got my picasso pair today

jhritz · 10/30/2009, 10:37 AM

they arived about 10:00am this morning. sorry about the quality of the pics, there not the greatest, but this is immediately after aclimation, tank lights are still off, had to use the camera flash. ill try to get some more up when the lights come on.

ser_renely · 10/30/2009, 10:40 AM

nice.... look nice...are they small?

Aren't they Picasso's not Picasson???

jhritz · 10/30/2009, 10:44 AM

thanks for bringing that to my attention haha LMAO, yeah deffinately PICASSO not PICASSON. typographical error, fixed now.

and yes they are small, about 6 months old. approx. 1" long

mtothet · 10/30/2009, 10:46 AM

Very nice, I am hoping to get a pair one day

wogga · 10/30/2009, 10:49 AM

When you say pair, I assume you just mean two of them. I was under the impression that reproductive pair bonds didn't develop until at least late juvenile stage. Am I completely maledcuated?

ser_renely · 10/30/2009, 10:53 AM

pair, probably not mated since they are so young.

how much they run you?

gordon2726 · 10/30/2009, 11:30 AM

great looking picasso.

Toddrtrex · 10/30/2009, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by wogga

When you say pair, I assume you just mean two of them. I was under the impression that reproductive pair bonds didn't develop until at least late juvenile stage. Am I completely maledcuated?

While there aren't any hard and fast rules, there are some generally accepted terms.

Pair === two clowns
Bonded pair === two clowns that have been together for "a while" but haven't spawned.
Mated pair === two clowns that regularly spawn.

"A while", in my eyes would be anything after 6 months or so.

nomadnumber29 · 10/30/2009, 11:49 AM

Definately post more pics once they are a bit more acclimated!

jhritz · 10/30/2009, 11:54 AM

I mean pair as in 2 juviniles. they cost me $100 for the pair.

and i will try to get some more pictures up tonight. i want to let them settle down for a little bit, they are very busy exploring.

thi7b · 10/30/2009, 12:12 PM

are these grade a or b

davocean · 10/30/2009, 12:14 PM

That's a nice looking pair, especially for $100!

solitude127 · 10/30/2009, 12:34 PM

WOW. that's a great price. Did you buy it from a LFS or online?

wogga · 10/30/2009, 01:05 PM

Nice looking fish.
Thanks for the clarification, Todd.

iFisch · 10/30/2009, 03:32 PM

Doni's Grade "B"?

ser_renely · 10/30/2009, 04:18 PM

grade A or B? what does that mean?

solitude127 · 10/30/2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ser_renely

grade A or B? what does that mean?

The amount of white on the fish, I think.

iFisch · 10/30/2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by solitude127

The amount of white on the fish, I think.

Here you go:

http://donisreef.com/examples.html

superman100 · 10/30/2009, 06:52 PM

very nice fish

jhritz · 10/30/2009, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by iFisch

Doni's Grade "B"?

that is CORRECT! Good Eye

these are a pair of Doni's Grade B picassos. purchased from her website donisreef.com

Would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone looking for picassos. i was 100% satisfied doing business with her. very helpful and accomodating. and great quality fish!

IMO i would rather do business with a fellow hobbyist instead of a retailer (such as ORA).

iFisch · 10/31/2009, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by jhritz

that is CORRECT! Good Eye

these are a pair of Doni's Grade B picassos. purchased from her website donisreef.com

Would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone looking for picassos. i was 100% satisfied doing business with her. very helpful and accomodating. and great quality fish!

IMO i would rather do business with a fellow hobbyist instead of a retailer (such as ORA).

I only knew, because 1) ORA doesn't sell Picasso's that cheap. 2) They don't look quite as good as Doni's. 3) You gave it away with the price.

lietz06 · 10/31/2009, 01:01 PM

They look awesome!

jhritz · 10/31/2009, 10:38 PM

finally got some more pictures to post:

the last one is a top down shot while they were still in acclimation, just to show the patterns.

jhritz · 11/05/2009, 12:54 AM

just thought i'd post some more pics for those interested. it's been a week now, clowns are doing great.

scottwhitson · 11/05/2009, 02:58 AM

I can say that Doni's clowns are great. I have two grade "A" Picasso's and they have been doing great. I will say don't put them in a tank where there are very many fish or with fish that are agressive. We put them in our 75 gallon reef tank and they immediately hid under the same rock that our pistol shrimp and orange-spotted goby lived. They didn't come out for quite a while so we tore apart the tank to rescue them and had to move them to our 40 breeder that had a pair of ocellaris in it and move the ocellaris to the 75. They are now happily hosting in a bubble tip anemone and only come out of it a few inches at most to eat.

10/30/2009, 10:40 AM	#2
ser_renely Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,820	nice.... look nice...are they small? Aren't they Picasso's not Picasson??? __________________ RIP: Osc. Clown - Ammonia, YW GobY - overflow, YW Goby - Pistol shrimp, Firefish - acclimation. 5 Fire fish - pistol shrimp, Mandarin - Pistol shrimp!!!!! Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 15g sump/fuge,Tunze 9010 skimmer, Reefbreeders Photon 16" - 2 Osc. Clowns,2 Lyretail Anthias, Blue Chromis, mp20, mp10....another DAMN pistol shrimp!

10/30/2009, 10:49 AM	#5
wogga Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 107	When you say pair, I assume you just mean two of them. I was under the impression that reproductive pair bonds didn't develop until at least late juvenile stage. Am I completely maledcuated? __________________ -Colin

10/30/2009, 10:53 AM	#6
ser_renely Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,820	pair, probably not mated since they are so young. how much they run you? __________________ RIP: Osc. Clown - Ammonia, YW GobY - overflow, YW Goby - Pistol shrimp, Firefish - acclimation. 5 Fire fish - pistol shrimp, Mandarin - Pistol shrimp!!!!! Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 15g sump/fuge,Tunze 9010 skimmer, Reefbreeders Photon 16" - 2 Osc. Clowns,2 Lyretail Anthias, Blue Chromis, mp20, mp10....another DAMN pistol shrimp!

10/30/2009, 11:49 AM	#9
nomadnumber29 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: florida Posts: 183	Definately post more pics once they are a bit more acclimated! __________________ And you thought it was safe to go back into the water! Current Tank Info: 140 gal

10/30/2009, 12:14 PM	#12
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	That's a nice looking pair, especially for $100! __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

10/30/2009, 10:44 AM	#3
jhritz Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: PA Posts: 51	thanks for bringing that to my attention haha LMAO, yeah deffinately PICASSO not PICASSON. typographical error, fixed now. and yes they are small, about 6 months old. approx. 1" long

10/30/2009, 10:46 AM	#4
mtothet Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 56	Very nice, I am hoping to get a pair one day

10/30/2009, 11:30 AM	#7
gordon2726 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rowland Heights, So Cal Posts: 594	great looking picasso.

10/30/2009, 11:54 AM	#10
jhritz Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: PA Posts: 51	I mean pair as in 2 juviniles. they cost me $100 for the pair. and i will try to get some more pictures up tonight. i want to let them settle down for a little bit, they are very busy exploring.

10/30/2009, 12:12 PM	#11
thi7b Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 274	are these grade a or b

10/30/2009, 12:34 PM	#13
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	WOW. that's a great price. Did you buy it from a LFS or online? __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

10/30/2009, 01:05 PM	#14
wogga Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 107	Nice looking fish. Thanks for the clarification, Todd. __________________ -Colin

10/30/2009, 03:32 PM	#15
iFisch Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: FL Posts: 3,068	Doni's Grade "B"?

10/30/2009, 04:18 PM	#16
ser_renely Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,820	grade A or B? what does that mean? __________________ RIP: Osc. Clown - Ammonia, YW GobY - overflow, YW Goby - Pistol shrimp, Firefish - acclimation. 5 Fire fish - pistol shrimp, Mandarin - Pistol shrimp!!!!! Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 15g sump/fuge,Tunze 9010 skimmer, Reefbreeders Photon 16" - 2 Osc. Clowns,2 Lyretail Anthias, Blue Chromis, mp20, mp10....another DAMN pistol shrimp!

10/30/2009, 06:52 PM	#19
superman100 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 50	very nice fish

10/31/2009, 01:01 PM	#22
lietz06 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: alamogordo, nm Posts: 91	They look awesome!

11/05/2009, 02:58 AM	#25
scottwhitson Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lewiston, Idaho Posts: 1,395	I can say that Doni's clowns are great. I have two grade "A" Picasso's and they have been doing great. I will say don't put them in a tank where there are very many fish or with fish that are agressive. We put them in our 75 gallon reef tank and they immediately hid under the same rock that our pistol shrimp and orange-spotted goby lived. They didn't come out for quite a while so we tore apart the tank to rescue them and had to move them to our 40 breeder that had a pair of ocellaris in it and move the ocellaris to the 75. They are now happily hosting in a bubble tip anemone and only come out of it a few inches at most to eat.