Clownfish with unique marking

[FeatherDuster]

I got a couple of ocellaris at my LFS. They had a sale at $6 each so I couldn't pass the chance up. I wanted to try to form a pair of clowns for my tank.

Anyways, one of the clowns has a horizontal black stripe through its back fin. He appears to be very healthy and swims perfectly fine. Is this a coloration morph? It doesn't look like the black markings or dots that appear from hosting, its too large for that.

 

[soccerkidbs]

do you have a photo for us?

 

[FeatherDuster]

do you have a photo for us?

I can get one tomorrow if that would help (my sister is using the camera for the day). Maybe someone else has a similar color morph to compare it to?

 

[FeatherDuster]

Here is a picture:
View attachment Clown.bmp

Edit: My first thought was the hosting burns from corals. But he was the only guy who had this out of 40 clowns. All the other clowns were mark free.

 

[Charlie Greiner]

This is not unusual. These could be captive bred clownfish. Due to the small genetic pool in the captive breeding programs, this happens. The tail marking is a bit different but vertical bar irregularities are quite common.

If you can find a copy, read Joyce Wilkerson's book on clownfish. It has a large store of practical and interesting information.

Charlie