Paring

[gil5280]

hey I have a true perc, I was thinking can I pair her off with an all black and wight clown

 

[scottallert]

double post srry

 

[scottallert]

yeah, make sure its larger or smaller

 

[lmecher]

Black and white are ocellaris, I don't know what the success rate is when crossing species. If your are looking for unusual pairing you could think about another perc. I have an onyx (perc) that is quite sweet looking. I'd research mixing species before pairing them up. I was going to pair my onyx with a black and white ocellaris but decided against it. I am getting another onyx and removing the black and white ocellaris. I am more interested in creating viable fry eventaully.

 

[gil5280]

I'm confused are all the black ones the same as the true percé wild caught?

 

[lmecher]

All black and white are ocellaris.
False percs are ocellaris.
only true percula, onyx, snowflake, wild caught or captive bred are percs.
I know it can be confusing, I think that these are named strangely just to confuse us more. lol

 

[lmecher]

Here are mine the black and white ocellaris and onyx perc that are soon to be separated. A good way to tell true and false percula's apart is the eyes. In true percs the eye is very bright orange (you can see in mine) in false or ocellaris the eyes are darker with no definable bright ornage.

 

[gil5280]

so if mine has darker eyes I can pair him up with one of the black and wights? Mine has some black on him

 

[gil5280]

ok I just woke him up to see (didn't look to happy LOL) she has orange eyes, way can I pair him up with

 

[lmecher]

If you have a true perc and you paired it with an ocellaris I am not sure if the offspring would be viable. If I am wrong I hope someone will correct me. I'd stay with a perc. In the photo I posted is my onyx (perc) it is still a juvinelle and is just starting to get it's 3rd stripe, it will get more black on it's body, an onyx is something you could consider, it would give you that different look and still be the same species.

 

[gil5280]

mine has the middle almost completly covered in black, I thought that he would get more as time went by? What else can I put there

 

[lmecher]

I don't understand what you are asking?

 

[gil5280]

What else other kind can I use?

 

[lmecher]

in my lowly opinion I would stay within the species. You should pair it with a perc. Some of the fancier ones comand mucho $$. You could try and pair it with an ocellaris but I would not, your call. I wish you luck

 

[subielover]

Post a pic.

 

[gil5280]

will do later tonight