Bonded long fin clown fish at local lfs

squikymouse · Jul 28, 2023

Didn't even know these were a thing, or that we're actually at the point where we can start breeding clownfish like gold fish.

i cant think · Jul 28, 2023

squikymouse said:
Didn't even know these were a thing, or that we're actually at the point where we can start breeding clownfish like gold fish.

They’ve been around a while now but there are some insane morphs people have turned into long fin clowns. I mean Black Storms are one of them…

ladders · Jul 28, 2023

I’ve got a pair of Longfin flurry clowns. They are quite expensive but I also have the OG clowns in another tank and I love them both.

squikymouse · Jul 28, 2023

ladders said:
I’ve got a pair of Longfin flurry clowns. They are quite expensive but I also have the OG clowns in another tank and I love them both.

I'm still trying to get over that they exist at all. Wish all the saltwater fish were as easy to breed as these guys. Imagine the coloration we could get, the price drop would also be nice

ladders · Jul 28, 2023

The main reason for the high price in the long fins is from what I’ve read they only have a 1/100 chance to produce another Longfin. Even when both parents have the same trait.

afrokobe · Jul 28, 2023

I'll be honest, I think these look horrible. They look like freshwater bettas and don't look like they belong in a reef.

I also don't care much for the designer clown pug faces. The Bali aquarich ones still have a nicer face.

squikymouse · Jul 28, 2023

afrokobe said:
I'll be honest, I think these look horrible. They look like freshwater bettas and don't look like they belong in a reef.

I also don't care much for the designer clown pug faces. The Bali aquarich ones still have a nicer face.

I thought they looked like fancy tail goldfish, imidietly what I thought of was "man the life expectancy on these guys must suck seeing as how they are constantly pushed around by the flow".

I still think they look cool though and could totally see them in a seahorse tank.

Anemone_Fanatic · Jul 28, 2023

They did this to goldfish, in 30 years clowns will be unrecognizable. That'll be a sad time, natural varieties are so much better in every way.

All these poor goldies have a significantly reduced quality of life compared to regular ones. Most live only a few years. The long fin clownfish are only the start. There're a few "stubby" clownfish floating around already. I can't imagine the poor things can live a normal life.

Someday, someone will mix these clownfish traits, and then "fancy" clowns will be all the rage. Just like the goldfish, they'll slowly bob around for a few years until they die. It's the "clownapocalypse". Eventually, somebody's going to make "Glo Clowns", and then all hope for regular healthy fish being the norm will be lost.

littlefoxx · Jul 28, 2023

squikymouse said:
Didn't even know these were a thing, or that we're actually at the point where we can start breeding clownfish like gold fish.

My lfs carries those a lot but want like 200 for each clown

squikymouse · Jul 28, 2023

littlefoxx said:
My lfs carries those a lot but want like 200 for each clown

Good to know my lfs had a good deal 250$ for both

littlefoxx · Jul 28, 2023

squikymouse said:
Good to know my lfs had a good deal 250$ for both

Oh wow LUCKY.

Dbichler · Jul 28, 2023

ladders said:
The main reason for the high price in the long fins is from what I’ve read they only have a 1/100 chance to produce another Longfin. Even when both parents have the same trait.

When each pair breeds every 2 weeks in the hundreds that are raised in each clutch that’s a lot of long fins even though it’s one in a hundred.

ladders · Jul 28, 2023

I won mine from my LFS raffle and looked them up after and only found them online for $350 each

vetteguy53081 · Jul 28, 2023

Longfins are neat but also susceptible to tail nippers such as other clowns, small puffers, and other typical nippers. Ive seen them since eary 2000's (year)