What's the real difference?

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newtofish

[I feel stupid asking this question but I can not figure it out. At the September meeting I won two "Clowns" in the raffle, they are both doing fantastic in my tank. My 4yo daughter has named them "Wiggles and Wobbles".

What kind are they? What is the difference between a False Percula, a Ocellaris, a Amphiprion Ocellaris?

I am just wanting to know for my own sanity, I know them names (common if not scientific) for everything else in there.

I know that everybody who sees my tank just calls them "Nemos" but I want to know.

Can someone explain the difference to me?

Thank you.]
 
@newtofish wrote:
[What kind are they? What is the difference between a False Percula said:
[All 3 of these names refer to the same fish. It is not uncommon for fish to have several names that people will refer to them by.]
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[It's a toss up whether wild-caught or tank-raised, although the theory is that a better percentage of wild-caught clowns will take to the anemone.

My tank-raised clowns moved in to the anemone as soon as it hit the water.]
 
[Thank you,
Since "Wiggle and Wobbles" both have the black bands around their white bars I am going to label them as True Perculas.

Thank you again for the replies.]
 
@newtofish wrote:
[Thank you said:
[actually, ocellaris have the black bands, just not as thick. when they grow older, if they are true percs, most of the time you'd see the black bands grow. they're really really similar tho. most of the clowns are usually ocellarius.
here's a pic of what percs could look like:
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personally.. i think ocellaris looks prettier
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