black flowerhorn?

[flowerhornguy]

hey all, today i went to my LFS to check out the flowerhorns.there was a flowerhorn i never seen before.it was all black with pearls and a full flower line.has anyone ever seen one like it?ill check tomorrow if its still there to try and get a picture.the owner said he would sell it to me for $40.anyone ever seen these?

 

[Crazy mike]

Could be stress coloration, lots of cichlids will look really dark and almost black when stressed


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[Kaliedoscope]

pics!

 

[Kollection]

never seen one before as you've described, post some pics plz

 

[flowerhornguy]

couldnt really get a clear picture because it kept moving.but idk it might be stressed

 

[njmduff]

Looks stressed

 

[lilpendragon]

View attachment 871092couldnt really get a clear picture because it kept moving.but idk it might be stressed

Could be stressed. Need more pics to be sure!


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[Thelatinofishlover]

dosent look stressed to me it looks more like its a "barred" midas

 

[Chrisplosion]

Nah its a Flowerhorn for sure, probably dark from a combo of stress and tank environment.

 

[Azedenkae]

Could it be fading?