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| Topic Started: Aug 19 2008, 01:02 PM (224 Views) | |
| aabbcc | Aug 19 2008, 01:02 PM Post #1 |
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Hi fellas, I have 4 small frys and a medium flowerhorn. Can anyone help me identify their strain and sex. Fish A does not have any pearl dots on it. Fish B has a big belly. Is it possible that "she" is pregnant even though it is only 2"? Fish C and D looks similar. Fish E is the biggest among all. Thank you! A.  B.  C.  D.  E. 
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| Lucky | Aug 19 2008, 01:12 PM Post #2 |
15" 3x Champions
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Looks ZZ to me... second one could be a ZZ cross possibly, but doubtful. So many FH are mix now it is hard to tell. Those 4 will keep you busy for a while! |
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| 1986com | Aug 19 2008, 03:32 PM Post #3 |
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dont know if your going to get any MP but last one is the best. Fish c is a female for sure the others are males but the last fish look like showing kok and that the keeper of the group there all zz strain |
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| aabbcc | Aug 19 2008, 05:29 PM Post #4 |
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Thanks for your help, guys. I have some doubts, however, regarding to the reliability of identifying the sex of a fh by looking at the black marking on the dorsal fin. Isn't the marking similar to human birth mark, if so, how can one conclude that a fh with black marking on dorsal fin is a female? I know there are many experts here , any suggestions? Thanks again. |
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| Mentat | Aug 19 2008, 07:41 PM Post #5 |
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E is nice, would keep for sure. B has possibilities and would keep for a couple months and re-evaluate. Big belly could be it eats a lot (if it goes up and down) or that tummy could be full of parasites (i.e. worms). C could be a girl, but need clear view of anal pore to increase confidence. Dorsal black spot is not a fully reliable indicator. Some males, specially those with double rows, have it too.  raising them.
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| 1986com | Aug 20 2008, 02:02 AM Post #6 |
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to me a and d are low grade but I hope you do update us and good luck with the other 3 fish cant wait to see your update bro |
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| Bigg Dogg | Aug 20 2008, 07:32 AM Post #7 |
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Hello aabbcc, Welcome to FHRUS, Glad to have you here with us.   you got some nice potential looking flowerhorns there..I really like B and E.  Keep  those babies up nad  for the post. keep us updated on their progress.Regards, Kevin |
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| aabbcc | Aug 24 2008, 01:08 PM Post #8 |
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Zygotes
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Thanks, fellas. I sure will update some pix of them as they grow bigger. BTW, do you guys think fish C and D look like trimac, or too young to tell? |
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| nikitanain | Aug 27 2008, 07:24 AM Post #9 |
3" Frys
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i reiterate low grades and high grades are man made creations.. beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder....as long as u love ur fish, its all good!!!  ..... dont get into these (usless) manmade classifications....what may seem high grade to someone may seem crap to someone else and vice versa.....  BUT YE i dig ur fish! pump them up! |
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| aabbcc | Aug 27 2008, 09:56 AM Post #10 |
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yeah, I'm pumping them up as much as I can now. Hope they can grow fast, so I can entertain you guys with the pix. Observe "ugly" frys turn into different fish bit by bit is a pretty interesting experience. It was the process of change rather than the grading attracted me into this. Unfortunately, the two have some correlations in the case of flowerhorn as more excitement comes with more kok development, color variation and body shape changes. I will be happy as long as the fish can grow to have some resemblance of flowerhorn. I will be VERY happy if they can change as much as the "father" fish of flowerhonrus. I will be Extremely happy if they change to mermaids and do my laundry for me. lol I was wondering for flowerhorn in general, is it the male or female's job to build nest? Is stacking gravel a behavior of building nest or establishing territory? Thanks. |
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| Flowerhornrus | Aug 27 2008, 06:41 PM Post #11 |
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nope they surely do not look like trimac to me.. B is my favorite..love the short and stockiness of body.. color is there and pearls are nice.. all your fish got potentials to be MP's they are still too small and yet got lots of potential to grow out awesome.. the last fish looks great... so are all these siblings?? and no they dont look low grade to me.. maybe some are classic looking but not low.. just gotta see how they will turn out..now that is priceless!! Can't judge a book till you fully read it. male or female.. the only one i think is more of sure female is the one with black tip on the dorsal fin...if they lay then they are but if not.. then its not.. that s my rule..but tube venting will definetely help./ please keep us updated |
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