Failnomicon Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 So I heard a store near me had some Lighting Maroon's. I went in to look at them nothing more.... and well I acidently got one. I'm absolutly going nuts worrying about this guy as I have never had a fish like this. Link to comment
Thomas898 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I went in to look at them nothing more.... and well I acidently got one. Haha.. Wow, that clown is beautiful! Are you going to accidentally get it a friend? Link to comment
Failnomicon Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 They are supposed to be very agressive in the pairing up process even more so that normal maroons. Sometimes they kill eachother. Once this one is bigger I may consider getting another small one. With any luck the size differance will settle the debate as to who get to be top in the relationship. To be honest right now I'm just terrified that something might happen to him..... I have had so many inexplicable deaths and jumpers in this hobby I'm all skitish now. Link to comment
nanolutionary Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 They are supposed to be very agressive in the pairing up process even more so that normal maroons. Sometimes they kill eachother. Once this one is bigger I may consider getting another small one. With any luck the size differance will settle the debate as to who get to be top in the relationship. To be honest right now I'm just terrified that something might happen to him..... I have had so many inexplicable deaths and jumpers in this hobby I'm all skitish now. My larger maroon tore off all the fins of the juvenile maroon I added, just as I was sure the juvenile was going to die a solution came to me... Link to comment
Failnomicon Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 I was going to get an acrylic breeder box as a time out your aproach is much simpler . How long did the whole process take. Awsome tank by the way Link to comment
Failnomicon Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 He is FINALLY hosting my nem! Vid below. https://youtu.be/t1o0ltIHkzw Link to comment
Oneironaut Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 He is FINALLY hosting my nem! Vid below. https://youtu.be/t1o0ltIHkzw Coco, F'n Diaz, sweet fish too man! Link to comment
CronicReefer Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Very nice clown! They aren't known for jumping but with that being said I had one jump after 6 months of being in the tank with no issue. If you get it a friend that's close to the same size but smaller they should pair up pretty nicely. Link to comment
Daveluce Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 One of the lfs near me were supposedly the first store to offer them for sale. The owner was super proud of them, and loved showing them off. I came in as he was opening the store one day, and we found one dried up laying on the floor. He was crushed. Good luck! Link to comment
Failnomicon Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Yeah i put a lid on my tank for the first time ever because of him. I've had so many inexplicable fish deaths that I'm going crazy worrying about him. Now that hes hosting his nem i feel like hes calming down and getting used to the tank so I'm feeling a bit calmer as well. I wish I could brag and say that hes original lineage from the guy who is breeding the original Lighting Maroon but I dont think that is the case. The price i paid does not match up with the price they want so my guess is we are about to start seeing ALOT more of these in the hobby soon from 3rd party breeders. The nice thing is they have not had time to super inbreed these so i feel like now is a good time to get one that is close to wild genetics. Do i think this means anything tangible, no, but for some reason the hyper inbreeding we practice today in all aspects of animal husbandry erks me. At any rate if i found him on the floor i would also be crushed. Link to comment
GT350pwns Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Beautiful clown! If you don't mind me asking, how much did he run you? Link to comment
Tamberav Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Nice clown! I see them frequently here You may want to consider making it a male because as the females grow large and age, their patterns recede. Ofc I would use an acrylic box. Probably from Sea and Reef? http://www.seaandreef.com/what-you-see-is-what-you-get Link to comment
arashsheikhpoor Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 He is FINALLY hosting my nem! Vid below. https://youtu.be/t1o0ltIHkzw Too cool!! How much did this guy set you back? Link to comment
righttirefire Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 That is a beautiful fish Link to comment
Cencalfishguy56 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I wanna know how much too because online they are an arm and a leg lol although some LFS will sell them to you at wholesale price if you know them well enough Link to comment
CJJon Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Looks like a weird mutant and should have been culled. I'd rather have a true perc with birght orange eyes any day! J/K, very nice looking fish! Anyone else see the smiley face in the spots? I have seen them wiith patterns that looked like skulls. Pretty cool! Link to comment
Juuls Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Wonderful looking fish He does look like he has a smiley face in his middle markings! Link to comment
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