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colour varients in clowns

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:03 pm
by clown keeper
hi guys
i am fairly new to fishkeeping i have had the MTS and hopefully it has passed with the addition of a 125 uk gallon tank lol, i have already got two baby clowns in there and i got another today but his colour is very different from my other two , as this one is very pale i.e the orange part(THE BLACK MARKING A VERY VIBRANT) would this just be the colour he was born with or is it stress as my other two are very orangey and black like i thought they were supposed to be like.
All the clown loaches in the shop were this pale yellow colour but with really dark markings i have been watching thenm for a few weeks before buying one , he seems ok and the others love the addition of a third playmate,,
Thanks

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:46 pm
by Emma Turner
Hi clown keeper, and welcome to Loaches Online. :D

You might find this article of interest: http://www.loaches.com/markings.html

Emma

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:29 pm
by Graeme Robson
Can you supply us with any pictures CK?

clown

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:38 pm
by clown keeper
hi thanks for the info, and ill try and get a few pics tomorow with my absolute rubbish camera lol, they are sleeping at the minute as its lights out time (cant find them anyway lol).

Ive got a few pics apparently they are waiting for admin approval first on the coppermine website
And OMG i was looking at your pics of clowns,, EMMA ?how big is the big one , eating the water melon lol wow