Clowns - true or false percula?

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  1. R34dawn

    R34dawn Ocellaris Clown

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    Lmao! true or false I already have one, and that's all I be keeping don't need any more...lol
     
    R34dawn, Oct 10, 2008
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  2. gazog

    gazog Kole Tang

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    Looks like a false to me too.
     
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  3. karmic whimsy

    karmic whimsy Astrea Snail

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    I think it must be a bad pic. After taking a close look at him just now, he seems spot-free...
     
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  4. PumaKrieg

    PumaKrieg Flamingo Tongue

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    easily false, no question....
     
    PumaKrieg, Oct 11, 2008
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  5. PumaKrieg

    PumaKrieg Flamingo Tongue

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    also geek you are wrong, they are two entirely different species, Amphiprion percula vs Amphiprion ocellaris, although yes they are from a common relative, however mutations occured from a common ancestor that lead to two different species, similar to that of us and apes.
     
    PumaKrieg, Oct 11, 2008
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  6. BloodyShirt

    BloodyShirt Fire Worm

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    not an opinion.. pfft.. lets pull some DNA and send it to the lab.. at that point it will no longer be an opinion
     
    BloodyShirt, Oct 12, 2008
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  7. R34dawn

    R34dawn Ocellaris Clown

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    Yeah! send it to Dr. Howell....lmao
     
    R34dawn, Oct 12, 2008
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  8. BloodyShirt

    BloodyShirt Fire Worm

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    The Fish Whisperer? wtf? :confused:
     
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  9. Phayes

    Phayes Aiptasia Anemone

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    Definitely a false perc. 99% of True perculas have very thick black bands, sometimes even connecting from one to the other, while the false percs have very thin. You can go by the "counting the doral spines" method, but often it is much quicker and easier just to examine the black bands.
     
    Phayes, Oct 13, 2008
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  10. aquanoob

    aquanoob Plankton

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    I am having the EXACT same problem. (I found that link earlier while trying to find the answer to this question) I have a larger darker female with a lot of black on her fins and a smaller lighter male with only a small band of black on his (both fish have thin black outlines on thier white stripes) and they don't seem to be bonding at all. I'm wondering if they are different species, and IF SO, will they pair up and mate anyway, or not?
     
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