Clown fish quiz!

Doma25 · 07/22/2010, 06:57 PM

I have one clown in my tank, and i want to add another however, i don't know if my clown is a percula or an occerleris or however you spell it. So let see you experts answer please on which species this clown is ! hear are a few pics

Dante_JoseCuerv · 07/22/2010, 06:59 PM

It looks like an ocellaris.

Agu · 07/22/2010, 07:28 PM

I suggest you post this question in the clownfish/anemone forum if you really need to know.

You'll also find info there about how to choose and add a second clownfish.

Reefman29 · 07/22/2010, 07:37 PM

Oscellaris, it has black stripes that outline the white

wrott · 07/22/2010, 07:59 PM

Looks to be an Ocellaris.
It really doesn't matter, Percs and Ocellaris interbreed. It would be cool to get a black Ocellaris (smallest possible--less than 2").

Jordani · 07/22/2010, 08:02 PM

Ocellaris

DylanC · 07/22/2010, 08:23 PM

Occellaris

Occellaris clowns have eleven dorsal spines while percula has only ten

cilyjr · 07/22/2010, 08:47 PM

true perc i am the only one voting this way i guess
really? true percs have much darker bars.
http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/ane...sfalseperc.htm

ludnix · 07/22/2010, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cilyjr

true perc i am the only one voting this way i guess
really? true percs have much darker bars.
http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/ane...sfalseperc.htm

The bars are pretty thin though, but I'm not sure. The color pattern isn't definitive in determining species though so it could go either way.

Here is what I consider to be a good picture of a percula.

The amount of black on the upper body seems more percula to me, but again the bars are pretty thin.

cilyjr · 07/22/2010, 09:03 PM

maybe, but dark tail dark bands on all fins. my ocelleris has none of that. not willing to change my vote yet

Doma25 · 07/23/2010, 05:30 AM

thanks for all the replies, what would be the best clownfish to add with him/her! i really want a pair!

Enyo · 07/23/2010, 06:02 AM

The best way to decipher them is by both the dorsal spines and eyes. As said before, Ocellaris have 11 spines and Percula 10. The trouble is that they are commonly hybridized so one must also look at the eyes. Percula generally have an orange iris that blends with the color of the fish and a black pupil. The opposite is true for Ocellaris.

best to just get an onyx and be done with it

sslak · 07/23/2010, 06:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefman29

Oscellaris, it has black stripes that outline the white

So do percula. In fact, percula are supposedly identified by thicker black borders...(along with number of dorsal spines)

I personally can't tell the difference most times, as my ORA ocellaris look very, very much like my friends true percula...the black bars look about equal. His has thin bars for a perc, and mine has thick bars compared to most ocellaris...there is variation in colors just like any other fish.

07/22/2010, 07:28 PM	#3
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	I suggest you post this question in the clownfish/anemone forum if you really need to know. You'll also find info there about how to choose and add a second clownfish. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

07/22/2010, 07:59 PM	#5
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	Looks to be an Ocellaris. It really doesn't matter, Percs and Ocellaris interbreed. It would be cool to get a black Ocellaris (smallest possible--less than 2"). __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

07/22/2010, 08:47 PM	#8
cilyjr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,683	true perc i am the only one voting this way i guess really? true percs have much darker bars. http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/ane...sfalseperc.htm __________________ Cls Current Tank Info: 180 inwall, 75 sump, 20lfrag, 3x lumen max elite w/250w radium 20k, recirc modded asm g-3, aqua controller apex,2x rw-20, 350lbs LR

07/22/2010, 09:03 PM	#10
cilyjr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,683	maybe, but dark tail dark bands on all fins. my ocelleris has none of that. not willing to change my vote yet __________________ Cls Current Tank Info: 180 inwall, 75 sump, 20lfrag, 3x lumen max elite w/250w radium 20k, recirc modded asm g-3, aqua controller apex,2x rw-20, 350lbs LR

07/23/2010, 05:30 AM	#11
Doma25 Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 153	thanks! thanks for all the replies, what would be the best clownfish to add with him/her! i really want a pair!

07/22/2010, 06:59 PM	#2
Dante_JoseCuerv Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sugar Grove, IL Posts: 1,214	It looks like an ocellaris.

07/22/2010, 07:37 PM	#4
Reefman29 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 610	Oscellaris, it has black stripes that outline the white

07/22/2010, 08:02 PM	#6
Jordani Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 228	Ocellaris

07/22/2010, 08:23 PM	#7
DylanC Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 56	Occellaris Occellaris clowns have eleven dorsal spines while percula has only ten

07/23/2010, 06:02 AM	#12
Enyo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 272	The best way to decipher them is by both the dorsal spines and eyes. As said before, Ocellaris have 11 spines and Percula 10. The trouble is that they are commonly hybridized so one must also look at the eyes. Percula generally have an orange iris that blends with the color of the fish and a black pupil. The opposite is true for Ocellaris. best to just get an onyx and be done with it

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