View Full Version : Is this a Devil?
Vitaliy
05-19-2005, 5:34 PM
http://people.brad-x.com/~slip/files/fish/fish%201.jpg
http://people.brad-x.com/~slip/files/fish/fish%202.jpg
http://people.brad-x.com/~slip/files/fish/fish%203.jpg
Does that look like a female Red Devil to you? I just never seen one with red eyes.
WckedMidas
05-19-2005, 5:44 PM
i duno dont see nothing?
Vitaliy
05-19-2005, 5:49 PM
i duno dont see nothing?
How about now, uploaded them to a different server..
WckedMidas
05-19-2005, 5:49 PM
nope are u useing the img attachemtn link or something else
Vitaliy
05-19-2005, 6:01 PM
nope are u useing the img attachemtn link or something else
Nope, using the same server that I use for all my other images.
piranha45
05-19-2005, 7:20 PM
Unless it came from Jeff Rapps or some other reputable dealer ( I dont know of any aside from Rapps, personally), its almost certainly a hybrid. Seems to be expressing more labiatus traits than midas traits
Agreed, it's most likely a hybrid unless it's either wild caught or from a reputable source.
I've also seen what's labeled as "super red devil" fish which is infact a hybrid of some sort being fed hormones.
sleepyflight
05-20-2005, 3:28 AM
My roomie is a devil freek and he seems to think it could possibly be one of the different types of Fl. Horn....trimac eyes???
RockyGoldy
05-20-2005, 5:04 AM
The color of this fish looks unatural..might be fed with color enhancers...
if you post a pic of the fish straight-on and with his head down, it will be easier to tell. The mouth in Devils are shaped more like a V, while Midas are more U shaped. It won't guarantee pure devil/midas, but at least you will know it is closer to one or the other. Probably won't rule out hybrids either though.
Apex Predator
05-20-2005, 12:55 PM
It looks like a Labiatum/Citrinellum Mutt. Typical fare from most of the pet stores today. You can count on seeing more of them after the hurricanes in FLorida. Fish don't generally confine themselves to a breeding pond when the big water hits.
CentralMayhem
05-20-2005, 12:59 PM
definitely a hybrid. i have seen tons of baby "Golden fh's:" that turn out like that. Devils have different eyes. thats nothing pure. but it has great red coloration.
Vitaliy
05-20-2005, 1:25 PM
Yeah... that is what I thought. Just found this kid selling an adult Red Devil female for $20 bucks... too good to be true.
CentralMayhem
05-20-2005, 1:28 PM
pretty fish though. i mean we have all kept mutt dogs and cats. not until the days of the infamous JEFF RAPPS did we all get spoiled anyways. people have kept hybrids for centuries and noone ever cared, but now the TREND is pure wild type fish. I like the new trend, as i like the wild and pure fish. but to each their own.
Vitaliy
05-20-2005, 1:31 PM
pretty fish though. i mean we have all kept mutt dogs and cats. not until the days of the infamous JEFF RAPPS did we all get spoiled anyways. people have kept hybrids for centuries and noone ever cared, but now the TREND is pure wild type fish. I like the new trend, as i like the wild and pure fish. but to each their own.
Its not just about keeping the female Red Devil, I already got a male and breeding them would be nice. I would be happy if when they sell those fish it would say HYBRID and not Red Devil, then I would not have much of a problem with this.
CentralMayhem
05-21-2005, 8:24 PM
for sure man false advertisement.