Trimac or FH. and RD or Midas???

[cichlid_25]

Today i picked up this guy at petsmart cuz he was so nice lookin i couldnt pass him up. it was listed as a 3-spot cichlid and yea??? idk if its a trimac or a FH. wonderin if anyone could tell me wut it is. Also, ive had these two RDs....well thats wut i think they are. for about a month. JW if anyone could tell me if they are RDs for sure. thanks.

 

[Modest_Man]

There is no way to tell if what you have is a trimac or low-grade flowerhorn. Assume flowerhorn, as it came from PetsMart.

There is no way to tell if what you have is a midas or red devil. Assume mix.

 

[ewok]

FHs and trimacs now are sometimes indistinguishable, which is very sad. there's so much mixed ancestry for FHs that you never know what you are getting.

as for red devils - there's so much inter mixing between labiatus (red devils) and citrinellus (midas) that you can't really tell anymore.
they look nice and orange though

 

[cichlid_25]

i kinda figured that, but wasnt sure. oh well. i still like em. thanks 4 the response.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

its a tri-mac and looks more likes a midas but i think its a midas/RD

 

[Fish on Fire]

The rd looks like it has those thick rd lips. But just assume it's a mix, lol, unless you got it from some reputable breeder like Jeff Rapps.

 

[King Midas]

Heres my midas for an example

 

[BrtnBoy449]

i think that the first one is a trimac and i really think those are rds, rds tend to have longer snouts than midas, or is it the other way around?

 

[cichlid_25]

Yea looked more into it, and RDs have the long snouts and large lips. so theyre prolly more towards the RD side if theyre RDxMidas. Guess i can never b sure

By the way King Midas very nice midas u have there. looks great

 

[JeffLeMay]

based on the lips and long snout of the rd/midas, it looks as though there may be a little more red devil than midas in the mix, but I agree it is most likely a mix. i would also agree, based on the fact its from petsmart, the first fish is just a low grade flowerhorn. either way, all of them are cool looking fish, and looks like you're taking great care of the devils....keep up the good work