New trimac questions.

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duanes said:
The one in your pic looks to be a female to me, the dark area in the dorsal usually indicates female, especially if it is a pure trimac.
note the blotch in the dorsal of this female on the right

and in the pic below
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Yep. Just looked it up lol. Nothing wrong with a female. My male red devil seems to really like her. They keep swimming at the divider together and "kissing"


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You just think they're kissing. Pull the divider and it could be Thunderdome in your tank. Just sayin. :)
 
Sorry if this is not your intention, but
If yours is a verifiable true trimac (??) it would be a shame to let if breed with some other species. There is such a glut of mutt combinations out there already, you can hardly ever trust that what the species is, is claimed to be.
 
duanes said:
Sorry if this is not your intention, but
If yours is a verifiable true trimac (??) it would be a shame to let if breed with some other species. There is such a glut of mutt combinations out there already, you can hardly ever trust that what the species is, is claimed to be.
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Duane's is right, Trimac beautiful species! Breed it with the devil and you then have worthless hybrids to only help dilute Natural fish! They might look like a trimac then you have trimacs that aren't trimacs!!! I don't understand what the fascination is with making hybrids, educate your self and try to preserve these fish best you can
 
duanes said:
Sorry if this is not your intention, but
If yours is a verifiable true trimac (??) it would be a shame to let if breed with some other species. There is such a glut of mutt combinations out there already, you can hardly ever trust that what the species is, is claimed to be.
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I would love to breed pure trimacs. Is there a certain way to tell if it's a true one or not? They're really hard to come by around here. This is the first I've seen. Sorry if I sound stupid but I guess I need to learn at some point


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Rachel.Cody said:
I would love to breed pure trimacs. Is there a certain way to tell if it's a true one or not? They're really hard to come by around here. This is the first I've seen. Sorry if I sound stupid but I guess I need to learn at some point


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Order from a reputable breeder. It's the same way with midas and true red devils.
 
There is not a good way to tell by looking, because whenever 2 different species breed together a certain % will look like the father, and another % will look similar to the mother, both are still hybrids.
If you got it from a LFS, the chance that its a true pure trimac, is slim.
If you like it that's all that matters, but if it produces fry, calling them trimacs may not be legitimate.
 
duanes said:
There is not a good way to tell by looking, because whenever 2 different species breed together a certain % will look like the father, and another % will look similar to the mother, both are still hybrids.
If you got it from a LFS, the chance that its a true pure trimac, is slim.
If you like it that's all that matters, but if it produces fry, calling them trimacs may not be legitimate.
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We will see how everything goes. I get what you're saying though. Thanks for all of the info. This shop usually carries rare pure breeds but this could be an exception. I really do like her though, although she hasn't eaten yet. I may try and give her some frozen food or shrimp.


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