Type of clownfish????

[cshack5405]

He is not young and is the most dominant in the tank I know hes not normal nemo lol but he has no black stripes??

 

[nickg]

Looks like a regular O to me. May be becoming a female if it is the dominant clown...

 

[cshack5405]

He is not young and is the most dominant in the tank I know hes not normal nemo lol but he has no black stripes?? I have him with an ocellaris and I thought they both were but as they grew one just never got black stripes and they have been fine together but lately he's been really aggressive...... I need advice??

Edit: Way type is he? Should I take out the other clown and if so what other clown could and should I get?

 

[rdnelson]

First I would say he is a she. . The larger clown will become dominant and will become the female. I would bet she is an ocelaris and the one with the black is a percula. No need to split them up. The aggression is her way of dominating him. Normal behavior.


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Edit: Merging threads. Please only post one thread per subject.

 

[ripped tide]

That looks like an albino clown(lacks black between the orange and the white)

Do her eyes have a reddish shine when light is reflected from the pupil?

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Albinos have no black pigment at all, so it's not an albino. Looks just like a normal perc to me.

 

[rdnelson]

jmaneyapanda;856117 wrote: Albinos have no black pigment at all, so it's not an albino. Looks just like a normal perc to me.

I thought percs had the wide black band and ocelaris had the thin band?


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[ripped tide]

jmaneyapanda;856117 wrote: Albinos have no black pigment at all, so it's not an albino. Looks just like a normal perc to me.

Then I got jipped!

I won some of the tangerine albinos from the auction. They have black pigment on the dorsal and tail fin, but none anywhere else. They also have the red eyes. The black part isn't dark, like a normal clown, but isn't clear/colorless.

From what I have read, the albinos occasionally have light black on the fins.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Albinos lack melanin, which is black pigment. So if its got black, it ain't an albino.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

rdnelson99;856118 wrote: I thought percs had the wide black band and ocelaris had the thin band?


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The banding has nothing to do with species id. The number or dorsal rays and iris color are the best IDs

 

[ripped tide]

Ahhh, ok, just checked about the tangerine "albinos" apparently they are hypo melanistic, not completely albino.

 

[brandonmason]

Its been in the tank less than a month.... its just showing how it is the more dominant of the two... this could go on for a little while until one becomes the female. IT is still young...