Thai Silk Flowerhorn pics...

[krustyart]

This is a young (female?) Thai-Silk Flowerhorn I got on Aquabid.

She is darker than most because she has adapted to the black background and black sand bottom.

I would eventually like to breed her to a male EBJD when I find a good one of comparable size. Then I will breed the F1 siblings together to see what I get with the hopes of getting the Sapphire blue of the EBJD into the new hybrid instead of the Metallic Cyan blue of the Thai-Silk Flowerhorn.

I will keep you posted.

ART

 

[krustyart]

I just ordered the male EBJDs from "AMAZING_BETTA" as potential mates for the above Thai-Silk Flowerhorn. I ordered three so she could have her choice. I will resell the other two locally in a year or so when she has chosen. I am posting a picture with a description of my intentions which are basically to get the "Sapphire Blue" color of an EBJD into the Flowerhorn line. I chose the Thai-Silk because it's "Cyan Blue" color has nearly 100% coverage already. Then I will select fish that also display the EB gene visually in the second generation and future generations as I breed back the taller shape and hump size of the flowerhorn.

I am "Fishing" for names for the new variety I intend to create. Any good ideas?!?!? List possible variety names in this thread please... (and thanks in advance)

 

[felix453]

Seems pretty cool, keep us updated!

 

[mr fishy]

How do you know they will breed???if they do out me down for babies! I think an ebjd with a hump would be boss


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[pdandy]

Looks like your fish has bloat...big belly and looks like white stringy poop in second pic...


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[Runitis]

That Thai silk looks weird. Usually you can't see individual scales more a flush look and don't have a green tint to them like that one... but still looks nice

I need to spark up my fish life

 

[princysharma1990]

Really looking forward for more of your posts as your plan seems very interesting.

 

[IRONWOOD]

Thats a nice Thia silk, g/l with your project

 

[Zion and Cichlids is all]

if you going to breed the fry when they get older,dont breed the siblings to another sibling because then you have have F'd up babies._____________________if they do breed...you take a female from they fry and breed it back to the father or male to mother. the gene will be stronger.... good luck

 

[krustyart]

She does not have bloat. She just ate a meal of live fruit flies. I don't see the stringy white poops you mentioned. I just now looked at her and there are none. She does look a bit greener than most Thai-Silks in those photos. IN person she looks bluer. More cyan. The dark scalloping of each scale seems to be a reaction to the all black background and black sand bottom. I will be changing out the black sand for white sand soon. Her dark environment does tend to make them darker. I can't do much about the painted back of the tank at the moment. Too much work. I did just get the juvi EBJDs in the mail. From 'Amazing_Betta'. I am pleased with the quality. No visible defects. They are about 2" long and eating well. One actually appears to be a female. If she is, that pretty rare for a visusal EBJD female to survive past the fry stage from what I understand.

I will keep everyone updated, and with photos in THIS thread!!
Thanks for reading-
ART