Not only has this amazing looking (and absurdly rare) clown spawned twice with a regular maroon clownfish, but some of the fry in the first generation are already showing some of the lightning pattern in the banding.
First successful spawning - http://reefbuilders.com/2012/05/09/lightning-maroon-clownfish-spawn/
Second successful spawning - http://reefbuilders.com/2012/06/21/lightning-maroon-spawns/
Fry from the first spawning - http://reefbuilders.com/2012/07/09/lightning-maroon-offspring/
I'm certainly not planning on getting any new clowns anytime in the next few years, but hopefully by the time I am they'll be available for a "little less" than the $5k+ that was being bid for this one.
thats wicked
Some more pictures of the fry: http://reefbuilders.com/2012/07/10/lightning-maroon-offspring-2/
Not nearly as striking (hah! Like lighting, get it?) as the parent, but definitely not the typical banding.
There's a video too, giving you an idea of just how tiny they are right now.
Very cool! I can't wait to see how they turn out! I've seen the stripes on juveniles get quite different looking as they get older. Should be neat either way :)
Let me guess this clown is going be around $200 each :) its kinda neat to see those line bar like a puzzle but for me not somethng really special. I've seen Picasso clown which is I've got the female & onyx male really like this clown than a maroon 1 I have it before the female killed its mate I ended up selling as well it grows big :)
I suspect the first few that come close to the original markings will be a lot more than $200 each...