They were sold to me as pure Trimacs and the only reason that some people thought otherwise is because of the slight speckling in the fins, but to me personally they looked pure and now with more photos etc it looks like they are pure.
Pure Trimac?
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I guess if you are happy with them that’s al that really matters anyway, I still can’t see why anyone would produce hybrids in australia as there’s so much demand for pure trimacs and I dont see it being any easier to mate a trimac with a flowerhorn compared with 2 real trimacs.
tiny 4cm ones are going for $160 each down here so if you can successfully breed some you will be able to cash in nicely.
My Trimaculatus pair below
Female below
An old picture of another pair I used to have when they were still young. The male is now pushing 20cm + (8 inches +)
The current settings on the radions brings out more blue colouration in the fish then I would like
Female below
An old picture of another pair I used to have when they were still young. The male is now pushing 20cm + (8 inches +)
The current settings on the radions brings out more blue colouration in the fish then I would like
I am located in Sydney and have produced and raised thousands of fry ( my pair above )
Anyone spending $160ea@ 4cm is majorly overpaying
Thats interesting as you very rarely see them here but a few have been around lately, same with cubans too.
At least I know who to contact if I ever get a tank big enough to hold some, might save myself a bit of cash, yours look great too,
Updates!
Some still saying cross breed so here's a newer photo of the same fish.
Some still saying cross breed so here's a newer photo of the same fish.
Also here is a fish from another bloodline, in a community holding tank at the moment and it's shy so photos are a bit dodgy.
The caudal peduncle on these other fish seem to be shorter, has been since I got them, a different body shape, like they have grown up in cold water in a crowded tank.
The caudal peduncle on these other fish seem to be shorter, has been since I got them, a different body shape, like they have grown up in cold water in a crowded tank.
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You answered your own question - people do it in AU for the same reason as elsewhere the $$$$$$.
Considering the difficulty in importing wild fish into AU, hybrid cichlids have become rather common over the past 25 years. Numerous crosses can & have been found in AU LFS, many marketed as something they are not. Sometimes there are nice stories attached, but when you dig deeper there is never any actual provenance to back up the stories.
Even here in NA, where trimac with real provenance back to the wild can be acquired relatively easily for those that are willing to source them, a boat load of hybrid flowerhorn crosses can be found being sold as either trimacs, or a flowerhorn of quality, to unsuspecting buyers. Flowerhorns that most serious FH keepers would flush, sold for $10, often far more, to folks new to the hobby. With hundreds of fry produced on a regular basis, even at $10 a pop the money adds up fast. Those looking for cheap trimacs, typically don't know the difference either, and genetics being what they are, sans some kind of provenance from a reliable breeder or importer, no telling what one is buying at your LFS, or backyard breeder. Hybrid trimacs were and still are a real problem in cichlid circles.
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