Strange 'orange skunk' clowns

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  1. DannyT

    DannyT Plankton

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    Hi Guys ( & Gals) !

    I recently bought a pair of clowns from a well-known U.K pet store called 'Pets at Home' - they were marked as 'orange skunk clowns' . Now the weird thing is , after doing some investigating online these seem different from orange skunk clowns in that they not only have the white stripe that runs down the spine from the head but they ALSO have the vertical 'head bar' . They are also psychotically agressive and are terrorising my yellow-tailed damsels :eek: is it possible that these may be some sort of hybrid between orange skunks and another member of the clown family ? Thanks for your help ,

    Dan
     
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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    look like these right
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  4. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    i think you probably got pink skunk clowns although some of the pinks are orange too
     
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    cement_skis Sea Dragon

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    Sounds about right to me, Ive seen both pink and orange skunks as described. Personally, I prefer the pink ones.
     
  6. DannyT

    DannyT Plankton

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    skunks

    thanks for the quick reply guys - yep they look just like the ones in that photo colour and marking-wise although their head/face shape looks a bit more 'pugnacious' not so smoothly rounded . I put the damsels in last as I heard they're the more territorial but they're definately having the rougher time of it at the moment :eek: