Captive Bred True Percs and black markings?

[mic209]

I bought a pair of captive bred true percula's back in July, at the time they had no black markings at all. Over the past 6 months their black has been coming in, but not what I expected for true percs. Do CB percula's get the heavy black coloration like wild caught ones?

 

[javier peynado]

I have two and do not have black coloration.
Another way of knowing if they are tru percula is sleeping on the surface of the tank.

Saludos desde Mexico.

 

[mic209]

I know they are true percs. The question is if there is a difference in coloration between captive bred and wild caught specimens.

 

[oscarsdad608]

My female doesn't have the dark coloration, but my male misbar has about 3/4 onyx color to it. It took years for his color to come in all the way though.

 

[D-Nak]

That's a tough question to answer. It just depends on the parents. Many percs from the Solomon Islands have a lot of black, and can be considered Onyx Clowns. If these are bred the babies maintain their black markings. Even within these babies, you'll find color differences.

 

[elegance coral]

There is no difference in standard perculas, from wild caught to captive bred. Some perc's have more black than others, but it doesn't have anything to do with CB -v- WC.