a fast question about true perculas

[eddiesamuil]

how big they have to be in order to mate and breed? both the male and the female.

 

[mscarpena]

It's more of an age than a size thing. They should be about 2-2.5 years old.

 

[eddiesamuil]

Originally Posted by mscarpena
It's more of an age than a size thing. They should be about 2-2.5 years old.
and how could you tell the age?

 

[larryndana]

i only really see them for sale at a couple months old.

 

[eddiesamuil]

but how could I really know, how big usually?

 

[ice4ice]

The maximum size they get is about 4 inches.

 

[eddiesamuil]

Originally Posted by Ice4Ice
The maximum size they get is about 4 inches.
no I was trying to say how could you know the age :thinking:

 

[larryndana]

you may want to talk to someone who raises them, i think bang guy does he is a mod here.

 

[viper_930]

It's impossible to be sure of the age of a clownfish by its size.
You can just get a pair and let them grow. It'll take at least a few months for even a mature mated pair to settle in and restart breeding anyways.

 

[bang guy]

This is an interesting question because even though Percula Clownfish never stop growing, they grow so slow that it's impossible to tell age by the size. I have seen a few 25 year old Percula but I have never seen one longer than about 2.5 inches.
It takes Percula 2 or 3 years to mature, more toward the 3 year point for most.

 

[larryndana]

at what point are they sold when they are aquacultured? one or two months?

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by larryndana
at what point are they sold when they are aquacultured? one or two months?
Typically Percula don't reach saleable size until they are 8 - 10 months old. That's one reason why they are more expensive than Ocellaris. Ocellaris reach 3/4" in 4 - 6 months.

 

[eddiesamuil]

thank you guys, so to summarize that ,, mmm there is no really a possible way of telling the age :notsure: :thinking:

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by Eddiesamuil
thank you guys, so to summarize that ,, mmm there is no really a possible way of telling the age :notsure: :thinking:
You need to know the date they hatched. This is possible with an aquacultured batch.

 

[larryndana]

Originally Posted by Bang Guy
Typically Percula don't reach saleable size until they are 8 - 10 months old. That's one reason why they are more expensive than Ocellaris. Ocellaris reach 3/4" in 4 - 6 months.
thanks.