My new ORA Picasso Clowns

bob21115 · 10-17-2006, 01:17 AM

Thanks to the efforts of a few friends I was able to pick these Picasso Clowns up today at VI Pets in Grand Rapids MI. I was told these are the only 2 they got.

**Amphibious** · 10-17-2006, 06:05 AM

Those are very cool Shawn. Only a small percentage of a spawn from parents that throw Picassos will actually come out with that pattern.

Nice find. What did you have to pay, if I may ask?

bob21115 · 10-17-2006, 07:43 AM

they wanted $100 ea or $150 for the pair.

**Amphibious** · 10-17-2006, 09:16 AM

Thanks, just being curious. They are nice.

***Rob*** · 10-17-2006, 09:54 AM

awesome...
i love the clowns oddities.
great looking pair, thanks for posting pics of them

**CarmieJo** · 10-17-2006, 10:27 PM

Shawn, they are really pretty! Thanks for sharing your find.

iglowce · 10-19-2006, 03:55 PM

So Cuteeeeeeee

kj_yoda · 10-19-2006, 05:30 PM

I love those clowns. ORA has amazing clownfish IMO

fat walrus · 10-19-2006, 08:24 PM

Very nice clowns.

veriann · 10-20-2006, 08:15 AM

hows there temperment?

bob21115 · 10-20-2006, 12:58 PM

They are still very young and I have them in a 20-gallon tank by themself. I feed them at least 3 times a day 3 0r 4 of the tiny pellets and them come to the front of the tank whenever I'm near.

I have a pair of breeding Clarki's w/ a blue strip that I'm going to sell out of my 150 to put these guys in there. I've been giving the Clarki eggs to a fellow reefer and he is starting to breed clowns so I asked him to make me a offer for them.

Pinecone_Jeff · 10-21-2006, 08:47 PM

Wow! Those are amazing clowns! Beautiful! Please keep us updated on their development. I'd be really curious to see what their offspring would look like... that is if you end up breeding them.

Er rather, if you decide to raise their fry... ya know what I mean.

***Rob*** · 01-11-2007, 11:05 PM

hey shawn, just wanted to check in on these guys, they still doing good?
any chance of them spawning.??

bob21115 · 01-12-2007, 07:10 AM

Rob,

They are doing well i have 3 now and have moved the into my 150 upstairs. One is getting bigger than the other 2 and it looks like 2 of them are pairing up. The larger of the 3 is starting to getting its darker black bands.

They are a slow grower and I would think it will take a few years befor they starte to spawn.

I'll try to snap a few picture after the lights go on at noon today.

Shawn

***Rob*** · 01-12-2007, 10:28 AM

awesome, thanks for the update..
i would love to get some, or help you get them spawning and raise them

just feed them good and keep em healthy..

bob21115 · 01-12-2007, 12:34 PM

If your ever on the west side of Michigan I would be willing to part with my extra one. Its the one on the left in the last picture. I'll let him go for what I paid $75. I'm not ready to start shipping yet.