Eulogy for the Mother of all Lightning Clownfish

[Reef Builders]

The Lightning Maroon Clownfish is a wild strain of Premnas biaculeatus that took the world by storm when it was first discovered. Only two specimens were ever collected from Fisherman Island a short distance from Papua New Guinea’s capital of Port Moresby, garnering worldwide attention when the saltwater aquarium world learned of its existence. It is…
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[Angeleyes reefraf]

Awww. They are beautiful. Never seen these. Ty for sharing.

 

[andrewkw]

I never thought I'd be telling some of my fish their grandma died

Sad news, but it really is amazing how many offspring she produced.

 

[GlassMunky]

I wonder how old she was? Or at least how long she was alive in captivity....

 

[radiata]

Rest in Peace mom-of-many ~~~ thanks for the DNA!

 

[Tired]

That's too bad, but I bet she'd be proud if she understood what she accomplished. The goal of any individual animal is to continue the species, preferably members of the species with one's own genetics. I'd bet good money she'll continue to have direct descendents for as long as people still keep reef aquariums.