Trimac from Flowerhorn

[Fry]

How can we distinguish a Trimac from a Flowerhorn? They look too much alike. A Flowerhorn looks like an overbred Trimac to obtain colors and patterns. Are Flowerhorns really hybrids or is that just popular belief? Maybe the folks that breed Flowerhorn think breeding different colored Trimacs together makes them hybrid? Anyone have any info on this?

 

[pitbull]

Often times you can't distinguish the two. The only way to know that you have a pure Trimac, is to get it from a reputable breeder.

 

[REC]

Although at the juvenile stage they can look similar at adulthood they are quite different especially if its a high grade FH. Trimacs are just 1 of 5 cichlids that are cross-bred to make the FlowerHorn. FH's are a hybrid all the way. Years ago in asia a man wanted to create the ultimate cichlid so he began cross-breeding 5 species of cichlids and took their individual qualities to make the ultimate fish. Thus giving us the FlowerHorn.....

 

[Fry]

that's scary, what are the 4 other species besides the Trimac?

 

[Motag 7]

red terror, midas, blood parrot

 

[benzjamin13]

Aren't parrots themselve considered hybrids?

 

[rweedon]

I have been told there is some managuense that would explain the anger problems...

 

[Fry]

Flowerhorns seem more aggressive than managuense. Aggression could be from RD/Midas. Blood Parrots are sterile.

 

[REC]

there is absolutely no Jag in FH......I'm quite sure of at least 4 cichlids that create the FH make-up (Trimac,RedDevil/Midas,RedTerror,BloodParrot).......They get there aggression and hump from RD/Midas, there body pattering from Trimac and there beautiful coloration from different hybrids of Parrots....

 

[danny boy]

Flowerhorns seem more aggressive than managuense. Aggression could be from RD/Midas. Blood Parrots are sterile.

wrong. "most" parrots are sterile, many have been bred