Another "Guess what's in the bucket?"
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He is red. Mike raised him with a bunch of his siblings.
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I received the male on July 21st 2012 @ 2" along with 15 others from COA. All 15 of the others were no where near as nice as this one particular male. Most of them were culled due to their quality. This guy more than made up for that though and he is a true beast. Have fun with him BD 
Wow he looks just like mine, and I was also told he was a red from rapps. But he has no red in him at all, except for the slightest hint of speckling in his fins. So I believe he is a green. Yours also looks to be a green IMO, have you compared him to other reds, to see if he is truly a Red. You would know better than me. Here is a pic of mine for comparison...
Very nice and what a beast just because they're red doesn't mean they will be red lol, especially over dark substrate. My males usually maintained reds up untill around 6" then the blues became more prominent.
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just because they're red doesn't mean they will be red lol, especially over dark substrate. My males usually maintained reds up untill around 6" then the blues became more prominent. Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
From what I have seen, there is a distinct difference in color between the red and green. Not to mention the growth rate between the two. My fish which I bought in jan 12 @ 2'' is now a good 10'' + . If you look at my fish and compare it to greens or reds he looks much more like a green than a red. What type of istlanum would you guess, looking at my fish? Just curious
Here is a good video below of the two species side by side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBnzHdg974k
and even in a thread you posted in, you can see the difference between the two pretty clearly
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?427776-Red-Istlanum-vs-Green-Istlanum
If you look at Ruck Fules Red and Green Males, I would say mine is a spot on match of the green and the one in this thread looks mighty close to the green as well.
Here is a good video below of the two species side by side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBnzHdg974k
and even in a thread you posted in, you can see the difference between the two pretty clearly
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?427776-Red-Istlanum-vs-Green-Istlanum
If you look at Ruck Fules Red and Green Males, I would say mine is a spot on match of the green and the one in this thread looks mighty close to the green as well.
