Clowns - true or false percula?

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by karmic whimsy, Oct 10, 2008.

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  1. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    I don't know much about true/false perculas. I based my opinion by some of the factors in the link I put up. If it were in a tank full of false perculas, I'd guess almost positive false. There is a chance that a true was accidentally sent or, a true accidentally mixed in by the lfs. If I were raising false percs, I probably would have started with a pair of false. Not really much chance of getting a true mixed in. Not really sure how the operation really works but, that's how I would do it.
     
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  2. Froc3

    Froc3 Fire Goby

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    i'd say false.
     
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  3. morau89

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    lol, how can it be a poll? it is not opinion related. it is either one or the other. Based on the characteristics seen in the picture this is a false percula.
     
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  4. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    On the contrary. It's very opinion related. I say false, that's my opinion. Some have said true, that's their opinion. Some opinions may be stronger than others;).
     
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  5. morau89

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    ok i guess i just do not to see the evidence that would suggest otherwise. Would someone that thinks that this is a true percula care to support their so-called "opinion"? lol i am only kidding
     
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  6. karmic whimsy

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    That's not a bad request! What makes you all think that it is one or the other? Why false? Why true?
     
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  7. karmic whimsy

    karmic whimsy Astrea Snail

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    Well, after looking at about a zillion clown fish photos, I've pretty much decided he's a false percula. I can't count the spines in his dorsal fin, but he has very thin black lines surrounding his white bands.
     
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  8. geekdafied

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    The only TRUE difference between Occellaris and Percula is, the Percula is Western Pacific, and the Occellaris is Eastern Pacific. Every other thing out there overlaps. If the fish came from a tank full of them, more then likely it came from a hatchery, so theres no telling what it is because the parents could have been a mix of both. Just because it was darker then the rest of them, doesnt mean anything. In group of hatched eggs from the same parents, you can get your standard clown, onyx clown, picasso clown. The onyx and picasso are genetic deformities that can happen in any egg clutch. The more the fish were inbred, the more deformities you can get.
     
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  9. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    These are 2 perfect examples of each species.

    True Percula
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    Ocellaris
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  10. sostoudt

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    i think its false

    however im posting to say it looks like it has some ich on it near the back, maybe its just a bad pic but look into it.
     
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