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supersmile 03-08-2007 07:39 PM

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?

Midknight 03-08-2007 07:40 PM

One lies a lot?

muck 03-08-2007 08:07 PM

  • 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.

OCDP 03-08-2007 08:07 PM

bah... muck's got it.

BlueNWhite 03-08-2007 08:37 PM

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

BCOrchidGuy 03-08-2007 08:40 PM

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

bubblepuffer 03-08-2007 09:26 PM

hmmm I think Polygraph will do the job well =)

mr_alberta 03-08-2007 10:18 PM

Quote:

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.

X-Treme 03-08-2007 11:38 PM

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.


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