So after all these Clownfish posts, I got (?)...

[SaltyFlip]

Ok, after these things started popping up in different forums (about clowns and which is best and what nots and what nits), I tried to read some more about them; and I came up with more questions that I can't seem to find the answer to and here they are...
1.) I got what ORA stood for but what makes them so...sought after? (besides breeding/growing stuff in their facility and not affecting the wild, right?)
2.) What makes a Picasso Clown, a Picasso Clown?
3.) What's with Grade A, B, C, D, E, F...etc. on Clownfish (Picasso and Not)?
4.) What makes it a rejected Picasso Clown?
5.) Can any Picasso Clown come from any species of Clownfish and not just A. Percula and Ocellaris?
6.) :banghead: My head is about to burst but I think that's all the question I got for now...

I'd appreciate it if someone can answer these or send me a link for a good read :grouphug:...I'm just really curious but can't seem to get an answer straight :idea:.

Thanks in advance!

 

[motortrendz]

man i hear ya, and im looking forward to hearing the answers myself...thanks for bringing it up!!

 

[dubs]

salty this is y i like the saddle backs and the maroon the picasso there is just too much running around how u know the real deal??

 

[SaltyFlip]

Yup, basically. Since ORA is (from what I get) the only trusted source of "Picasso" Clowns...then what they say is what it is. They could say, "hey we've got a Rembrandt Clown for $1000" and someone will probably pay that. Who made ORA the authority on Picasso's anyway :\ I just got a headache thinking about all these... :sigh:

P.S. it might sound like I'm "hating" on Picasso and Owners, but it isn't my intention.

 

[SevTT]

Ok, after these things started popping up in different forums (about clowns and which is best and what nots and what nits), I tried to read some more about them; and I came up with more questions that I can't seem to find the answer to and here they are...
1.) I got what ORA stood for but what makes them so...sought after? (besides breeding/growing stuff in their facility and not affecting the wild, right?)

The reality is less green. They're a supplier of livestock of excellent quality, and they breed 'designer' fish with unusual patterns.

2.) What makes a Picasso Clown, a Picasso Clown?
3.) What's with Grade A, B, C, D, E, F...etc. on Clownfish (Picasso and Not)?
4.) What makes it a rejected Picasso Clown?
5.) Can any Picasso Clown come from any species of Clownfish and not just A. Percula and Ocellaris?
6.) :banghead: My head is about to burst but I think that's all the question I got for now...[/QUOTE]

All the answers are related. PIcasso clowns are those that have a markedly different banding pattern from normal clownfish. There's probably a specification somewhere which goes over the grades, etc, but essentially it's about conformation to a standard. I'm sure that if you contacted ORA you could probably get an explanation.

As for 5, I'm going to guess 'probably not,' since the breeders are exploiting specific genetics, though it's always possible another clownfish species could get another mutation that has the same effect.

 

[Lunareclipse]

The reality is less green. They're a supplier of livestock of excellent quality, and they breed 'designer' fish with unusual patterns.

2.) What makes a Picasso Clown, a Picasso Clown?
3.) What's with Grade A, B, C, D, E, F...etc. on Clownfish (Picasso and Not)?
4.) What makes it a rejected Picasso Clown?
5.) Can any Picasso Clown come from any species of Clownfish and not just A. Percula and Ocellaris?
6.) :banghead: My head is about to burst but I think that's all the question I got for now...

All the answers are related. PIcasso clowns are those that have a markedly different banding pattern from normal clownfish. There's probably a specification somewhere which goes over the grades, etc, but essentially it's about conformation to a standard. I'm sure that if you contacted ORA you could probably get an explanation.

As for 5, I'm going to guess 'probably not,' since the breeders are exploiting specific genetics, though it's always possible another clownfish species could get another mutation that has the same effect.[/QUOTE]
So, they finally started breeding fish like people breed dogs? So are we going to have a Westminster or Crufts for our fish sometime soon too?

 

[SevTT]

So, they finally started breeding fish like people breed dogs? So are we going to have a Westminster or Crufts for our fish sometime soon too?

Possibly, though we do have zoaid.com ....

Hooray for domestication!