false vs true percula

[wontonflip]

I am confused. I thought my clowns were false, based on information that true perculas have thicker black striped areas. Mine have thin. So I assumed they were tank bred...or are false perculas also in the wild? Maybe I read some info wrong.

When I asked my LFS (some guy I never met before), he said their clowns are not tank bred. :shock:

 

[bobby]

Clowns are deffinetly tank bred. I think true is just more black on it. I don't think it has anything to do with being wild caught or bred, but I could be wrong.

 

[dustin_P74]

all clowns can be tank bred or wild caught

 

[Altohombre]

mine were considered ORA true percula, but my guess is that since it is ORA that they were tank raised and breed. I'm not even sure to be honest.

 

[daugherty]

they have a different number of spines in their top fin also i tink

 

[ccCapt]

They are 2 different species. Daugherty is correct. A true perc (Amphiprion percula) has 10 dorsal spines and a false perc (Amphiprion ocellaris) has 11 dorsal spines.

 

[wontonflip]

Yeah I think true ones have 9(rarely)-10, false have 10(rarely)-10. MIne seem to have 8 so I think I'm missing a fin or 2 LOL

According to http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/clownfishcare/l/blpercula.htm I have a false based on the stripes, but I guess it doesn't mean it's tank bred. Maybe the fish store was correct....either that or the guy I spoke to just said it. I'll have to ask the owner.

 

[Altohombre]

mine were more expensive due to being True percs, so I really hope they are and I wasn't jipped

 

[wontonflip]

I paid around $58 for the pair. I think 1 was $36. I can't complain about the price since I love this LFS and don't mind supporting them.