true or false...whats the fiff in perc's?

treybomb

Active Member
imo trues look better than false.... trues get more black inbetween strips and false/ocellaris dont get black
 

thegrog

Active Member
the "false" (aka ocellaris) clowns also have more dorsal spines. Usually 9 or 10 to a perculas 7 or 8. Personally, I have never been able to count as they both swim and move too much to do so. So, Perculas have more black......and IMO are more pretty.
 

nyfisherman

Member
I think it's said that the true percs have less spines in the dorsal fin and they have narrower tails. The False percs have a more paddle type tail.
 
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thomas712

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Amphiprion ocellaris
Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-17; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Easily identified by the orange color and three white bands, the middle one widening forward to the head centrally. Caudal fin rounded.
Amphiprion percula
Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Overall orange with three black-bordered vertical white bands. The fins also orange with black edges. The black on the percula is more noticeable being thicker bands most of the time on the common colored species
 
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