pic of clownfish, is it ok?

mysterybox · 11/15/2007, 06:56 PM

One of my clowns (Amphiprion ocellaris) has always been a little darker in color than the other. It has more black which I think is normal. However, over the past 6 months it seems that it's black areas have grown, and seems a little more ragged looking. It also has a black spot on it's other side that is about 1/8 of an inch. It's been on his side forever. The clown acts very normal with no indications of illness. Tank parameters are stable for stony corals. Salinity at 35 (or 1.026), nitrates below 0.5, phosphates below 0.024, alk at 10.8, ph at 8.2, etc.
What do you think?

Ralph

Percula9 · 11/15/2007, 09:39 PM

Clown appears completely normal. I think your clown is true Percula not a false. To much black to be a false.

mysterybox · 11/15/2007, 09:45 PM

tanks!

newnanoboy · 11/16/2007, 09:38 PM

i had a clown that got darker once it stated hosting in my anemone as opposed to the one that didn't host at all...

billsreef · 11/18/2007, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Percula9
Clown appears completely normal. I think your clown is true Percula not a false. To much black to be a false.

Can't go by coloration alone to seperate the two species. Even Ocellaris get colored just like this fish.

11/15/2007, 06:56 PM	#1
mysterybox Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Flowery Branch, GA (North ATL) Posts: 1,704	pic of clownfish, is it ok? One of my clowns (Amphiprion ocellaris) has always been a little darker in color than the other. It has more black which I think is normal. However, over the past 6 months it seems that it's black areas have grown, and seems a little more ragged looking. It also has a black spot on it's other side that is about 1/8 of an inch. It's been on his side forever. The clown acts very normal with no indications of illness. Tank parameters are stable for stony corals. Salinity at 35 (or 1.026), nitrates below 0.5, phosphates below 0.024, alk at 10.8, ph at 8.2, etc. What do you think? Ralph __________________ Ralph “Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.” Pope Paul VI

11/15/2007, 09:45 PM	#3
mysterybox Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Flowery Branch, GA (North ATL) Posts: 1,704	tanks! __________________ Ralph “Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.” Pope Paul VI

11/15/2007, 09:39 PM	#2
Percula9 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orange County CA Posts: 3,606	Clown appears completely normal. I think your clown is true Percula not a false. To much black to be a false.

11/16/2007, 09:38 PM	#4
newnanoboy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: D.B. ... Posts: 1,464	i had a clown that got darker once it stated hosting in my anemone as opposed to the one that didn't host at all...