Tomato Clown vs Cinnamon Clown

[dmweise]

Is there a sure fire way to tell the difference between a Cinnamon Clown and a Tomato Clown? I have a pair of what I am calling Tomato Clowns but they are a bit rambunctious so I'm thinking that they are Cinnamon Clowns.

Here's a picture of my tank, the clowns are visible.



Sorry, its a bit blurry. Its hard taking pictures of moving fish.

[Kyle46N]

Look like tomato's. Cinammons have a darkish/black area on their bodies.

[dmweise]

That's what I was thinking as well. The last Tomato Clown that I had turned really dark like a Cinnamon Clown so I didn't know if Cinnamon Clowns started off light then turned a darker shade.

[justahobby]

Is that a filefish?

[dmweise]

Nope, not a filefish. I'm not sure which one you're talking about. My tank's inhabitants are:

• Tomato Clown (2)
• Papuan Toby (1) <--- Since been removed. The clowns hated him.
• Blue-Green Chromis (5)
• Devil Damsel (1)
• Lawnmower Blenny (1)
• Flame Hawkfish (1)
• Sixline Wrasse (1)
• Coral Beauty Angel (1)
•*Bicolor Pigmy Angel (1) <--- New addition. He's a juvenile.
• Horseshoe Crab (2)
• White Sand Star (1)
• Coral Banded Shrimp (1)
• Fire Shrimp (2)
• Long Tentical Anemone (1)
• Mexican Turbo Snail
• Turbo Snail
• Astrea Snail

[justahobby]

The orange tail leaving the right side of your picture. I mistaked it for a colored filefish. I'm betting the Toby is what I saw. Awesome tank!

[cheetum]

Nice tank ! The way I tell them apart is tomato's have red bottom fins and they usually match the red color of the fish & in most cases cinnamon's have black bottom fins and yellow or orange tails

[dmweise]

Thanks. Definitely Tomatoes then.

[dmweise]

Thanks. Its a fun tank. I love it.