There is simply nothing “new” to report.  This is how clownfish breeding can go sometimes…you wait, and wait, and wait, and wait.  At the request of Anderson, I needed to take some pictures today.  A couple pictures of a large Maroon Clownfish with dark barring had surfaced on the internet, and he asked if I had seen them.  Well, the “Labrador Maroon Clown” from Frank and Mary here in Duluth fits that description perfectly.  I believe this darkening of the bars is one of the few possible changes that happens as Maroons reach uncommonly older ages (another common stripe change is the loss of the stripes).
Getting a good picture of the dark barred Maroon that is currently lurking outside the Lighting Maroon’s cage was beyond difficult, as the Labrador has been rearraning the tank for the past couple days and is refusing to come out and pose.  So, two updates tonight.  In this one, a photo spread of the Labrador Maroon, as best as I could get…