ID this fish if possible at all....

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metalslug

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Is at a LFS as a Red Devil, but it does not look like one, any ideas? Male Female?
Also, is about 6 inches long.
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Looks red devil to me. It could be a devil/parrot or devil/fh. Thats my best guess
 
a flowerhorn with predominantly reddevil/midas genetics. most of the devils/midas you see at a lfs aren't purebreds anyway.
 
Looks like what they call "rose queen" cichlid.

Chad
 
piranha45;871519; said:
Most of the devils/midas you see at a lfs aren't purebreds anyway.

Just curious but...how do you know this? I always hear people saying that the fish you buy are likely hybrids and question them as well but seriously...how do you know if they are or aren't without some sort of genetic testing or knowing who the breeder is.
 
I dont think its a Rose queen, we have a few of those, at first I thought Midas/red devil cross, or a Flowerhorn, maybe Kamfa Midas/Red Devil. They are asking 50$, but I dont think thats a reasonable price, and I dont even know if its a male or female. I do think its nice though, if it were cheaper, then I would take a chance.
 
sandtiger;871532; said:
Just curious but...how do you know this? I always hear people saying that the fish you buy are likely hybrids and question them as well but seriously...how do you know if they are or aren't without some sort of genetic testing or knowing who the breeder is.

I don't know, I just work off the assumption that its better to label a fish a mutt and keep the gene pool clean than call it a purebred and risk contamination ("well these fish look purebred enough to me, I'll breed them and sell 'em as purebreds")
 
looks almost like a Umbee RD/Midas mix. Nice looking fish, what size is it?
 
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