Red mammon or Red devil

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This is the shop I got from.. please leave the overstocked tank out of the discussion.. thanks

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Red devil is A. Labiatus, and I would be very, very surprised if these are pure labiatus. Usually to get pure labiatus you need to go through a reputable vendor. From the picture you provided, I can tell that place is not a reputable vendor of pedigreed locale-caught fish. So, they are some kind of hybrid. Midevil, mammon, parrot, whatever you want to call them, it's not a scientifically described species so really makes no difference.
In short, no they are not true red devils.
 
Red Mammon
 
KKP, not RD, and not a true Red Mammon. The term "mammon" is overused to death these days, to describe almost everything from a regular parrot, to KKP, to SKKP. A true Red Mammon from the Happy Breed Farm in Taiwan comes with a certificate, and is micro-chipped. They also cost $1,000 or more, so at least in regards to ones wallet, it does make a difference as to what one is getting.


Here's a Kavalan Red Mammon for sale.

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/9-kavalan-red-mammon.702194/#post-7914725



There are many high quality SKKP on the market, but IMO your fish, and the rest in that shop tank are KKP at best.
 
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Oh yes I read the kkp is termed as 财神爷 in china

Below are some of the parrots they have on sale at the aquarium market...

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KKP, not RD, and not a true Red Mammon. The term "mammon" is overused to death these days, to describe almost everything from a regular parrot, to KKP, to SKKP. A true Red Mammon from the Happy Breed Farm in Taiwan comes with a certificate, and is micro-chipped. They also cost $1,000 or more, so at least in regards to ones wallet, it does make a difference as to what one is getting.


Here's a Kavalan Red Mammon for sale.

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/9-kavalan-red-mammon.702194/#post-7914725



There are many high quality SKKP on the market, but IMO your fish, and the rest in that shop tank are KKP at best.

yes they were sold to me as KKP once i did some chinese googling.... but considering the price... am happy with the purchase
 
If you are happy with your purchase that's all that really matters.
 
yes i am... just that out of the 3, 1 cost 4x more than the other 2 because there is a slight kok...
 
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