Is it possible for a True and False Perc to mate?

[Civicman86]

I have a true and false and they seemed to be paired. Constantly together! They are new to the tank so I dont expect mating to happen anytime soon, but if it is possible, I can see it happening and I would like to be succesful at raising them.

What is green water?'

TIA

 

[Civicman86]

Here is the little guys...

 

[Civicman86]

no one?

 

[cmor1701d]

... and then you would be raising "Maybe Clowns"?
Actually both of your clowns appear to be False (A. ocellaris) . Check my gallery for a photo of A. percula.

 

[AMANIQU77]

I hate to burst your bubble but none of those are true percs. Both are oscelaris or false percs. That's probably why no one was responding. But being that I too am a learning individual here at the forum, here's my response.

 

[lando]

I have to agree. Both look like false percs to me. A closer pic of each would help.
As far as the "green water"...what do you mean? I have heard DT's photoplankton refered to as green water. Is this what you mean?
www.dtplankton.com

 

[Civicman86]

Hmm one is darker and around the eyes it seems more shaded unlikle the bigger one that is all orange with the black eye. Ill try to get a close pic if I can tomorrow. I was under the impression that if there was a dark area around the eyes, it was a good indication that it was a true perc.

Either way it really doesnt matter to me if they are true or not. I just want to know if they will/chance of breeding

 

[Macrosill]

You can tell a false from a true by the shading of the black line next to the white stripe. A False has a distinct thin black line. A True has a black line that fades into the orange. A better picture would help.

Brian

 

[Civicman86]

Ok here are some pics. Sorry they move to quick for a really nice shot. The small one seems to fade the black into the orange.

 

[lando]

Both look like ocellaris clowns to me.

 

[Civicman86]

How do you tell the difference between the Ocellaris and the Perc?

 

[Macrosill]

Ocellaris is a False and a Percula is a True.

 

[cmor1701d]

If you looked in my gallery that I linked above you would have seen a True Perc.

Here's a photo of my True perculas: Notice the distinct black markings as opposed to the thin black lines of the False clown.

 

[Fluff]

Dustin, I agree with the rest of them. They do both look like false perc/occelaris clowns to me.

 

[tcarola154]

out of curiousity... do you think a true and a false could ever mate if they were together?

 

[Civicman86]

Ok cool, I did look at the galleries and pics of the true percs, but I was not sure even at a young age (mine is only maybe .5'' long) that they would show such distinct coloration. My small one is alot darker in the body than the bigger one which I bleived to be a false perc.