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clarkiiboi

clarkiiboi

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Easiest way for me is to look at the middle (mid-body) white band, if it slants slightly backwards and extends onto the rear part of the dorsal fin---sebae. Usually the seabae has 2 white bands and the clarkii has a 3rd band (small) at the caudal peduncle (tail). Here is a few pics, first sebae 2nd clarkii. HTH
 
overanalyzer

overanalyzer

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Originally posted by
michael21
alright i see a 3rd band at the tail on both my fish which would lead me to believe both are clarkii right ?
yup! Plus check hte body shape. The picture above you can seen how the sebae has the longer slimmer shape while hte clarkii gets a bit fulelr inthe body.
 
sheracr123

sheracr123

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OK... then what are these. They were sold to me as Black Perc's. I have seen some pics where juv. percs look different from adult percs.
Thanks
Mendee
 
ty_05_f

ty_05_f

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wow thats hard to tell. Here is a picture of the black perc, but it doesnt look like a perc. It looks more like the sebae.
 
bdhough

bdhough

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Its a black perc, but could be a black saddleback. There are quite a few different types of clowns out there and its easy to confuse them. The only way to tell true and false perc is to count the spins in the top fin. Differ by 1...
 
clarkiiboi

clarkiiboi

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Originally posted by
michael21
alright i see a 3rd band at the tail on both my fish which would lead me to believe both are clarkii right ?
As long as the mid body stripe does not extend out then most likely. (though my sebae does have a 3rd one, but its shape and mid body stripe give him away).
 
sheracr123

sheracr123

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Ok... Mine look EXACTLY like the juv's in the pic TY-05 posted. Are there diffrent types of true percs? I found another pic of true black percs that are shaped just like a perc and are strictly black and white. No orange around the face.
Thanks for all the help!
Mendee
 
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