Gold clownfish

[Ledreef]

The clownfish change now

 

[Ledreef]

 

[Dre]

Wow!

 

[E.intheC]

Where did this pic come from? It almost looks like a clown goby. You can definitely see clownfish in there, but it also reminds me of a clown goby.

 

[stbarnabas]

It was captured in indo .. I thnk I'm not sure I saw it in my Facebook. Too ..

 

[cmantis]

Yes was wild caught.

http://blog.aquanerd.com/2014/01/gold-clownfish.html

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

i have some doubts on this fish.

Something doesn't seem right it completely lacks any evidence of any barring or shading. Its pretty much the same color all through out.

Almost seems like GLO fish

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

Here goes the next clown trend! ha

 

[cmantis]

Amelanism (also known as amelanosis) is a pigmentation abnormality characterized by the lack of pigments called melanins, commonly associated with a genetic loss of tyrosinase function. Amelanism can affect fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals including humans. The appearance of an amelanistic animal depends on the remaining non-melanin pigments. The opposite of amelanism is melanism, an overabundance of melanin.

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

It has pigment because its yellow. if it lacked pigment it would be whitish or was lacking pigment you would see faint marking and faint orange.

This fish should be fed a diet high in alga to see if it promotes color change.

 

[E.intheC]

That's one of the reasons why I asked about the pic source. I would not be surprised if there was serious photoshop going on.

 

[cmantis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol3V9q91qSU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yMkxQbS5EQ&list=UUoTLwYc6st_-8gTLI1o9YqA&feature=c4-overview

 

[KurtL]

interesting, if people see something theyve never seen before it MUST be fake.

 

[Juggernot55]

@cmantis the pair you were talking about was like this?

 

[cmantis]

Nope like this:

 

[Ledreef]

They keep change the color of the fish every yr