New Flowerhorn follow up questions

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Ruturaj said:
Ohh, seems like you might have got a bad one out of the batch then. I still don't trust that seller.
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Ya, I’m not sure if I got scammed or just got a bad one. The seller has 100% positive. I just won’t buy fish on eBay anymore.
 
I had to go double check to see if it was the same person I seen...one seller on there basically said it's the luck of the draw because you can't tell what they're going to look like at that size. I don't mind playing the lottery a little buying a pile of fry with some things, but it's a little irritating that people are just basically pouring, in many cases, culls out into the hobby to make a quick buck.
 
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Ozzie73 said:
I had to go double check to see if it was the same person I seen...one seller on there basically said it's the luck of the draw because you can't tell what they're going to look like at that size. I don't mind playing the lottery a little buying a pile of fry with some things, but it's a little irritating that people are just basically pouring, in many cases, culls out into the hobby to make a quick buck.
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Mine might turn out ok, it’s colored up a little since I posted this, I post another pic in a couple weeks.
 
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Joshuakahan said:
Do you have a pic? Did he get a kok of any kind? It’s kinda of hard to tell in the pic, but mine is kind of a greenish color. I’m definitely keeping him. His personality has really started to show and is making up for his lack of color.
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I'll have to figure out how to post pics on here again. Haven't done it in years, since photobucket changed their system. He/she does have a pronounced hump on its head but it's not huge like you see in higher end flowerhorns. Looks more natural in my opinion. But it may be female for all I know, which could explain that I guess.
 
Rass said:
I'll have to figure out how to post pics on here again. Haven't done it in years, since photobucket changed their system. He/she does have a pronounced hump on its head but it's not huge like you see in higher end flowerhorns. Looks more natural in my opinion. But it may be female for all I know, which could explain that I guess.
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When you create post there will be a button "Attach files", you can use that to put pictures in post.
 
islandguy11 said:
Sorry bro but looks like you've been ripped off -- classic bait and switch marketing...The fish you received is not a "Super" Red Dragon and nowhere near the grade/quality they have advertised with that photo from the same group.

Yes it should get better looking and more colorful than it is now -- and of course it can still be a good looking fish with a cool character you can love -- but the chances of it looking like the one in the pic are practically nil.
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This.


FH breeders/vendors aren't morons, a good breeder will sort out the potential rock stars at an inch or less, and keep going from there. There is no accident here. Agree 100% with Barrett, you got gotten. That SRD may not even be part of the pair from the fish that you received. I trust online FH vendors as far as I can throw them.

As far as diet, I raised all of mine over the years on NLS, exclusively. As others have stated, best to buy in bulk, not little packets.

Good luck with your new fish.
 
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RD. said:
This.


FH breeders/vendors aren't morons, a good breeder will sort out the potential rock stars at an inch or less, and keep going from there. There is no accident here. Agree 100% with Barrett, you got gotten. That SRD may not even be part of the pair from the fish that you received. I trust online FH vendors as far as I can throw them.

As far as diet, I raised all of mine over the years on NLS, exclusively. As others have stated, best to buy in bulk, not little packets.

Good luck with your new fish.
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His color has improved a little since I posted this, but there is no way it’s going to look anything like the ones in ad. I think I was definitely mislead and could have went to pet smart and got the same quality FH for less. I’ll post another pic of him in a few weeks for comparison.
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