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Posted	Clowns
02-03-2006 21:18 by johnlakehouse	what is the diffence between thease to clowns they both look the same Amphiprion ocellaris Amphiprion percula if there is a diffrence which ones are easyer to breed and i take it both tyoes shud use the sme host anmones
02-03-2006 22:01 by Willuk	It seems from reading my book that Percula are captive bread and Ocellaris are not. But i'm not sure, I will type you what it reads from my book here goes. "First of all, buy tank bred (captive bred) stock if possible. So called Percula clowns (usually Amphiprion Ocellaris), clarks clowns and a growing list of others are being produced in commercial numbers" From reading this small paragraph I understand it to mean the two clowns you mentioned are actually the same fish but one is captive bred (Percula) and the other not. It also goes on to say that putting them with an anemone is not wise. It says most anemones die off, and unless you have intense lighting and a sure grasp of water management you will probably fail. Saying that I have seen this in allot of aquarium shops and they all seem to be doing well, however how long have they been in the shops?
02-03-2006 22:42 by Terry	ocellaris is afalse anemonefish. it has narrow black bars the middle white bar bulges forward it comes from indonesia the percula is nearly identical it has ten dorsal spines the ocellaris has eleven,the percula comes from paua new guinea.percula host anemone is heteractius crispa&magnifica .ocellaris host anemone stichodactyla gigantea ,with the heteractius magnifica in common .they r not so hard to breed now but hatching and rearing is
02-03-2006 23:19 by Terry	ps i have seen clowns with there anemones in the wild it was a sight i watched them for over an hour till i could not stay any more i did have a wild caught pecula with anemone in my tank but please try to get tank bred
03-03-2006 08:44 by PaddyD	They will breed without the host anenomes as well if you cannot supply enough lighting.

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