My Flowerhorn Progression Thread

[Chrisplosion]

Did you ask?

No, that one little bit didn't cross my mind when I asked them.

 

[dogofwar]

That's the key to knowing - with any degree of certainty - whether your fish is a trimac or a flowerhorn...

Matt

No, that one little bit didn't cross my mind when I asked them.

 

[Chrisplosion]

I realize this. I will wait to its an adult to see if it is what it is, until then I will assume its a trimac.

 

[livebearerfreak]

deffinate a trimac! flowerhorns around this area look a lil diff. good luck with it!

 

[dogofwar]

The appearance of the fish means little to nothing. A lot of flowerhorns look like trimacs. And a lot of trimacs could be low grade flowerhorns.

The source of the fish - where the retailer actually got it - is the only way to know with any degree of certainty.

Would you breed this fish with another trimac from known provenance...and sell the babies to your LFS as "trimacs"? I wouldn't...but a lot of people do. Which is the problem.

Matt

I realize this. I will wait to its an adult to see if it is what it is, until then I will assume its a trimac.

 

[Chrisplosion]

The appearance of the fish means little to nothing. A lot of flowerhorns look like trimacs. And a lot of trimacs could be low grade flowerhorns.

The source of the fish - where the retailer actually got it - is the only way to know with any degree of certainty.

Would you breed this fish with another trimac from known provenance...and sell the babies to your LFS as "trimacs"? I wouldn't...but a lot of people do. Which is the problem.

Matt

I have no interest in breeding it, if I do try it would be with a parrot and even then I wouldn't sell them. They always have them in stock so I wouldn't its from some hobbyist, most likely form whole sale or the owner breeds them.

 

[honda237]

I have no interest in breeding it, if I do try it would be with a parrot and even then I wouldn't sell them. They always have them in stock so I wouldn't its from some hobbyist, most likely form whole sale or the owner breeds them.

The appearance of the fish means little to nothing. A lot of flowerhorns look like trimacs. And a lot of trimacs could be low grade flowerhorns.

The source of the fish - where the retailer actually got it - is the only way to know with any degree of certainty.

Would you breed this fish with another trimac from known provenance...and sell the babies to your LFS as "trimacs"? I wouldn't...but a lot of people do. Which is the problem.

Matt

he isn't asking if you would be breed them, but in general people do. I have one from the same seller, that i believe is a little bigger than yours. It has a little more color than my other trimacs that i've owned but i wouldn't be able to determine if its a true trimac or a low/old grade flowerhorn. I will have to post pictures of mine soon.

 

[Chrisplosion]

he isn't asking if you would be breed them, but in general people do. I have one from the same seller, that i believe is a little bigger than yours. It has a little more color than my other trimacs that i've owned but i wouldn't be able to determine if its a true trimac or a low/old grade flowerhorn. I will have to post pictures of mine soon.

I know I was stating that I don't want to breed it. I got mine over white gravel so his color is lighter. Look forward to the pics.

 

[SYCichlid]

What ever he is he looks great. He looks like a twin to mine but I don't know what mine is either FH or Tri-mac.

 

[Chrisplosion]

Need to get an Admin/Mod to change this to Flowerhorn Progression Thread. Heres some more pics, looked better with a back ground on the tank. Looks like its starting to develop a hump, no?