Midas- cranial hump

[parado]

do all midases eventually grow a cranial hump - or ius that just some - also is it normal for them to lose their coloration (its the same fish in both the pictures) or will the black come back

[ddyerfamily]

They All fade in time.
All get different degrees of hump on their head.even the girls.
Yours in normal but will never have black again.
Here are 2 of my girls ...

6 shots of same devil Jessica
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[parado]

how do you sex them?

[johnptc]

how do you sex them?

males are larger

dominant males should develop a large nuchal hump

[parado]

how long do you think the nauchal hump takes to develop

[akskirmish]

males are larger

dominant males should develop a large nuchal hump

I got a female with a huge Hump.....Just laid eggs...

[akskirmish]

how long do you think the nauchal hump takes to develop

My female had one starting at the size of 3.5 inches.....Continued to grow from there---She is now 7 to 8 inch and showing a very nice hump for a female...

[KABB44423]

They All fade in time.
All get different degrees of hump on their head.even the girls.
Yours in normal but will never have black again.
Here are 2 of my girls ...

6 shots of same devil Jessica
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wow thats that same little fish u were asking about a while ago :WHOA: that fish has gotten big pretty fast;)

[parado]

so mine probably won develpe one if they ususlly start at around 3 inches

[ddyerfamily]

wow thats that same little fish u were asking about a while ago :WHOA: that fish has gotten big pretty fast;)
Yep ;) I hoped it was a male, but nope a girl :nilly:

[akskirmish]

so mine probably won develpe one if they ususlly start at around 3 inches

Not necassarily(sp).

[KABB44423]

shes pretty

[jonniebgoode]

i'm no expert, but i think that may be a jing kang flowerhorn. i bought a midas/rd from petsmart a few months back and it turned out to be a jk flowerhorn. nice fish

[parado]

do they just develope that red/green coloration later - because its about 9"now and i dont think it has much more to go

[ddyerfamily]

do they just develope that red/green coloration later - because its about 9"now and i dont think it has much more to go
They fade with age...growing whiter or pinkish (or yellowish)
I does have a hint of FH look to it .....Hmmmmmm

[parado]

but don't FH get enourmous nauchel humps?

[cichlid_25]

i'm no expert, but i think that may be a jing kang flowerhorn. i bought a midas/rd from petsmart a few months back and it turned out to be a jk flowerhorn. nice fish

:iagree: To me it looks like it has some flowerhorn in it. Maybe a FHxMidas cross.

[parado]

heres a side view so you all can see the hump - or lack of

[parado]

also what make you think theres flowerhorn in it?

[cichlid_25]

it looks like a Fh to me becuz of the pattern on the back half and on the dorsal fin. midas dont have that.

[Gourami Swami]

i dont think It would be crossed with a jing kang and accidentally sold at petsmart RD prices. It MAY have some flowerhorn in the mix, but most commonly bought midas' and RD's are RDxMidas... Some people consider MOST hybrids a "flowerhorn".

Anyway, you have got a nice looking fish, it doesnt really matter if it gets a nuchal hump.

And if its at 9", yes it DOES have more to go! Even if its a female they can hit 13"! If its a male, 16"!

[ddyerfamily]

i dont think It would be crossed with a jing kang and accidentally sold at petsmart RD prices. It MAY have some flowerhorn in the mix, but most commonly bought midas' and RD's are RDxMidas... Some people consider MOST hybrids a "flowerhorn".

Anyway, you have got a nice looking fish, it doesnt really matter if it gets a nuchal hump.

And if its at 9", yes it DOES have more to go! Even if its a female they can hit 13"! If its a male, 16"!
16" What :WHOA:Where ? Who ?
Pictures Please:drool:
My male :D
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[Mystix212]

It could be a Midas x FH, then that fish crossed with a midas several times. The end result being just a small fraction of FH but with the majority being RD.

Most Red Devils have a nuchal bump explosion (Meaning grows really big) in the 10-13" size range. In that size range, you would usually notice lots of growth on it in a male.