what type is my fh?

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black_monster

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Like the title says, what is this guy?
I've had him for almost three years now since he was barely 2".
Last time I measured, he was 11" or maybe bigger can't remember, but I know for a fact he's bigger than 10".
He used to have remarkable colors, but as you can see he's faded quite badly.
I have pics of him when he used to be beautiful on my cell phone, but there's no way of transferring it to the computer as the phone is out-dated.
Where he is white, it used to be metalic blue with greenish tint and he was 50/50 blue to red ratio back then. He's been fading and ugly looking since the past year and a half when he used to fight with my clown knife so much that he'd be torn up. Eventually I had him in 20g tall to heal him up and this is how he turned out after the healing process.
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if i was to list it on craigslist to sell, how much would it attract for?
meaning what's reasonable seeing that it'll never become a beaut.
i'm also wondering, is there a way to gets its colors back?
 
Why are you selling him? He has nice sturdy body, solid fins & big nuchal hump..
Unless you can find a better replacement, you should keep him.. He's a nice specimen..
Btw, what do you feed him?
 
I would keep him. Fading fish are sometimes more sought after than non-faded fish. At least wait until he finishes fading (when the black in his fins is gone) to see what he will look like. Try feeding him color enhancing foods. Something with krill is a good start to bring his reds back.
 
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