Picasso Clownfish Variation Questions

[Zakary2003]

Hello everyone. My family has always had reef tanks, and I've always loved the clownfish. Now that I've moved out, I'm setting up my own nano reef and want to get a pair of picasso clowns as I think they look pretty neat. However, it seems like choosing a clownfish is a complicated process and I have a few questions about what the different types of picasso clownfish are.
Firstly, what does it mean for a picasso clownfish to be an ORA clown? Is that just who produced it, or is it a totally different line of picassos? Is there a significant difference?
Secondly, what does the grade refer to? I've seen some listed as grade A or grade B and others listed as premium but some of the grade Bs look better to me than grade As or premiums, so I don't understand what the difference is.
Finally, I've noticed some, like the premium ones pictured on ORA's website, have more black than others. I want one with lots of black on it like the ORA one pictured here:

The ones I have seen in person look more like this, with less black:

Is the black a trait older clownfish develop, or is it specific to the ORA and/or higher grade clownfish? How can I tell if a clown will develop this black or not? I personally prefer the look of the ones with more black and would be willing to pay extra and/or order online.
Bonus question: does anyone know a place I can go online to find WYSIWYG clownfish like the picasso clowns to take out some of the guesswork?

 

[littlefoxx]

Hello everyone. My family has always had reef tanks, and I've always loved the clownfish. Now that I've moved out, I'm setting up my own nano reef and want to get a pair of picasso clowns as I think they look pretty neat. However, it seems like choosing a clownfish is a complicated process and I have a few questions about what the different types of picasso clownfish are.
Firstly, what does it mean for a picasso clownfish to be an ORA clown? Is that just who produced it, or is it a totally different line of picassos? Is there a significant difference?
Secondly, what does the grade refer to? I've seen some listed as grade A or grade B and others listed as premium but some of the grade Bs look better to me than grade As or premiums, so I don't understand what the difference is.
Finally, I've noticed some, like the premium ones pictured on ORA's website, have more black than others. I want one with lots of black on it like the ORA one pictured here:

The ones I have seen in person look more like this, with less black:

Is the black a trait older clownfish develop, or is it specific to the ORA and/or higher grade clownfish? How can I tell if a clown will develop this black or not? I personally prefer the look of the ones with more black and would be willing to pay extra and/or order online.
Bonus question: does anyone know a place I can go online to find WYSIWYG clownfish like the picasso clowns to take out some of the guesswork?

Cultivated reef where you are seeing the grades is a good place to get clowns! The grades refer to how they look. For example Ive got a grade A Picasso! She has more white and none of her orange stripes connect at all. A grade b would have the orange connecting. As far as the black developing thats up to the clowns dna. They could get thicker lines or thinner. Each is different. My grade A Picasso looks like this! Her male is a black snowflake grade B since he has more black. Ive noticed the higher grades have more white on the fish, thats usually the difference.