True Percula Differences

Moosetache · 01/15/2008, 10:06 PM

Was looking on Drs. Foster and Smith page and under the true percula page there are three different kinds of true Percs....

1. Soloman Island
2. Papua New Guinnea
3. Indo-Pacific

My question is what the heck is the difference between them?

Moosetache · 01/15/2008, 10:44 PM

bump

greenmonkey51 · 01/15/2008, 10:44 PM

Just the different places they were collected. I'd avoid the Indo-Pacific since I don't like some of the things I've heard about them collecting.

LukFox · 01/16/2008, 12:03 AM

As far as appearance, the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Island perculas tend to get more black coloration. They can possibly end up with "onyx" coloration.

I got a WC pair from the Solomon Islands. The female developed into an onyx, while the male didn't develop black connecting any of the bars. So while it's not a sure thing that one from those locations is going to get more black, there's a higher chance.

Moosetache · 01/16/2008, 09:04 AM

OK, thanks for the updates.....so if I want more orange I should go with the Indo-Pacific (however the collections are questionable). At the LFS they unfortunately dont label them as where they come from.

PSam · 01/16/2008, 10:14 AM

my SI pair from foster & smith

01/15/2008, 10:06 PM	#1
Moosetache Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 552	True Percula Differences Was looking on Drs. Foster and Smith page and under the true percula page there are three different kinds of true Percs.... 1. Soloman Island 2. Papua New Guinnea 3. Indo-Pacific My question is what the heck is the difference between them?

01/16/2008, 10:14 AM	#6
PSam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,036	my SI pair from foster & smith __________________ ..no vemos las cosas como son las vemos como somos nosotros...

01/15/2008, 10:44 PM	#2
Moosetache Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 552	bump

01/15/2008, 10:44 PM	#3
greenmonkey51 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,092	Just the different places they were collected. I'd avoid the Indo-Pacific since I don't like some of the things I've heard about them collecting.

01/16/2008, 12:03 AM	#4
LukFox Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Los Gatos, CA Posts: 3,502	As far as appearance, the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Island perculas tend to get more black coloration. They can possibly end up with "onyx" coloration. I got a WC pair from the Solomon Islands. The female developed into an onyx, while the male didn't develop black connecting any of the bars. So while it's not a sure thing that one from those locations is going to get more black, there's a higher chance.

01/16/2008, 09:04 AM	#5
Moosetache Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 552	OK, thanks for the updates.....so if I want more orange I should go with the Indo-Pacific (however the collections are questionable). At the LFS they unfortunately dont label them as where they come from.