0 in 0! I doubt these fish even come close to an open box of Trimacs for one to even jump in ala' finding nemo.I find it real hard to misplace something so sought after.Peoples trimac stock are well broadcast!No accidents.bigspizz;1188063; said:
ID my petsmart cichlid!
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I swear, my local Petsmart used to have REAL Trimacs, but this is going back a few years or so. They had more of a brownish color overall,with much more black in the dorsal fin, especially the females. I didn't see any red in them, except for the eyes. Sadly, the female was killed, and the male commited suicide by jumping out the back while I was at work.
So when I saw Petsmart had "Three Spots" a couple of months ago, I got all excited and bought six of them. They looked like quite a different color strain than the ones I bought a few years ago, but I didn't think much of it. Rapps sellsTrimacs that are greener than the ones I had, with some red coloration also, so that didn't bother me. But now, after reading all these threads on different forums, I feel there is a very good chance these aren't pure Trimacs. So yesterday, I gave them to another LFS. The manager there said she also thought they looked more like Flowerhorns than pure Trimacs, and she will sell them as such.
I'm not a Flowerhorn hater, I think there are some really cool looking ones. I just happen to have more interest in pure bred fish species. Good luck with yours, I'm looking forward to seeing what he looks like when he grows up.
So when I saw Petsmart had "Three Spots" a couple of months ago, I got all excited and bought six of them. They looked like quite a different color strain than the ones I bought a few years ago, but I didn't think much of it. Rapps sellsTrimacs that are greener than the ones I had, with some red coloration also, so that didn't bother me. But now, after reading all these threads on different forums, I feel there is a very good chance these aren't pure Trimacs. So yesterday, I gave them to another LFS. The manager there said she also thought they looked more like Flowerhorns than pure Trimacs, and she will sell them as such.
I'm not a Flowerhorn hater, I think there are some really cool looking ones. I just happen to have more interest in pure bred fish species. Good luck with yours, I'm looking forward to seeing what he looks like when he grows up.
Hey,
Yes, another noobie. I just bought one of these "three spot/trimac/FH" cichlids today from PetSmart, he/she is about 1.5"-2". I asked the woman what it was and she said that "she doesn't know much about fish". Very interesting....anyway I paid $5.99 for him/her. It said it was a "Manager's Special". He's pretty cool-looking. My 2" male firemouth is bullying him/her right now. I am sure that will change really soon. I will post some picks once he/she is a little less stressed out. Cheers to all...
JM978
Yes, another noobie. I just bought one of these "three spot/trimac/FH" cichlids today from PetSmart, he/she is about 1.5"-2". I asked the woman what it was and she said that "she doesn't know much about fish". Very interesting....anyway I paid $5.99 for him/her. It said it was a "Manager's Special". He's pretty cool-looking. My 2" male firemouth is bullying him/her right now. I am sure that will change really soon. I will post some picks once he/she is a little less stressed out. Cheers to all...
JM978
piranhalova666;1182813; said:
just a quick question where in IL do yo live, i ask cause i work at a petsmart and we sold a fish like that a little while ago
to early to tell dude! more thn likely tho it's a low grade FH, True trimacs are getn quite rare!
