Clown Fish compatibility ?

ponokareefer · #1 11-14-2011, 12:19 AM

Are they of different sizes and small still? There is a chance that if they are both young and remain the only clownfish in the tank that they may get along.

The best way to tell the difference between the 2 is the eyes. Both have black centres to the eyes. Percula's outside of the eyes are then orange, the Occelaris outside are merky orangish black/brown.

Occelaris:
http://redcoralaquarium.net/online/i...roducts_id=410

Percula:
http://redcoralaquarium.net/online/i...roducts_id=411

Acipenser · #2 11-14-2011, 12:45 AM

They are both tiny, this 1st one I got is slightly larger.

paddyob · #3 11-14-2011, 12:59 AM

I thought the only true way to ident had to with the number of bones in their dorsal or something.

My Ocellaris have orange rings.

This is the first time I have heard this.

I have heard many folks keeping percs and oc together... Among other clowns ( In bigger tanks )

Have even heard of paired oc/perc.

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Originally Posted by ponokareefer

Are they of different sizes and small still? There is a chance that if they are both young and remain the only clownfish in the tank that they may get along.

The best way to tell the difference between the 2 is the eyes. Both have black centres to the eyes. Percula's outside of the eyes are then orange, the Occelaris outside are merky orangish black/brown.

Occelaris:
http://redcoralaquarium.net/online/i...roducts_id=410

Percula:
http://redcoralaquarium.net/online/i...roducts_id=411

Myka · #4 11-14-2011, 01:29 AM

Look at the eyes...Percs are black, Occys are orange. Percs have less dorsal rays. Percs and Occys will pair up just fine, and will crossbreed as well. Clowns of the same size will always squabble until they figure out who's the boss (female). If you get one big one and one small one there will usually be very little squabbling.

daniella3d · #5 11-14-2011, 01:40 AM

They can get along together, they can even pair and the offsprings are called "percularis". Kind of a cute name

paddyob · #6 11-14-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

Look at the eyes...Percs are black, Occys are orange. Percs have less dorsal rays. Percs and Occys will pair up just fine, and will crossbreed as well. Clowns of the same size will always squabble until they figure out who's the boss (female). If you get one big one and one small one there will usually be very little squabbling.

explain please. the eyes part.

ponokareefer · #7 11-14-2011, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by paddyob

explain please. the eyes part.

Taken from Wikipedia: Also, the species have different eye arrangements: Percula have bright orange irises, making their eyes appear smaller, whereas Ocellaris have grey/orange irises which make the species eyes appear bigger.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocellaris_clownfish

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #8 11-14-2011, 04:36 PM

Never cite "facts" from Wiki. ANYBODY can post a definition or article there. Doesn't make it true.

A few years ago, someone posted on Wiki that the comedian Sinbad was dead and there was great mourning, until someone told Sinbad & he went on TV saying "Hey, I'm alive..."

ponokareefer · #9 11-14-2011, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Never cite "facts" from Wiki. ANYBODY can post a definition or article there. Doesn't make it true.

A few years ago, someone posted on Wiki that the comedian Sinbad was dead and there was great mourning, until someone told Sinbad & he went on TV saying "Hey, I'm alive..."

The quote from Wiki was not to be take as fact, but rather as a different explanation of the difference in eyes.