Hybrid Geo: Acarichthys heckelii/??

[koltsixx]

Featured at the 2014 Taiwan Ornamental Fish Expo along with many other fish including the Albino Acarichthys heckelli was this fish. All info I could obtain had to be translated through Google Translate so due to it's limitations the info. I'm supplying might not be accurate. Translated the fish name seemed to be Lai Chi Coronet. By breaking the translation down further I believe it actually translates to Red Sapphire Cutter Phoenix Crown. Further translation of the rest of the passage seems to say this cichlid is a "Gem Cutter"(a term for Geo or heckelii I guess) Flowerhorn hybrid that should reach approx. 30cm. Is that even possible a Flowerhorn/ heckelii hybrid or is it possible they mean this heckelii is a hybrid like Flowerhorns? The passage further stated according to Google Translate "There are already industry in Southeast Asia offer NT $ 100,000 purchase". If NT is New Taiwan Dollar that would be about $3,098.37 US dollars. Now what the above means I don't know for sure. Is an industry buying the rights to produce these fish for $100,000 NT or is this the price for one of these retail to the public?

I have a vendor who says he brought these heckelii hybrids in when he brought in the Albino heckelii So I asked him to try and bring some in for me if the price is what I consider reasonable. The price he quoted was significantly less then $3,000 dollars so hopefully I'll be able to give you guys more info. on these guys if you're interested in the future including a possible vendor. In the mean time if anyone knows anything about these guys or can better translate what I read please do share. Here's the text in it's original form.

這叫赤荔鳳冠。據網路新聞指出，是慈鯛魚類中的「關刀寶石」和花羅漢配種改良而成、前額戴著如紅寶石皇冠般的新魚種「赤荔鳳冠」。目前已經有東南亞的業者出價新台幣10萬購買。

And from under the youtube video of these hybrids.
慈鯛科,成魚最大體長約30公分,小魚與藍寶石關刀近似,唯成魚體側沒有藍寶石關刀特有的黑點,為人工改良種.2014台灣觀賞魚博覽會所發表的珍奇魚種.

 

[UnstoppableJayD]

Kolt- Monster Aquarium in queens had these a few months ago... and while they were not cheap they were no where near 3k

 

[koltsixx]

Thanks J! I actually first saw them on Monster Aquariums FB page and asked him about them and he said he could get them in again. Did the one's John have look just like the ones above? I know there's NAN lighting messing with the colors so are they colored like normal heckelii? and did they have nuchal humps as big as the heckelii above?