Wild Caught Clownfish Pairs

[Coralcrave]

Anyone have a good source to purchase wild clownfish paid for breeding?

 

[Flippers4pups]

Wild clowns are very rare, as most now are captive bred.

Let's see what others say. A

 

[ThePurple12]

iBluewater has some wild pairs. A bit overpriced, though.

CLOWNFISH

We have a good collection of captive bred, as well as hand-collected, Anemonefish, also known as Clown fish. Juveniles, sub-adults, and adults; plus bonded and breeding pairs of most types of Clown...

www.ibluewater.com

 

[SpSDrew]

NY Aquatics gets some in every now and then. I picked up a pair of Red Sea clowns off them this spring

 

[kkoranda]

Why would you want a wild caught pair vs a captive bred pair?

 

[ThRoewer]

Why would you want a wild caught pair vs a captive bred pair?

Because most captive-bred are deformed mutants with unknown lineage. For breeding wild forms of Anemonefish I would always prefer wild-caught specimens of which I know where they were collected.

As for where to find them - around here we are lucky enough to have a number of stores that regularly have wild-caught Anemonefish, sometimes even such rare species as Whitemargin latifasciatus from Madagascar.
Usually, LFS still can get wild caught Anemonefish, you may just have to ask for them if they don't normally order them from their wholesaler(s).

 

[Coralcrave]

Because most captive-bred are deformed mutants with unknown lineage. For breeding wild forms of Anemonefish I would always prefer wild-caught specimens of which I know where they were collected.

As for where to find them - around here we are lucky enough to have a number of stores that regularly have wild-caught Anemonefish, sometimes even such rare species as Whitemargin latifasciatus from Madagascar.
Usually, LFS still can get wild caught Anemonefish, you may just have to ask for them if they don't normally order them from their wholesaler(s).

Where are you located? Which stores in your area carry them? Might ask them to ship me some. Thanks.