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12/02/2007, 01:17 AM
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True Percula or Not?
I would like to find out if what was sold to me 8 months ago as wild caught True Perculas are actually, well True Perculas.
I have been told by more folks than not who have seen them that they are, but recently there has been an individual who claims that they are not True Perculas and are in fact, False Perculas (osellaris). As soon as I was told that these were not true percs, I started looking on-line and found a few articles that cover this subject (aparently it is a popular one). All of the articles that I found pointed to the fact that mine were a pair of True Percs, but I really want to get some CMAS feedback. The links to the articles include some photos of the different clown fish. My clowns look exactly like the example of True Percula. Links to both the articles and pics of my clowns below: http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/clo.../blpercula.htm Pics of my clowns (with 10 dorsal fin spines) located here: http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...uarium/014.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...uarium/011.jpg Those two were without flash on and the following are two with the camera flash activated: http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...uarium/006.jpg http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...uarium/003.jpg All constructive comments are being sought. Thanks to all in advance! |
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12/02/2007, 11:42 AM
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its hard to appreciate much detail in the photos without flash, because the fish are lit with backlight, which makes the background bright and the fish somewhat dark. its kind of like shooting a photograph of someone standing before a sunset, and you get a nice sunset and a silhouette of the person. maybe if you could get photos with flash that have the light shining on them from behind you, instead of from behind them, it would be easier to see their coloration, spines, etc.
only one of the flash photos shows good dorsal spines - one of them is obscured by a rock. i'm not trying to complain, i know how hard it is to get good photos. i think that the black bands look dark enough / broad enough to be true percs if they are young. how old are your fish? if they're true percs the dark bands should broaden with age.
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12/02/2007, 11:51 AM
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Those are A. ocellaris. And don't go by this pic...http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/msu...boryckclow.htm , it's an ocellaris as well, not an A. percula.
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12/02/2007, 11:55 AM
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Kind of looks like 11 spines....
Regardless of some pics that may suggest true percula, it looks like a nice, wild-caught, ocellaris. IMO.
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12/02/2007, 02:20 PM
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Proper identification.
Its like saying you have a Dodge Road Runner. When it is a Plymouth Road Runner. No Mopar fans? Fine. Its like saying you have a Mercury Mustang..... Bad analogy again? How about... Its like saying you have a mandarin goby or a scooter blenny..... I enjoy knowing what I am talking about. If people ask what I have, I want to be able to tell them the correct answer. Ignorance is bliss, but knowledge is power.
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12/02/2007, 02:24 PM
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p.s. All too often do ocellaris get sold as perculas. Which is likely the case in this situation. Happy Reefing.
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12/02/2007, 02:39 PM
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The most common natural host for percs is S.gigantea.
What was a superbee? Barracuda was dodge, right?
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12/02/2007, 03:00 PM
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12/02/2007, 03:04 PM
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12/02/2007, 03:06 PM
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12/02/2007, 03:07 PM
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12/02/2007, 09:40 PM
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Hey I EAt post a pic of your anom. So rod can ID it.Rod,The O's host this {carpit}Looks like a carpit yet has Bands of no tinticals coming from the mouth geting more narrow as they are further.
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12/02/2007, 10:01 PM
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Is it like saying you have a road runner, but it's really a super bird ???
 Although I think you would be losing alot of money if you didnt know the difference. HAHAHA My old mans a mopar guy.... Had a bad dodge superbee, now owns a 68 charger.... Personally, I hate mopars.
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12/02/2007, 11:09 PM
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 Why are ya hatin? I didn't say anything about 5.slows or putz-stangs... 
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12/02/2007, 11:28 PM
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12/02/2007, 11:33 PM
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12/03/2007, 03:32 AM
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A little better pic of my anenome can be found here:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...07006small.jpg I have some better, but I am traveling at the moment and don't have access right now.
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