Defining the "perfect" onyx percula

[Gary Majchrzak]

 

[rickyjai8]

Strange, my pictures gone

Corrected the format???

WOW so nice even the face is about to turn black love it

 

[t4zalews]

My female before the tank crash of 2011

 

[schabiazabi]

I am shocked no one has listed the color of the belly as the criteria for the perfect Onyx. Try finding an Onyx with black belly between the first and second stripe and you'll see how few there is. Of course the black belly is just one of the features, but I believe it's the first on the list as everything else follows once the belly is black.

Two days ago I purchased my first pair of Premium Onyx (at least to me). I will post pictures once they acclaim better.

This is a premium Onyx from SA:

 

[ezhoops]

Eyes look photo shopped

 

[D-Nak]

The face looks a bit deformed to me. Has the bulldog snout. Could be the angle of the photo. As for the eyes, I'd expect to see more black, but I'm guessing the redness could be a result of the flash.

 

[k.tran]

All the onyx I've seen (roughly 10 pairs) from SA all have deformed faces...

 

[elegance coral]

I have a theory that the melanism we see in the darwin islands is to keep fish in these cold waters warmer.. i just pulled that outa my a$$ though

I like that.:thumbsup: You may have just pulled it out of your bum, but it is a very logical explanation. One that I've never thought of before.

 

[ezhoops]

My onyx at 1.5" from ibluewater

 

[Abominable Reef]

Here's my wild caught male (seller said from SI, but I think maybe PNG instead?) from about five years ago:

And here he is today, tending the brood:

Solid black belly, BTW