Faded vs unfaded

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Tiller11

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Ok iv seen these tearms before withthe abriviation rt (just the most recent) after it which could be a red terror or red texas... Or somethimg else? Either way what does it mean... Cause i have a reg texas... Does it fade? Can you provide pics of one and the other so i know what this whole fadding thing is all about lol...

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fading is the process that the fish will go through that transitions it from its juvenile colouration to its adult colouration. So a young RD might be orange as a baby with black patches, these patches will change as the fish grows and when it hits a certain size it may change colours and patterns entirely. so fading is the process of the fish changing colours, all cichlid fry have that same stripey pattern. when they hit a certain size they will begin changing colour, in certain species "fading" (Vieja species, amphilophus and a few others like texas and flowerhorns) denotes a more complicated change that is an ongoing process.

Unfaded means that the fish hasn't began fading yet and will be grey and small.
Faded means that the fish has either began fading, or has reached its full adult colouration.

Some species of Vieja are notorious for taking a long time to fade. It can also be a huge difference just overnight
 
Tiller11 said:
So when somone calls theire fish a "fader"... Is that done fading or in the middle of

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means it is a light base fish. for example a fader FH will have a pure yellow or red body, much like amphilophus species. whereas the traditional flowerhorn breeds will have a grey to tan body with patches of colour around the face and mid section. Faders have a lot more amphilophus species genes which gives them their unique appearence.
here is a fader I used to have

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Started off like any other flowerhorn, but see how it has a light base colour consisting of yellow/orange instead of the normal?
 
Rafini said:
means it is a light base fish. for example a fader FH will have a pure yellow or red body, much like amphilophus species. whereas the traditional flowerhorn breeds will have a grey to tan body with patches of colour around the face and mid section. Faders have a lot more amphilophus species genes which gives them their unique appearence.
here is a fader I used to have

Started off like any other flowerhorn, but see how it has a light base colour consisting of yellow/orange instead of the normal?
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Thats not a fader Flowerhorn, when Flowerhorn or Red Texas fade (just like juvie Red Devil/Midas) they lose they black spots.

Red Texas are hybrid cichlids where you have your Texas body shape and pearling but its base color fades/peels to a yellow/orange/red color. So no normal Texas Cichlids do not fade.

This post shows a good example of the fading process http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...-Info-sheets&p=5982827&viewfull=1#post5982827
 
Ok i have leard somethin... I assume ur name is chris lol so thx chris and rafini for the info... Btw that is some really... Really bright green rock lol

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