My flowerforn colour and peral question??

[aykinhk]

Hi guys,
Just a question of my baby Flowerhorn
I have him about 2 months now
Been told he is a Male SRD, can anyone confirm from photos?
Also ,I am feeding him 3 different types of pellet including Sumo red
But you can see from photos lots of blue perals on the body , how can I push up to get more red color up?
Any suggestions?? THANKS

 

[Ruturaj]

Red color will darken as fish grows up. What size is he?

 

[aykinhk]

I am feeding Sumo red and Ocean free green heads grow ATM, sometimes blood worms and Krills
He is much bigger in size now
Peral still lots, not red

 

[Ruturaj]

Ocean free had a food for red color too. He looks good, he's head won't grow much.

This was one of my flowerhorn which looked similar when small, he had even smaller head though.

 

[aykinhk]

Oh that's so beautiful
So is that mean SRD will not having a big okok??

 

[aykinhk]

Also, would you agree mine FH is a male SRD???? Thank your help

 

[Zanzag]

Looks male but awesome fish, the blues are gorgeous.

 

[Ruturaj]

Your fish is red dragon for sure. Nice color but lower end genetics for kok may be. Looks male to me.

 

[islandguy11]

Try putting a black background on your tank (e.g. future board), it will likely help, as will feeding Hikari Bloodred Parrot+ 2-3 times a week.

As others have said, your fish is red dragon, "super" red dragon is more or less a marketing name, though I wouldn't rule out having a bit of Kamfa blood (hence nicer pearling and smaller kok) -- it's getting harder and harder to tell nowadays because their mixing up the lines so much. Anyway, nice fish, enjoy.

 

[aykinhk]

What are the difference between Red dragon and SRD thanks