Blue Accents on Clownfish

[cil311]

I recently started raising the babies from my Wyoming White (female) & Darwin (male) clownfish. The baby in the pictures is about 6 weeks old. It looks like a Wyoming White but has a single black stripe near its tail. It is also starting to show some blue coloration.

I have lots of questions. I haven’t seen another clownfish like this. Is mine even sellable? Is there a name for it? Should I keep it to try and bring out more blue in future generations? If so, any ideas on how this can be done?

 

[Bayareareefer18]

I recently watched a reef builders video about a clown breeding facility. Can't remember what it's called. Somewhere in Asia. They had some amazing clowns and they did have some strains with blue accents

 

[LatinKing]

What is that next to the clownfish?

 

[cil311]

What is that next to the clownfish?

That is an excellent question. Ha!

 

[CoralsAddiction]

haven’t seen another clownfish like this. Is mine even sellable? Is there a name for it? Should I keep it to try and bring out more blue in future generations? If so, any ideas on how this can be done?

Blue hue is not anything new among designer clowns...snow onyx and snowflake clowns in particular. It is not considered a deformity thus making it sellable provided your clown looks good otherwise.
Here's a pic I was able to find from another thread on this forum:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/designer-clownfish-does-it-get-in-better.70655/

 

[White Monkey]

Here is an article Jake Adams from Reef Builders posted about this topic:

https://reefbuilders.com/2018/03/05/blue-clownfish/#

 

[Blue Lip]

Latz clownfish are also called blue-lip anemonefish.

 

[DibsOnMcRibs]

My picasso clown has that neon blue accent as well. I think it looks really cool. It’s be awesome to see that color my prominent!

 

[GTM42]

That is awesome, I can’t wait till I can buy blue clownfish.

 

[James Hopkins]

My frostbite clownfish look like they have a little blue but i think its just a dark patch under the white skin making it look blue?

 

[LilElroyJetson]

Totally normal for certain designer clownfish. Every snowflake clownfish I’ve ever owned (I think 6 of them now), have had a little blue hue right where the black meets the white coloration on them!

 

[Veteran Reefer]

My ultra phantom has a pretty good amount of blue on it. Is that normal?