Confused...True/False Percula

[wantsalotta]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14389493#post14389493 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reef321
I have two female clownfish with percula eyes and occelaris coloring, and two males with occelaris eyes and percula coloring, but i bought them all as occelaris.

And it is obviously not only the lfs that are causing confusion on this issue.

 

[rkelman]

"percula eyes"

What is percula eyes? Ocellaris eyes? Ocellaris and Percs have very similar eyes some have dark rings some have orange. I don't see a difference.

 

[bues0022]

Once you figure out the difference and can see it, the identification is quite simple. Hopefully these pictures show up:

Percula:

Ocellaris:

Notice how the orange part of the ocellaris is "muddy" and not crystal clear? That's the difference.

 

[kerusso316]

Bues 0022................ spoken like a pro.

 

[bues0022]

the student has become the master.......haha!

 

[michellejy]

I think the easiest way to tell is ocellaris have thin sharp lines outlining the white stripes and perculas have "bleeding" black lines,