just bought a pair of?

Breakthecycle2 · Oct 26, 2015

Thats them!

melypr1985 · Oct 26, 2015

pretty cool. Does your have the blue/white mustache too?

Breakthecycle2 · Oct 26, 2015

Too young. They develop over time.

melypr1985 · Oct 26, 2015

Still pretty neat. Its cool that your LFS is willing to hold them for you. Mine will, but they grumble about it, and only if you've already paid for it.

Breakthecycle2 · Oct 26, 2015

A buddy of mine has a store he recently opened, so he doesn't care thankfully. Would you believe, wild caught pairs like this, sell for $2K plus??

melypr1985 · Oct 26, 2015

Breakthecycle2 said:
A buddy of mine has a store he recently opened, so he doesn't care thankfully. Would you believe, wild caught pairs like this, sell for $2K plus??

whoa! that's crazy.... You wouldn't catch me paying that much ever. Good score

Breakthecycle2 · Oct 26, 2015

Yeah, check this out. Now, BZ is usually overpriced, but for these, they are close to "right".

https://bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=723&cid=14

pirate2876 · Oct 26, 2015

They are very rare and my favorite clown. The wild ones used to be reasonably priced but, they always came in looking like hell. I've seen a few tank raised ones but, they didnt look quite right.

Breakthecycle2 · Oct 26, 2015

These are 100% perfect and for some reason, he couldn't sell them for $400..$400! for the pair. Maybe because they look like saddle backs or people didn't realize what they were. In any even, I paid much less then the asking price.

Heather Seibert · Nov 24, 2015

I have a pair. I have had a single fish since last winter, and finally found a juvenile to pair with it. I am very excited and hope to be successful with breeding them in the long run. It took a year to find a fish that was for sale to make the pair. I will post a picture when I can try to take a good one, my phone does not like taking fishy portraits, and the older fish is not keen on my being so close to the tank trying for a decent picture. I am glad I am not the only one trying to pair these fish up and breed them.