Are Short body and Bonsai the same body type?

[BIG_ONE]

wow...I've got so much to learn. I am still struggling with differentiating the Kamalau from the Kamfa from the King Kamfa, ZZ....But I am really curious as now I have one. And I really enjoy him.

A lot of people struggle identifying a Kamalau from a Kamfa. So many new strains out there, a lot being cross bred over one another. It is tough to be call which is which, unless said itself from a breeder. I'll give you a hint with Kamalau though, they always have yellow or at least kind of light yellow to them. Or if you see a fish that half of the body is yellow, def a Kamalau aka GM.

 

[we4wieners]

cool, thats really good info

 

[FishingOut]

Nope, I would not agree by it. Short body is just more of a translation term for the FH word. Bonsai, means short in another language.

Bonsia translates to a chinese word meaning having something to do with trees and shrubbery... What im guessing is "Bonsia" was created as more of a marketing term to describe A+ quality SB's.
Kirin or Killin on the other hand translates from the chinese word qi-lin meaning unicorn. Kirins usually have the beak trait and strange head from blood parrots.
This is what each specimen should resemble to my understanding
Short Bodied FlowerHorn

Bonsia FlowerHorn

Kilin or Kirin Parrot FlowerHorn

 

[Gotkok]

I'm glad you're enjoying your fish. Bonsai body is much smaller and shorter. I used to have one but I sold it.

 

[azn_boy AKA fish freak]

Bonsia translates to a chinese word meaning having something to do with trees and shrubbery... What im guessing is "Bonsia" was created as more of a marketing term to describe A+ quality SB's.
Kirin or Killin on the other hand translates from the chinese word qi-lin meaning unicorn. Kirins usually have the beak trait and strange head from blood parrots.
This is what each specimen should resemble to my understanding
Short Bodied FlowerHorn

Bonsia FlowerHorn

Kilin or Kirin Parrot FlowerHorn

i think you nailed it

 

[baxtor_lex]

Im going to disagree just for the sake of a decent topic.
I believe SBFH's can get pretty big while Quality Bonsias have a distinct head shape thats more parrot-esk. Plus they stay rather small.
Bonsai or Kirin are shorter and more parrot ball like. SBFH have been bred to have short bodies while Bonsai's are a FH-parrot hybrid(if you will)
Does anybody else agree with that classification?
That bonsai is a type of SBFH? If not, it should be because theres a big difference between a SBFH and a real thai Bonsai
If my theory is correct, thats a SBFH ZZ you got there. Very nice, Well worth $100

kirin parrots are a totally different thing to bonsai and SB

 

[BIG_ONE]

Bonsia translates to a chinese word meaning having something to do with trees and shrubbery... What im guessing is "Bonsia" was created as more of a marketing term to describe A+ quality SB's.
Kirin or Killin on the other hand translates from the chinese word qi-lin meaning unicorn. Kirins usually have the beak trait and strange head from blood parrots.
This is what each specimen should resemble to my understanding
Short Bodied FlowerHorn

Bonsia FlowerHorn

Kilin or Kirin Parrot FlowerHorn

Correct, but keep checking on it.

 

[fishincube]

Another differences I'm aware of are bonsai usually doesn't grow large kok (hump), and body are more round, looks like a pearl scale gold fish vs SB just has shorter body but not as round.

 

[maybachmusic]

Are they they the same thing in the FH realm? I may purchase, what I thought is a bonsai, but it is labeled short body. Though it matters none to me. I kinda dig the little fella.
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Im sorry to say some of the other posters are completely wrong. Short body is more of a compacted body of flowerhorn, shorter. Bonsai is very compact round in shape.

 

[st3ven]

in more technical term...
to define a normal body , short body or a bonsai.
it is the vertical size against the horizontal size.
if it is a 1:1 ratio it is a bonsai
1:1.5 if my memory is right is a short body
1: 2 would be our regular body Fh.

Definition of bonsai shortbody or normal body is irrespective of the quality of the fish.