Is this a hybrid clown?

[dizzy]

I believe this came from Vanuatu. It looks like a cross between a tomato and a red saddle clown to me. It is actually more beautiful than either one IMO.
Mitch

 

[Bucktronix]

is it wanted for questioning by the fbi? what kind of stunt is this

 

[HClH2OFish]

Hmm...looks sorta like my cinnamon clown to me...

 

[Anonymous]

cinnamon clown

 

[dizzy]

I've never seen a large adult A. melanopus that looked like this before.

 

[Anonymous]

I've never seen a large adult A. melanopus that looked like this before.

You have now!?

 

[shalegac]

My LFS has a few of these guys in at $42.00 a piece. They are tagged as "fire clowns". No offense to the pic but it does not do the color on these guys justice. They are absolutely stunning. I actually tried to do a little research on them earlier today and couldn't find anything. I wouldn't mind geting a pair in the near future.

 

[dizzy]

I agree the photo is a little lacking. It was a rush job and the tank was a little stirred up. It was sold to me as a black and orange clown. As soon as it came out of the bag I new it was something very, very special. This is defintely one of the more spectacular clowns I've seen in my 20-years in the biz. The common name fire clown is usually given to the red saddle clowns (Amphiprion ephippium) so someone else must have also seen a similarity. It is exciting to see stuff like this coming into the hobby.
Mitch

 

[Anonymous]

Nice! I want some of those.

 

[Anonymous]

Cool looking clown.

 

[jeffie]

Looks sorta like a fire clown (Amphiprion ephippium). But that one has a white stripe and usually the fires have no white stripe. So Cinnamin clown it is.

 

[leftovers]

They are cool looking till they start killing other tank occupants. These clowns are mean mean mean mean,

did i mention they are mean.

so buyer beware your milleage may vary....oh and these clowns are mean

 

[dizzy]

If they are that mean they must have some of the fire clown (A. ephippium) blood in them.