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Difference between true percs and false percs???

What is the difference between these 2 and how do you know if you have a true or false percula?

Percula Clownfish, Clown Anemonefish
(Amphiprion percula)
Photo by Rob Borycki
http://saltaquarium.about.com/librar...iclown_231.jpg http://z.about.com/d/saltaquarium/1/...nclown_400.JPG
Because of its name, Amphiprion percula, it is the True Percula Clownfish.
Typically orange in color with three white bars, with the middle bar having a forward-projecting bulge.
Has 10 (rarely 9) dorsal spines.
Usually has jet black margins of varied widths around its white bars, often of which can be rather thick.
Distribution of this species in nature: Northern Queensland and Melanesia (New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu).

False Percula, Ocellaris Clownfish
(Amphiprion ocellaris)
Photo by David Wade
http://saltaquarium.about.com/librar...eclown_400.JPG
Typically orange in color with three white bars, with the middle bar having a forward-projecting bulge.
Has 11 (rarely 10) dorsal spines.
The spinous (anterior) part of the dorsal fin is taller.
May have no black margins present, but most often has thin, never thick black margins around its white bars.
Distribution of this species in nature: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Andaman Sea), Indo-Malayan Archipelago, Philippines, northwestern Australia; coast of Southeast Asia northwards to the Ryukyu Islands.

bah... muck's got it.

So is that one on the left side a True or not?:question:

I believe the one on the left is a occelaris, most times the black band is more like a fine pencil line where on the percula it's more like a marker line.

Doug

hmmm I think Polygraph will do the job well =)

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Originally Posted by supersmile (Post 239666)

What is the difference between these 2 and how do you know if you have a true or false percula?

Price. True percs are usually a little bit more. Other than that, you'll never be able to tell IMO.

Not at all sure about this but....I was TOLD....... a true perc instinctively hosts and an occellaris may not at all. Just what I was told at a LFS.