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    Show-stopper Clown Collected in Papua New Guinea

    Awesome Wild Caught Maroon Clown Morph. Rightly dubbed the “Lightning Maroon Clown" fish. Blue Zoo Aquatics was chosen as the retailer to handle the rarest of rare clown fish.



    Lightning Maroon Clown, photo by and courtesy of Ret Talbot.

    The story of the “Lightning Maroon Clown” written by Ret Talbot can be found on Blue Zoo’s web site here - The Story Behind Blue Zoo's PNG Lightning Maroon Clownfish

    You can also follow along on The Lightning Project blog site found here - Lightning Maroon Clownfish Blog

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    Amblyeleotris randalli commonly, Randall's Goby.

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    That is one cool looking clown. Thanks for sharing Dick.
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    I have never seen a Maroon Clown Morph before. Very cool fish and a great picture of it. Thank you for sharing!

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    Thanks, but i’m just passing on the picture taken by Ret Talbut and linking the full story to the thread. If you haven’t read the whole story your missing most of the excitement. Click the links above.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Amphibious View Post
    Thanks, but i’m just passing on the picture taken by Ret Talbut and linking the full story to the thread. If you haven’t read the whole story your missing most of the excitement. Click the links above.

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    After going back and clicking on the links I have to agree that the true excitement is the story. Truly amazing, I plan on following the lightning projects progress. Thanks again for sharing.

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    What a great sustainable collecting story this is!
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