ID This Hybrid /LFS Pickup (rescue)

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iplaylacrosse6;4329648; said:
This is a nice looking $30 fish first off. But just by looking at the fish there are a couple traits that stick out that might help to identify parents or gentic line of breeding before this fish. This is all hypothetical mind you, but some easy to spot traits are...
1. Like Big_one said, the small pearling patterns resemble that of a Texas.
2. As FishingOut said, there seems to be some ZZ traits present IE. Drooping Tail which is common in most ZZ strains. And the extended pearling/coloration on all the fins, common with Texas and most ZZ.
3. Like you all have guessed, Trimac is also my main guess as to its closest 'True Breed' parent becasue of the coloration of the face, size/shape/location/color of the eye, and also a close resemblence of the 3spot 'flowerline' on this guy (for lack of a better word) that most Trimac have.
4. And finally the barred pattern on the fish resemble some Amphi. barred cichlids (barred Midas) which could be possible because most FH strains start with an Amphi. Cichlid. And this could just be an attempt by a breeder to get a cool look for his fish.

Overall its a great pick-up, but I personally feel it is a novice attempt to create a FH through either purposful breeding between a wide variety of Cichlids, and some already established flowerhorns. Or an accidental breeding of what the breeder though was pure strains of some fish, but like most modern world Cichlids today, is just a hybrid.

*note I am NOT a pro breeder myself, I am also a novice with FH breeding so that is why I think this is a novice attempt. Nobody but a select few are going to be able to create great FHs.

I hope everything turns out well with this guy, he should eventually be able to make some really nice offspring. Good Luck.
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Thats a really nice breakout. Some great points. Thanks for your input :headbang2
 
BIG_ONE;4330123; said:
I think those bars you see are stress bars. Look on the head, you should see bars on it too. :D
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Ill take a few more pics. He does not appear to be stressed anymore (ie he comes to the glass when he sees me). Hes very interested in what im doing, which is cool. So I think the stress from the new environment is gone for the most part but the Bars stay. Ill take some more pics tonight.
 
R0B;4330247; said:
Ill take a few more pics. He does not appear to be stressed anymore (ie he comes to the glass when he sees me). Hes very interested in what im doing, which is cool. So I think the stress from the new environment is gone for the most part but the Bars stay. Ill take some more pics tonight.
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Yeah FH is always an interesting fish. Always curious like a dog...:D
 
I think it will be a beast when healed. I does have a Fh look to me but there are a couple of other things in there. Nice Pick up anyhow. I would like to see it when it is all healed and fattened up
 
I took some more pictures and a short vid. Here ya go......

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Only the first 13sec or so is really helpful in seeing color or patterns, he stays in the shadow for the rest of the vid :/

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