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jroescher
Sat, 8th Jul 2006, 02:26 PM
I acquired this guy along with some rock and sand when someone's tank let go all over the floor.

Which kind of clownfish is it??
He's a little beat up, but ultimately won the battle and now owns the anemone.

http://johnroescher.com/images/000_0646.jpg

blueboy
Sat, 8th Jul 2006, 02:39 PM
looks like either a tomato, or cinamon clown. those may even be the same species, i'm not sure. i think the cinnamon has less black, i would guess tomato.

akm
Sat, 8th Jul 2006, 02:45 PM
It's a cinnamon clown, tomatos are the ones that are red.

GaryP
Sat, 8th Jul 2006, 02:49 PM
Tomato Clown (Amphiprion frenatus). Check it out.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=184&N=3

As opposed to a cinnamon clown (Amphiprion melanopus)

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=100

hammondegge
Sat, 8th Jul 2006, 02:58 PM
cinnamons can have a lot of black on them too. but they have some blue in the white stripe.
i'd guess that you have a tomato clown

GaryP
Sat, 8th Jul 2006, 03:00 PM
In either case, she's a terrorist...

JimD
Sat, 8th Jul 2006, 03:33 PM
Cinnamon for sure, I have both, Cins dont have nearly the ammount of orange in the pupil and the body is much darker than Tomatos. Tomatos also get blue outlines in the white stripe as they age.

hammondegge
Sat, 8th Jul 2006, 03:42 PM
Its either a Cinnamon or a Tomato Clown. ;)

SuperXdude
Sat, 8th Jul 2006, 04:43 PM
i have a tomato and it looks similar...no exp with cinnamon clowns.


SuperX

jroescher
Sat, 8th Jul 2006, 06:32 PM
The camera flssh really makes it look redder that it really is. It's more a darker brown. The fins are pretty translucent so the light makes it red. There is no border around the white stripe, black or blue that I can tell. There is a white spot at the bottem of each eye. You can only barely see it in the picture.

BA
Sat, 8th Jul 2006, 06:43 PM
looks like a clownfish to me