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Do you like albino clownfish? First time clownfish breeder and MOFIB member Marcel was incredulous to find that one of his first successfully raised batches of clownfish contained about 20-30 albino Ocellaris clownfish in a clutch of ~300 fry. Marcel hasn’t specified the exact age of the clutch but guessing that the fry have all metamorphosed and are starting to look like normal clownfish we’d peg them at about 60 days old in the photo. The albino fry have the classic red eyes of true albinism and they are getting nicer and nicer as they age; it will be fascinating to see what these fish look like as they approach adulthood. The Albinos currently reside in South Africa where they were produced but we hope that they will be widely distributed to clownfish breeders around the world. The story starts in this MOFIB thread and we’ll stay on top of the progress of the albino Ocellaris clownfish as the story continues. Hit the read link for a few more pics of the world’s first albino clownfish.
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Im not convinced they are albinos. True albinos lack pigment in their tissue. This causes most eyes to appears pink or red, and other tissues to take on other bizarre appearances, typically pale or white. The orange on the clownfish does appear to be slightly different, but Im not convinced its a lack of pigmentation. But cool nonetheless.
Albinism is not an absence of pigment but an absence of black pigment, melanine. The red eyes, devoid of melanine, is the tell tale sign of true albinism as opposed to xanthism or leucistism.
??? True Jake, but then how come albino animals (in general) dont have green, hazel, blue, etc, eyes? Always pink? The pink coloration is garnered from the blood vessel colration, correct? Now you have me thinking.
Albinism is the lack of all pigmentation. Not just melanin. (no e at the end, jake). The telltale red eyes come from blood, which is normally not visible due to pigmentation.
Come on you guys, do a quick wiki search before you try to erroneously correct someone. The absence of all pigment including melanin is leucism.
Jake is right!!!! And people, do your research before posting….
Hi guys, I was told on MOFIB, my pictures will have a copyright as soon as posted. Now I google albino clownfish and find this.
What must I say?
At this stage I dont really care about the copyrights. Guys like you creating the demand I need. As long as I can keep up with the demand. Still only 46 Albinos alive in the world!
The story continues. At IMACSA 2009 in Cape Town on the 23rd of October, the albinos will be shown to the public for the first time. Julian Sprung and Anthony Calfo will be also present at IMACSA 2009. I am going to announce my partner in the US for the sole distribution for the north american market.