TMC true black perc

[coraldude]

has any one seen these before. i got this pair last week . i was hopeing to hear. or see .. other of these clowns. or just tell me what u think..

 

[coraldude]

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[gemini aquarius(t)]

i think it looks like occelaris

 

[JHardman]

Those are the black variant of A. ocellaris. Many, many people have them. Yours will most like turn completely black with the likely exception of the nose in a year or so.

 

[coraldude]

i was told by the lfs,, they were for sure black percs,, i went to wedsite, and they say true perc.

i alos have a batch of black occ.. but they look a little diffrent and act a litted dif too

any one else

 

[coraldude]

and it seem the color is getting darker fins in ,, not body to fin..

 

[phender]

The new fish you have are exactly the same as the batch you already have. The is no such thing as a black A. percula. The fish bred at TMC are black A. ocellaris.

Percula is a common name that is unfortunately incorrectly used for both A. percula and A. ocellaris. There is one very well known online livestock seller that actually calls them black percula and then lists their species as A. ocellaris.

 

[coraldude]

they do look alot alike. i will agree ,, and i would say i have never seen or heard of black percs,, ,

but up in till a year and a half ,, i never thought there was a snowflake clown out there..

or moroon /occ hybreds ..

any one else..

 

[JHardman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7143647#post7143647 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by coraldude
any one else..

Yes, you have fallen for the marketing hype/mis-information that TMC and LA have put out there to conform to the mis-use of the common name "percula".

They are 100% black variant of A. ocellaris.

 

[philfish]

TMC in the UK have just started selling " Tangerine Clowns". They are orange, like other occelaris, and look no different really, to me anyway.

Just marketing I'm afraid.

 

[showjet98]

I have to agree with phender and jhardman, they are 100% black ocellaris! no question about it. I have a pair myself.

 

[Jovreefer]

Ya know... you keep asking for anyone else's oppinion...and everyone keeps telling you Ocellaris. Your not going to get another answer because thats what they are.

 

[coraldude]

if u read it , i never said ,, i disagree,. or said i am sure of what they are ,i came to share, and i wanted to know want u all think.. ya think that ok ,, jovreefer.. or should i not share..

thanks for all the looks..

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7147928#post7147928 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jovreefer
Ya know... you keep asking for anyone else's oppinion...and everyone keeps telling you Ocellaris. Your not going to get another answer because thats what they are.

 

[showjet98]

empty your mailbox coraldude...its full

 

[Jovreefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7148210#post7148210 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by coraldude
if u read it , i never said ,, i disagree,. or said i am sure of what they are ,i came to share, and i wanted to know want u all think.. ya think that ok ,, jovreefer.. or should i not share..

thanks for all the looks..

Nor was I in anyway rude! You wanted to know what they were...everyone told you. you want an oppinion of the pair...they are cute! duh...who would think otherwise? this is a clownfish forum.

Post all the pics you want thats great... but that nasty PM you left me was not great or OK...

 

[coraldude]

u are rude,, i asked ppl what they thought of the clown not what other said,, if u have a opion ,, tell me your thought..,,i can read for myself,, and i do think your post if rude ,, i can think it if i want ,, u just come of that way,, maybe u sould ackt your age.

 

[Jovreefer]

Well I must appoligize! I was wrong! your pics caught my attention, there was just something off about the clowns, so I decided to pull out one of the old cross referencing books that are stashed in the back of the lab here at work and you actually found a SUPER rare true all black percula. I showed a fellow colleague just to confirm and he agreed that your fish was a match! Distinctly and completely seperate from all of the other species of clowns.

So, Mr. Coraldude you have a problem, these fish are listed on the endangered species list. I've now reported your IP address to fish and wildlife commission.

 

[Reef Junkie]

:lmao:

 

[epidemic]

tools!

 

[ClownReef®]

Gotta love that JOV!--Im gonna jump on the wagon..coraldude said:

"has any one seen these before. i got this pair last week . i was hopeing to hear. or see .. other of these clowns. or just tell me what u think.."

Gonna break it down:

"has any one seen these before"? -Yes, pretty much everytime i go to the fish store, I know atleast 20 people how have them.

"i got this pair last week" - ..Cool...?

"i was hopeing to hear. or see .. other of these clowns" -Not sure what that means..

" or just tell me what u think.." -They are VERY common..nothing special...nice pair, good score.