Black and white false percula questions

[skimmer247]

I am trying to decide on a normal colored ocellaris clown or a black and white ocellaris for my 20g long. Do the black and white clowns with slightly orange mouth/faces turn pitch black when adults? or do I have to find a completely black one as a jouvenile. Do they behave/eat the same as normal colored clowns? Post pics if you have them!

 

[ClownReef®]

Do the black and white clowns with slightly orange mouth/faces turn pitch black when adults?

Yes.

Do they behave/eat the same as normal colored clowns?


No. They feed ONLY on panda cubs.

 

[skimmer247]

Where can I get panda cubs? I thought they are endangered.

...j/k thanks for the answer

My local petland has 2 that are still with orangeish faces, how mature do they have to be before they pair (if they even do) and what are the signs of a mated pair?

 

[ClownReef®]

Haha..no worries

They are tank bred clowns..extremely hardy..

They will eat most frozen foods and flakes.

They can pair up faily fast.. watch for the unusual behavior.

-Twitching (sign of submission)
-Biting

And it can take years before they mate.

 

[fishinbuc]

Here's mine.

I got her at petco. I never buy fish there, but they had her all by herself next to a tank with 50+ normal percs. The guy said that had to because the others would tear her up. The guy was an idiot. Anyway they only wanted normal price for it, so I took her. After letting her grow a little, I had to get her a man.

 

[skimmer247]

Wait, can black and white ocellaris clowns pair with orange and white clowns?

 

[Chelsey]

Yep they can. Black and white ocellaris and orange and white ocellaris are the same species...Amphiprion ocellaris. They can also hybridize with Amphiprion percula but it's generally not recommended.