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[gobucks1]

Is this a Bay Snook? It look like it but I've never seen one with this kind of coloration.

It was posted in the "East Coast vs. West Coast" thread, i saw it as i was looking through the thread a few days ago and i saved the pics.

I'm still trying to find the specific post that it was on, but i think i remember the post saying "not a snook". I'll find it to be sure.

 

[gobucks1]

Not a red snook..WEST COAST!!!!!

Found it.

 

[John Rambo]

I heard it was. a buddy of mine bought some fry and they were called "wild type" snooks

 

[Eric A]

They ARE baysnooks. No matter what anyone says these are true petenia splendida. It's just that these have wild colouration.

 

[Ramesh]

Eric's on the money about it being a Petenia Splendida and a very beautiful variant.
I have keep a few in the past and have a 16inch Snook that must be pushing 10yrs now.
Great fish but I call them poor mans Cichla.

 

[darth pike]

They are bay snooks, but just not red bay snooks. This is the more common (in nature) form, usually in the hobby called 'green snooks.' The red bay snook is a natural occuring phase btw. I prefer the greens though.

 

[Eric A]

Great fish but I call them poor mans Cichla.

Funny you say that. When ever I feed mine i think of cichla.

 

[gobucks1]

Sweet, so they are snooks?

Anyone know anywhere online to get these "wild type" green snooks?

 

[Modest_Man]

Cichluvr was selling some fry from wild type parents a while back on Aquabid. They're the only ones I've seen in the states. The wild type coloration seems to be much more prevalent in Canada and Australia sadly.

 

[gobucks1]

That sucks.

This may be a dumb question, but is the "red gene" recessive or dominant? Would two red parents yield all red fry, or would there be some greens too?