Why is my clownfish glowing blue??

[SilvermistInc]

I've had these two for a year and I've JUST noticed the male is glowing blue!! What the heck??

 

[AydenLincoln]

Sometimes they can change colors/appear to be glowing it’s normal. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/c...as-blue-on-white-strip-should-i-worry.711097/

 

[CocoReef]

Very cool if its not just lighting. Reef builders has an article about this. Not positive if thats what is happening here but still a cool read anyways.

Blue Clownfish Continue To Appear in Aquarium Clownfish Strains | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

The holy grail of clownfish breeding used to be an all white morph but since this has been achieved in three species already, breeders have had to set their sights higher, and for an even more exotic…

reefbuilders.com

 

[SilvermistInc]

Very cool if its not just lighting. Reef builders has an article about this. Not positive if thats what is happening here but still a cool read anyways.

Blue Clownfish Continue To Appear in Aquarium Clownfish Strains | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

The holy grail of clownfish breeding used to be an all white morph but since this has been achieved in three species already, breeders have had to set their sights higher, and for an even more exotic…

reefbuilders.com

Lights were off for the night and the bedroom has a 4 bulb T5 setup on the ceiling. But it's crazy that I'm only now seeing this now!

 

[Tired]

Oh, very nice! Looks like he's picked up a bit of a really gorgeous blue shade. That's really lucky.

I like the lil black molly in there next to the fancy fancy designer clowns.

 

[SilvermistInc]

Oh, very nice! Looks like he's picked up a bit of a really gorgeous blue shade. That's really lucky.

I like the lil black molly in there next to the fancy fancy designer clowns.

Lol thanks. I can't have a Tang in the biocube so I opted for some mollies. All but this one died after a few months. No idea why though.

 

[SilvermistInc]

Oh, very nice! Looks like he's picked up a bit of a really gorgeous blue shade. That's really lucky.

I like the lil black molly in there next to the fancy fancy designer clowns.

Lol thanks. I can't have a Tang in the biocube so I opted for some mollies. All but this one died after a few months. No idea why though.

 

[Tired]

My guess would be that some disease or another got them. Freshwater fish lack any resistance to saltwater diseases, so a disease that's dormant in fish can easily kick up in a freshwater fish introduced to the tank.

 

[SilvermistInc]

My guess would be that some disease or another got them. Freshwater fish lack any resistance to saltwater diseases, so a disease that's dormant in fish can easily kick up in a freshwater fish introduced to the tank.

It's entirely possible

 

[Orion1885]

Ocellaris clowns sometimes get hues of blue in their striping, entirely normal and looks cool