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| Ocellaris or Percula Clownfish |
 Jul 29 2002, 11:37 AM
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Nano Reefer Posts: 166 Joined: 15-July 02 Member No.: 1,510  |
Which clownfish would you pick to inhabit a 10g tank and why?
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Jul 29 2002, 11:50 AM
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 Space Dog!  Posts: 6,494 Joined: 22-June 01 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 192 |
Ocellaris, they're cuter
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Jul 29 2002, 01:18 PM
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Member Posts: 818 Joined: 12-March 02 Member No.: 720 |
Not to mention, smaller, hardier, and less tempermental.
But definitely cuter. |
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Jul 29 2002, 08:45 PM
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 Sofa King Reefy  Posts: 14,331 Joined: 1-July 02 From: Livingston, NJ Member No.: 1,446 |
and cheaper! but we're all reefers, we have absolutely no sense of money.
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Jul 30 2002, 12:38 AM
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 Reef Rocker Posts: 1,711 Joined: 12-February 02 From: alpharetta, ga Member No.: 787 |
notall..... i think perculas look more beautiful imo the way they have darker black lines when they are adult. but occelaris wins hands down for nanos.
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Jul 30 2002, 04:42 AM
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Member Posts: 29 Joined: 1-January 02 Member No.: 189 |
Definitely Ocellaris for any nano. They are a lot smaller than the percula and it is possible to have a pair happily living in your nano so you can see their normal behaviour.
Good luck Chris Blore |
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Jul 30 2002, 09:06 AM
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Always a Lady Posts: 195 Joined: 23-June 02 From: La Mesa, CA (Greater San Diego area) Member No.: 1,402 |
How big do the Ocellaris get v. Percula? I've read they get to be about the same size?
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Jul 30 2002, 09:14 AM
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Member Posts: 29 Joined: 1-January 02 Member No.: 189 |
It depends, but going on my experiences and those of people local to me, it seems to be that the percula can grow to almost twice the size of the ocellaris but this, as always, depends on the conditions under which they are kept. However, as you said, I have also seen ocellaris that are over twice the size of the percula. In a nutshell, the relative sizes of these two species can vary dramatically depending on location, conditions and the area from which the original specamins originated.
Thanks Chri Blore |
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Jul 30 2002, 11:20 AM
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Member Posts: 818 Joined: 12-March 02 Member No.: 720 |
Speaking in terms of max-size, I would be absolutely shocked to find a tank-raised ocellaris that ever got much longer than 3". Wild-caught ones can push it to 4", in the best of conditions.
I've seen tank-raised perculas hit 4" and slightly larger. So while the max size of your particular fish might be quite indeterminate based on all the variables involved, using those guidelines, in the same tank an ocellaris will probaly always be smaler than a percula. Matthew |
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Jul 30 2002, 12:06 PM
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 Trailer Trash Moma Posts: 1,611 Joined: 1-March 02 Member No.: 642 |
Joyce Wilkerson says that Percula clowns are the smallest of all the clowns reaching only 2.5 inches and that a 10 gallon tank is an adequate home for them. She states that Ocellaris grow slightly larger than 3". Percs seem to need better water quality that Ocellaris.
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Jul 30 2002, 01:18 PM
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Member Posts: 818 Joined: 12-March 02 Member No.: 720 |
And I've always wondered where she came up with that. I was just at my LFS this weekend who has 2 4" perculas in a 40g. Now, whether or not they're tank-raised, as claimed, is questionable, but that they're true percs, I am certain.
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Jul 30 2002, 05:38 PM
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Trailer Trash Moma Posts: 1,611 Joined: 1-March 02 Member No.: 642 |
I was wondering that too. I figured she knows quite a bit about it. Maybe we have mutant clownfish here on the west coast.
I wonder if there is cross breeding going on or selective breeding for larger fish? |
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Jul 30 2002, 05:40 PM
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Member Posts: 818 Joined: 12-March 02 Member No.: 720 |
That's an interesting point, which would further make sense if they were indeed tank-raised.
They've come up with some really interesting other strains of clark's ocellaris, and percula through selective breeding, why not bump up the size of the reputedly smallest clown available? |
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Jul 30 2002, 08:46 PM
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Space Dog! Posts: 6,494 Joined: 22-June 01 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 192 |
Maybe someday when tank raised fish are available in nearly every species of fish, we'll be able to breed nano fish
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Aug 1 2002, 02:43 AM
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 Banned Posts: 348 Joined: 19-April 02 Member No.: 250 |
Jest dont get a Maroon I have a 6 incher that terrorizes a clown trigger and all sorts of other meanies in a 220 of a customers... Poetic Justice..... his nane is Bastrd !
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