False vs. True Percs?

[Blazer88]

I recently lost my female false-perc and was thinking about getting a new pair (lonely male will be moved to my nano). My wife is interested in true percs rather than the false ones. What is the real difference between the two? I understand their coloring is different, anything else? My false ones were hosting in my RBTA's so hopefully a pair of Percs would take to them as well. Thanks for the help.

-Rick

 

[coker98]

false percs tend to be hardier than true percs as most false percs are tank bred. mine just spawned yesterday by their anemone.

 

[spyro]

I have a mated pair of false percs (ocellaris clowns) and they are really fun to watch! Not much different in color or temperment between false and true in my experience.

 

[Blazer88]

Live aquaria states that Oscellaris clowns are more "drab" in color, is that true? I thought my Oscellaris were colored great, I always thought true Percs were less vividly colored.

 

[crsandoval]

The real noticable difference is the eyes. True percs tend to have a more orange eye, where false percs tend to have an all black eye with an orange outline. My spawning false pair have great color. The larger female has more of a darker orange, but the male is a more vibrant orange.

When they swim in the ritteri the contrast of color is pretty cool. Therefore I say go with the false percs.

 

[coker98]

the "drabness" is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Blazer88]

I would agree about the 'drabness'. I went to a few different stores and took a look at true-percs. I really like the coloring on them and it's neat how some have more black than others. My Ocellaris clowns had vivid coloring. I think I'll end up getting a pair of Percs and letting my lonely male live in my nano by himself.