First bashing on this thread started here.
Is this a royal green terror?
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First bashing on this thread started here.
I agree and it could've ended there. Tiger15 was trying to be helpful- in his way it is a valid opinion. I don't agree with it either but we can all disagree like intelligent adults. Through conversation with people who share different ideas we gain knowledge. I like this forum and the people on it. There are a lot of extremely valid people on MFK
Yup, I gotta agree.........The long contrails and bright coloration signify a male...........If quality, this male will show a nuchal hump within 6-12 months.........
I don't see why nuchal hump is a sign of quality.
They are defiantly not. While I prefer GT with a masculine forehead (not like that asian strain), it's really just about preference, and hopefully tiger15 will man up and correct his words, as I don't believe he meant to put his preference as a standard of quality??
I picked up a GT months ago because of his nuchal hump, but have since gave him up because I believed his quality to be poor based on his washed out coloring. Maybe others liked him, but he wasn't my cup of tea.
There are many different GT owners on this forum, we don't have to like them all but lets not go insulting the quality of each others fish.
I picked up a GT months ago because of his nuchal hump, but have since gave him up because I believed his quality to be poor based on his washed out coloring. Maybe others liked him, but he wasn't my cup of tea.
There are many different GT owners on this forum, we don't have to like them all but lets not go insulting the quality of each others fish.
a Nuchal hump is a sign of dominance. While genetics will play it's part -Fish can gain and lose them (koks). Dominant fish tend to be brighter and bigger. Most people consider bigger, brighter and aggressive a sign of quality. Capitalism dictates that a kok can only get bigger fish can only get brighter (past royal until they're electric) While a kok with muscles is kinda gross to me -short bodies are even worse- imo. Sometimes they get it right most times they don't.
yes, bigger and brighter are viewed as a sign of quality. BUT! going by your statement above...
Fish A can be in tank 1 and not be the dominant fish. If fish A is rehomed to tank 2 and becomes the dominant fish, it will display the bigger and brighter colors you're speaking of. So the same fish isn't considered a quality fish in tank 1 but it is considered a quality fish in tank 2? Quality is much more than a big and bright fish... and honestly the nuchal hump has zero to do with the quality of a fish
Nuchal humps are genetic more than anything else, but dominance will play a part in the size of the hump - not whether or not a fish develops one... Why would a fish in a tank by itself need to display dominance? Who is it competing with? I've seen many amphs, Andinoacaras, etc as solo pets without even dither fish, with nuchal humps. They were bred to be that way
Fish A can be in tank 1 and not be the dominant fish. If fish A is rehomed to tank 2 and becomes the dominant fish, it will display the bigger and brighter colors you're speaking of. So the same fish isn't considered a quality fish in tank 1 but it is considered a quality fish in tank 2? Quality is much more than a big and bright fish... and honestly the nuchal hump has zero to do with the quality of a fish
Nuchal humps are genetic more than anything else, but dominance will play a part in the size of the hump - not whether or not a fish develops one... Why would a fish in a tank by itself need to display dominance? Who is it competing with? I've seen many amphs, Andinoacaras, etc as solo pets without even dither fish, with nuchal humps. They were bred to be that way
I've got a 50 dollar offer for my GT near my area, but I've decided to keep him, just so I can update this thread as he grows.
EDIT: Although I can't get a bigger tank, my limit is 55. Hopefully the severum and GT will get along or I guess I'll rehome the severum in the future...
EDIT2: I did hear a single GT can live in a 40. If that's true, maybe I'll get a 40. If not, see first EDIT.
EDIT: Although I can't get a bigger tank, my limit is 55. Hopefully the severum and GT will get along or I guess I'll rehome the severum in the future...
EDIT2: I did hear a single GT can live in a 40. If that's true, maybe I'll get a 40. If not, see first EDIT.
Boy, that's no good. At 5" he's already about max size for both those tanks. I would accept the offer if you can not provide him a bigger home.
