Interesting Picture

[wooglin]

I have four clownfish. My two 10 year old Black Occe's host in a clam. One of the Black Percs works its way in from time to time. I think threes' a crowd!!!!

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[TheVillageIdiot]

beautiful clowns! clam ever close on them and pinch a fin?

 

[Nikon_Guy]

Really cool picture.

 

[cschweitzer]

Aren't all three of those fish are black occ's, though? Really cute!!!

 

[EMBRYOGUY]

im more impressed that you have clowns for 10 yrs.

 

[GSMguy]

10 years that is fantastic oh and nice black occ. looks like having two pairs is working out for you

 

[TheVillageIdiot]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9247604#post9247604 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
10 years that is fantastic oh and nice black occ. looks like having two pairs is working out for you

Do you think it's two pairs or merely a dominant female, breeding male and non-breeding matures..?

 

[GSMguy]

that one female looks to be dominant the trouble will come when she decides the male she has now is not as attractive as one of the other males
is the biggest one much larger than the other 3?

 

[dc]

Cute picture!

 

[wooglin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9247933#post9247933 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
that one female looks to be dominant the trouble will come when she decides the male she has now is not as attractive as one of the other males
is the biggest one much larger than the other 3?

They have all been together for at least 2 years. Their are 2 pairs. One pair of Black Occ's (Same size), and one pair of "Black Percs" (almost same size). The Percs are about 3 years old and were introduced together. The Occ's have been together since birth.

 

[wooglin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9247634#post9247634 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheVillageIdiot
Do you think it's two pairs or merely a dominant female, breeding male and non-breeding matures..?

Thats a very good possibility based on their behaivor. The only thing that might point to that not being the case is the Perc's stay together in a different host spot most of the time.

 

[TheVillageIdiot]

they are beauties, regardless, and if you've kept them for 10 years, well then, you're def. doing something right!

 

[wooglin]

I dont want to take full credit for 10 years. They were seven or so when I got them. They came from a tank tear down.

 

[cschweitzer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9247369#post9247369 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cschweitzer
Aren't all three of those fish are black occ's, though? Really cute!!!

My question still stands...aren't all three of the clowns in the picture all black and white occelaris??

 

[cschweitzer]

The tail fin, dorsal and pectoral fins on an onyx are usually orange and the black is a "different" black...I don't know exactly how to describe it.

Maybe I'm just loony...

 

[cschweitzer]

Sorry for so many posts, but here is my onyx percula for compaison:

Oh yeah, and an orange face

 

[raoul]

I was asking questions about something similar about a week ago, here's the answer I got, and I have no reason to doubt it.

There are no black and white occell.'s. The closest you get is the onyx perc, and as your pics show, they still retain orange face and fins.

Based on that info, I would say that all pictured appear to be b&w occellaris. Unfortunately, lots of places have them labeled incorrectly from ignorance or laziness (IMO) and it can make it very confusing. Just my 2c. (off the soapbox now)

Regardless of species - that's a really neat picture! Thanks for sharing it with us!

 

[wooglin]

The pair I called "black percs", are captive raised and kinda look poorly breed, perhaps crossbred. Odd faces, kinda not symetrical like they should be and very flat, and their faces are orange. The other pair have all b&w coloring and have a very rounded symetical head. My understanding is that they were collected from the Ocean.

It is possible I have all four misidentified.

 

[GSMguy]

they are all black occelaris

 

[cschweitzer]

I saw one guy post pictures on www.rareclownfish.com probably over 6 moths ago showing a picture of the closest thing I've seen to a full B&W true perc...its pectoral and doral fins were pretty much all black, but the face was still the perc orange along with the tail. It was over in Singapore, I think(not collection site, the destination of where the pic was taken).