Black Perculas?

[Louisb]

Are they rare? I cannot seem to find any of them on the major websites like Marinedepot or Drs Foster and Smith. I like the way they look, but just curious if they are rare or not.

 

[kerusso316]

Deep Reef had 4 ORA's on Saturday.Not a bad fish....If you are looking for somthing Sweet but a reasionable price You may want to look at the Onix....I know thats not spelled right.But you get the point

 

[kerusso316]

Deep Reef had 4 ORA's on Saturday.Not a bad fish.If you are looking for somthing Sweet but a reasionable price go with the Onix....I know thats not spelled right.But you get the point

 

[kerusso316]

Deep Reef had 4 ORA's on Saturday.Not a bad fish.If you are looking for somthing Sweet but a reasionable price go with the Onix....I know thats not spelled right.But you get the point

 

[Louisb]

Hey kerusso316,

Thanks for the reply. I actually have a pair of Rod's Onyx already. I was just curious about these because they looked really cool and they were being sold at Petco!!!!!!

 

[Pufferpunk]

Do you mean B&W? How much were they?

 

[Louisb]

They are black and white, not a tinge of orange even on the face. They were $35

 

[MadTownMax]

are you talking about the perculas or do you mean the black/white variant of the seabae?

I had a pair of the seabae's, they were really nice, and had yellow fringing on the pectoral fins - I think there's still a few pictures buried in my gallery.

 

[Louisb]

Nope, these were black and white perculas.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I have a pair but I haven't seen the male in a few days--I think he jumped.

 

[Louisb]

Pufferpunk,

Were they a mated pair? Just curious because from what I have read they are pretty easy to breed, which doesn't make too much sense considering that I have also read that they are pretty rare.

 

[G13]

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7853981#post7853981 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Louisb
Nope, these were black and white perculas.

Black and white ocellarius to be exact

Here is a real bad pic of my pair. All black no orange.

By the way, I also have a pair of Rod's Onyx in my 10 gallon tank

I wouldn't say the black and whites are super rare but definetly more expensive and harder to come by then the false or true perculas.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Well, I got them as tiny juvies & they sure looked like a male & female, one becoming much larger than the other. The female would attack my hand. She looks like she misses him...

 

[Louisb]

Those are so cool looking, but nobody has seemed to answer my question. Are they rare????

 

[Pufferpunk]

 

[Louisb]

Puffer,

It is funny that you say that about the female, because I have a pair of Rod's Onyx and it is the same thing. Just pelting my hand every time I have to put it in the tank to fix something or clean the acrylic.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I got mine at Ocean Design, for $30ea.

 

[Louisb]

G13,

That was actually going to be my next question and it seems like you already have my setup. I was going to put the two black and whites in my 24 Gal Aquapod with my pair of Onyx. They would all be put in there at the same time. I guess it would obviously work.

 

[G13]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7854073#post7854073 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Louisb
G13,

That was actually going to be my next question and it seems like you already have my setup. I was going to put the two black and whites in my 24 Gal Aquapod with my pair of Onyx. They would all be put in there at the same time. I guess it would obviously work.

I don't know if that would work. I have my black/white percs in a 45 gallon tank (my female is about 3" and the male about 1 3/4"). My Onyx clowns are in a 10 gallon tank, 1 is slightly larger then an inch and the other is about 3/4".

If you put them in at the same time you might have a chance but moniter the situation.

 

[Louisb]

The main reaon why I am getting the aquapod is because it seems like my onyx are getting ready to start breeding, they have been cleaning off rocks and started doing the little mating dance. I want them to have a tank of their own, so maybe I will just put the B&W in my main tank. I thought you had all of them in the same tank.