ID these fish, and do they have any potential?

[4D3]

Hi,

So over last 2 weeks a friend has been shutting his tanks down, and he was left with 4 flowerhorns, he couldn't sell them and was going to "dispose" of them, so I said i would take them and see if i could get them a new home.

I am just wondering what they are and whether any of them have any potential, or are they low quality no-hopes?

He told me that Fish 1 and 2 are RD, and Fish 3 and 4 are "Yellow Base x RD" (I will put the sizes by the fish)

NOTE: the damage to them happened before i got them.....

Fish 1 (15cm)





Fish 2 (8cm)







Fish 3 (11cm)





Fish 4 (8cm)

 

[cichlidmonger]

Honestly, they look very low grade. If you enjoy keeping them, that's all that really matters.

 

[4D3]

Honestly, they look very low grade. If you enjoy keeping them, that's all that really matters.

I took them because I didnt want him to flush them down the toilet!!! I would keep them if they were going to be good quality, but if not ill give them to others looking for some fish!!

I have had flowerhorn before, but the ones I had in the past have all had really good colours, the Big RD should have full colour by now surely?

The only one I thought had any potential was the smaller RD (Fish 2) and the Yellow x RD (Fish 3)....or are they all worth rehoming?

 

[cichlidmonger]

If they had potential, they'd be showing it by now easily. The pearling is really weak on all of them.

 

[4D3]

If they had potential, they'd be showing it by now easily. The pearling is really weak on all of them.

Cool, so rehome all.

Thanks muchly

 

[the animal guy]

FHx Red devil type They look nice but for FH grading, they dont fit to be the mutants of that level.

 

[DIRTY REDD]

Trade them at a fish store for food...

 

[predatorkeeper87]

fish in the 5th picture down...was he yawning when you took the pic...the lips concern me.

 

[flowerhornfishman]

to me all of them look like Red Devil x some kind of a low grade rd.. prbbly all of them were from the same batch. the first 3 fish has mostly flowerhorn genes in it.. the last fish has more amph genes in it which ive seen the mouth looks like from my red devil.. and the last 2fish seems to be fading. and prbbly all of them will. id choose fish 3 if i were you.

 

[4D3]

fish in the 5th picture down...was he yawning when you took the pic...the lips concern me.

yes it is yawning lol

to me all of them look like Red Devil x some kind of a low grade rd.. prbbly all of them were from the same batch. the first 3 fish has mostly flowerhorn genes in it.. the last fish has more amph genes in it which ive seen the mouth looks like from my red devil.. and the last 2fish seems to be fading. and prbbly all of them will. id choose fish 3 if i were you.

Can you explain what a fader is? I have rehomed fish 4, I was also going to rehome fish 1.

I'm still cut up about fish 2....something about it..

All these fish came from low/no light environments, with store brand food, I have been feeding BioGold+ and giving 10 hours light work fluro tubes and they have all been changing color a lot and getting more pearls