ID - A. frenatus or A barberi?

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Magicj
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ID - A. frenatus or A barberi? - Wednesday, February 4, 2015 4:32 AM
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Hi
 
I was hoping to get an ID on this clown please - I have ruled out A. melanopus at this stage as it doesn't have black pelvic or anal fins.
 
I am thinking A. frenatus or A barberi.
 
Unfortunately, I don't know where it was collected from.
 

 
Thanks

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Re:ID - A. frenatus or A barberi? - Wednesday, February 4, 2015 8:50 AM
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It looks like my A. frenatus babies.  I offer no official ID though as I have no experience raising A. barberi
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Re:ID - A. frenatus or A barberi? - Saturday, February 7, 2015 11:49 PM
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Hard to say with absolute certainty, particularly since in your neck of the woods it could also be juvenile A. rubrocinctus. This is a great example of why buying a fish without a name or ID is a terribly bad idea; I simply cannot say with 100% certainty what it is.  You don't even know if it's captive bred or wild caught for that matter.
 
That said, I would lean towards the Tomato as well, A. frenatus.  A. barberi really doesn't have much of anything in the way of black edging on the headstripe compared to A. frenatus, and yes, A. melanopus would/should have black pelvics.  For some further consideration, visit - http://www.reef2rainfores...omato-complex-part-6d/

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Re:ID - A. frenatus or A barberi? - Monday, February 9, 2015 2:52 AM
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Thanks Matt. Totally agree about the ID before purchase - this was a photo posted by a member on a local forum who had little idea as to what it was.
 
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