Two Percula or not - Aquarium Advice

easyian · 12-22-2004, 02:16 AM

I bought a pair of clowns about a year ago and was told that they were tank raised true percs. Well I have always been kind of skeptical that they may be O clowns. I bought Robert Fenners book and was kind of relieved when on page 275 he has a picture of two clowns hosting an anemone and identifies them as percs. That picture looks exactly like my clowns. Now confusion sets in when I grabbed the January '05 issue of Tropical Fish hobbyist. They have an article about clowns and their hosts and in it they identify a similar looking clown as an ocellaris. So now if I go one step further and look on this page http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...27&TopCatId=27 my fish looks more like what they describe as an O clown. Would somebody be able to tell me how to establish the difference between these two species. Just so I can set my mind at ease as to which type of clown resides in my tank.

Thanks
Ian

easyian · 12-22-2004, 02:38 AM

Ok here is a pic of one of them

luntiz · 12-22-2004, 03:45 AM

Looks like an Ocellaris to me.

bill0298 · 12-22-2004, 04:24 AM

me too.....

dralarms · 12-22-2004, 08:30 AM

Ok O looked at the link and the only diff. I can see is a littel coloration, the Perc. looks more oragne than red, and the Ocellaris looks a little more red than orange. The markings appear to be the same. Is this a correct observation?

quarryshark · 12-22-2004, 02:29 PM

I vote Ocellaris also, but I can see where you are confused. Its a tough call.
I have read somewhere with [acronym:e0420797a5="Tank Raised"]TR[/acronym:e0420797a5] clowns, there has been some inbreeding between the 2.
Maybe you have a mutt.

Phyl · 12-22-2004, 04:11 PM

The big difference that I notice between these two species is that the the O. (false perc) generally have thin stark black lines between the stripes. The True Perc has more of a smudgey thick black line between the stripes. My True Percs have a lot of smudgey black on them. Yours looks like an O to me.

spongeynip · 12-29-2004, 06:56 PM

sorry, but it looks like an O clown. My [acronym:3615199830="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:3615199830] used to sell "true percs", but the coloration is different alot in adulthood. Now they finally changed it to ocellarises... Dont worry, it got some 2, and there just as good

cmor1701d · 12-29-2004, 11:54 PM

I agree that it looks like an O clown. Take a look at my gallery for pics of true perc.

12-22-2004, 02:16 AM	#1
easyian Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 206 Images: 3	Two Percula or not I bought a pair of clowns about a year ago and was told that they were tank raised true percs. Well I have always been kind of skeptical that they may be O clowns. I bought Robert Fenners book and was kind of relieved when on page 275 he has a picture of two clowns hosting an anemone and identifies them as percs. That picture looks exactly like my clowns. Now confusion sets in when I grabbed the January '05 issue of Tropical Fish hobbyist. They have an article about clowns and their hosts and in it they identify a similar looking clown as an ocellaris. So now if I go one step further and look on this page http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...27&TopCatId=27 my fish looks more like what they describe as an O clown. Would somebody be able to tell me how to establish the difference between these two species. Just so I can set my mind at ease as to which type of clown resides in my tank. Thanks Ian

12-22-2004, 03:45 AM	#3
luntiz Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 272	Looks like an Ocellaris to me. __________________ The Tank 50 Gallon Acrylic Tank (36x15x20) 85lbs Fiji Live Rock Barebottom (4) Maxi-Jet 900 (230gph) Awaiting 2 MJ1200s Lighting (1) 250W 10,000K Aqualine Aquamedic HQI Hanging Pendant (5) LED Moonlights Live Stock (2) Pink Skunk Clownfishes Goldstripped Maroon Clownfish Yellow Eye Kole Tang Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish

12-22-2004, 08:30 AM	#5
dralarms Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Athens, TN. Posts: 3,024	Ok O looked at the link and the only diff. I can see is a littel coloration, the Perc. looks more oragne than red, and the Ocellaris looks a little more red than orange. The markings appear to be the same. Is this a correct observation? __________________ Gerald Vote for AquariumAdvice

12-22-2004, 04:11 PM	#7
Phyl Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,107 Images: 30	The big difference that I notice between these two species is that the the O. (false perc) generally have thin stark black lines between the stripes. The True Perc has more of a smudgey thick black line between the stripes. My True Percs have a lot of smudgey black on them. Yours looks like an O to me. __________________ Phyllis Join the NJ Reef Club Today! Saving the world's reefs one living room at a time! Next meeting: Eric Borneman, Dana Riddle, & Charles Mazel on October 25, 2008

12-29-2004, 06:56 PM	#8
spongeynip Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Florida USA Posts: 83	percs sorry, but it looks like an O clown. My [acronym:3615199830="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:3615199830] used to sell "true percs", but the coloration is different alot in adulthood. Now they finally changed it to ocellarises... Dont worry, it got some 2, and there just as good __________________ Before you do it, remember, its only legal in 48 states... Visit my site at spongeynip.sp.funpic.org/2.0.9/phpBB2

12-22-2004, 02:38 AM	#2
easyian Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 206 Images: 3	Ok here is a pic of one of them

12-22-2004, 04:24 AM	#4
bill0298 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Oklahoma City OK Posts: 85 Images: 4	me too.....

12-22-2004, 02:29 PM	#6
quarryshark Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,377 Images: 53	I vote Ocellaris also, but I can see where you are confused. Its a tough call. I have read somewhere with [acronym:e0420797a5="Tank Raised"]TR[/acronym:e0420797a5] clowns, there has been some inbreeding between the 2. Maybe you have a mutt.

12-29-2004, 11:54 PM	#9
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,927 Images: 43	I agree that it looks like an O clown. Take a look at my gallery for pics of true perc. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

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