The shop I work at (Gables Aquarium, Coral Gables, FL) just got in about half a dozen of these nearly all black ocellaris clownfish from ORA. They aren't completely black, their faces are a little rusty colored, but other than that, they are really all black. A few have missing or disjointed stripes. The interesting thing with these guys though is their faces. The have short "bull-dog" faces with huge bulging eyes. Its actually pretty adorable, but its definately a mutant trait. It makes them even more "puppy" like than a regular ocellaris. You have to see them to understand I guess.
Anyway, just thought I'd pass on the information that ORA has these guys for sale now. Ask your pet store to order some, they are pretty neat. WE are selling them for $42, which is pretty expensive for an ocellaris, but I'd say its worth it. I guess these are truly the first selected trait salt water fish in the hobby. I bet it won't be long before we have albinos and long fin varieties too. Cool.
Anyway, just thought I'd pass on the information that ORA has these guys for sale now. Ask your pet store to order some, they are pretty neat. WE are selling them for $42, which is pretty expensive for an ocellaris, but I'd say its worth it. I guess these are truly the first selected trait salt water fish in the hobby. I bet it won't be long before we have albinos and long fin varieties too. Cool.
