Red Rose Queen

[kove32]

Hey everyone!

I had a question about a "Red Rose Queen." Saw one of these at my pet stores today. Obviously it was a male since it was displaying a kok. Also, this sucker was absolutely MEAN. I mean, it would chase you if you walked by the tank. I have never seen anything like it. Not only that, but its color was absolutely beautiful.

I'm just confused on what a Red Rose Queen actually is? I have googled, and searched (forgive me for my searching on these forums is below par), but to no avail.


Can anyone help me determine what this fish is?

 

[Chrisplosion]

I too would like to know

 

[Justin4g63]

Found this while doing some reading a few days ago

It's a mix between synspilum and labiatus. I have a 9-10" female rose queen that I raised from 1" and it's one of my favorite fish. Amazing color, big nuchal hump, yellow eyes, and great personality. They look just like synspilums until 3-4" then they start looking amphilophus and peel into their true color.

 

[Chrisplosion]

Sounds about right

 

[Chrisplosion]

So its like a "kamfa" Red Devil?

 

[kove32]

What is Kamfa? Also, is it bad if I know neither of those two fish she is talking about..

 

[Chrisplosion]

What is Kamfa? Also, is it bad if I know neither of those two fish she is talking about..

Kamfa is a strain of flowerhorn. Amphilophus labiatus is a Red Devil Cichlid and vieja Synspilum is a Redheaded Cichlid. Its not bad but it wouldn't hurt to learn about them.

 

[kove32]

Ah, now I understand. I suppose I just didn't realize their scientific names.

One more question: I was doing some research on what Kamfa exactly was, but to no avail. All I could gather was that it is certain traits such as: clear eyes. The Red Rose Queen that I was looking at appeared to have red eyes.

I do understand that crossbreeding plays a major game, I suppose it is just a lot to take in, in a short amount of time! Thanks for helping!

 

[greenterra]

My understang is that they are a mix of labiatus and synspilum. Here's a pair I had going back a few years. Sometimes the male would display more red and other times a lighter color. They had the amphilophus personality and were always active.



The pair can be seen in this vid at times.
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[kove32]

Wow, amazing fish! Your green terror may be one of the nicest I have ever seen! I too have also wanted a Dovii.

And about the Queen, that does look like the ones I saw. They were sale for $25 and they did have a male and female. What size did they start breeding for you?