The guy I picked up is about 1.5"-1.75" so he's still really young.
He/she's also still really skittish so pix are challenging right now.
He/she was the the alpha in that tank so I hope "it" keeps it's aggresive attitude.
@ Pearls:
Notice I said "most".
My guess of it being a barred is just a guess judging from the many pix found in the RD/Midas thread.
2nd guess is it's a fader much like my 1st RD who I told was a "FH" in his early days from people who have a lot of experience with both FH's & RD's/Midas.
Although I want the answer to be my 1st guess, I'm leaning towards my 2nd guess.
I'll just have to grow it out & see.
As of now it really has to be considered a "FH" because most RD/Midas are not very pure or are a mix of the 2, so yes the possibility of it being a hybrid are very high.
The term "Flowerhorn" is being thrown around so much these days & is such a broad term.
Flowerhorn has almost taken over the use of the word hybrid.
IMO Flowerhorns are those fish with huge koks, pearls, double chins,etc.
The real FH are the ones who descend from the strains that were once considered "must haves" not the one's you see popping out of many peoples tanks that cost $2.00.
Same goes for SRT's, you can't find a nice example without buying from a reputable dealer/breeder.
Sort of the same when you look for a nice cichlid.
I like FH's quite a bit so I wouldn't mind if my new fish turns out to be a FH.
I'm not against Hybrids, I have a tank full of them. LOL
