what kind of marroon is this?

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  1. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    Pisces23 Sea Dragon

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    i don't notice anything different between that fish and the maroon i have...
    my maroon's stripes have become more gold in color as he's aged...
     
  4. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Maroon Clowns are famous for "designer striping" - unpredictabably shaped bars and/or bars reduced to dots and patches.

    Much more then other clowns.

    Look at any group of maroons and you will usually see ones with different stripes or bars.

    Some oddly striped maroons will be sold for far more then normally colored ones.

    Looks like yours has unusual spots instead of stripe on tail.
     
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    Its a gold strip maroon clown
     
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    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    sorry i'll put up a photo that shows what i'm curious about better.it has a defined bright orange outline.i did'nt notice that the last stripe was'nt solid till you mentioned the 2 dots and its very dark.darker than i've ever seen.maybe omard is right about it just being a typical marroon that has different marks.
     
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    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    ok so i got what i think is a good pic, i would also like to know if the markings on it mean that it has some sort of disease. i have never seen these types of markings on any of the maroon's i have looked up.
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    also, i think its swim bladder may be deflating because it keeps swimming upside down.
     
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    Put the Bong down and step away and just say no ! !!!!!!
     
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    lmao, thats too funny tangster, too funny lmao
     
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    I recently watched a show on Discovery, about giving spiders different drugs (Lsd, Thc, Alcohol, etc) to see what effect it would have on web-building.

    They did build some pretty bizzare creations.

    Maybe some is getting in tank. ;D

    Wonder if anyone has thought of doing to fish to see effect. Swimming upside down just might be one --- Of course effect on owner could certainly result in seeing the above. :p