Black Perculas?

[broknheadlite18]

We get them in at tropiquatics about once every other week or so maybe once a month. I think they are rarer, but not unfindable. Depending on size they are between 22-28$ each.

 

[criccio]

WC are very rare, if not impossible to get. CB are not rare at all.

 

[G13]

Tropiquatics is a good place for Livestock IMO but I got my male at Ocean Design Aquarium for $35 and highly recommend this store over most. My female was purchased way back at saltwaterfish.com.

 

[kerusso316]

Sorry for the trippel post.Up

 

[Pufferpunk]

G13, So I could get another male for my lonely female? I thought clowns had to be purchased as juvies, together.

 

[SaraB]

If you purchase a small juvenile that has not paired off or turned female, you should be fine. Be ready for a little bit of a battle, but all should settle down.

 

[G13]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7857761#post7857761 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pufferpunk
G13, So I could get another male for my lonely female? I thought clowns had to be purchased as juvies, together.

Not true.........I think your female would like some company.

This is my story........

I had an original pair of black and white's....my female died (got sick) and my male, which was purchased through saltwaterfish.com, was left all alone . I was looking to pair it up again but was looking for a black clown that had very little orange on it's face (since I wanted them to have a chance at being jet black). I was checking out Ocean design since my original female was purchased there, and I got lucky. There was about 6 small black clowns, about 1"-1 1/4" in size, and most had very little orange on them (Plus they were just out of the 1 week QT). I looked for a healthy one and also looked for one that was not the most dominant clown in the tank.

During this time I had a KILLER 6-line wrasse that wouldn't allow anything to be added to my tank but the true boss of the tank was the black clown left standing from the original pair. I took a chance and added the clown hoping my $35 wouldn't go down the drain...............as soon as I added him the 6 line went straight after him. By that time all the other fish swam up to find out what the commotion was about, and it was love at first sight for my original black clown. They didn't even fight, they just started checking each other out for a few seconds till the 6 line came up again............ .................well I wish you guys could've seen the smile on my face when my original black clown stopped the 6 line dead in it's tracks and start running for his life. After that the clowns have been swimming together ever since.

As for the 6line wrasse...............HE GONE!

 

[Pufferpunk]

So how do I know it's a male I'm getting?

 

[G13]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7861614#post7861614 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pufferpunk
So how do I know it's a male I'm getting?

All clowns are born male, the most dominant of the bunch will eventually turn female.

When you go to a LFS to check out the clowns, they usually have a few in a holding tank. There you can look for a smaller clown that isn't pushing the rest around. The largest clown (usually the most aggressive) in the holding tank might still be male in the stages of turning female, depending on how long the clowns have been together. There is a hiarchy that forms with only the most dominant clown turning female. If there were 2 females in the tank, they would tear themselves apart.