King kong or not? male or female?

[illbethejudge]

I picked this fish today but i would like to know if it is male or female and if it is actually a king kong parrot or regular.

 

[RD.]

Just a regular parrot, vent looks like female but I have never been great at venting fish.

 

[illbethejudge]

Just a regular parrot, vent looks like female but I have never been great at venting fish.

Good that i only paid $20 but the fish is huge. Around 7" / 8"

 

[RD.]

This is a KKP female, at approx. 8".

 

[Galantspeedz]

This is my trio at 10 inches

 

[RD.]

This is my trio at 10 inches

Head & body shape on yours look more like a red devil/midas cross, than KKP. The problem is the entire hybrid line is very loosely defined, much like red texas. People breed whatever to whatever and come up with the same name. I have seen many hobbyists refer to a fish like the one in my pic as a red mammon, which it most definitely is not, even though it does turn to an almost red color (not orange) just before and shortly after spawning. She's very washed out from the flash of my $10 point & shoot camera in the photo above.

Personally I would not call those KKP, but that's just me.

The following link describes many of the differences between the parrot strains, and shows the differences between male & female vents. It looks like I got it right. lol

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...s-king-kong-parrots-and-kirin-parrots.491896/

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Head & body shape on yours look more like a red devil/midas cross, than KKP. The problem is the entire hybrid line is very loosely defined, much like red texas. People breed whatever to whatever and come up with the same name. I have seen many hobbyists refer to a fish like the one in my pic as a red mammon, which it most definitely is not, even though it does turn to an almost red color (not orange) just before and shortly after spawning. She's very washed out from the flash of my $10 point & shoot camera in the photo above.

Personally I would not call those KKP, but that's just me.

The following link describes many of the differences between the parrot strains, and shows the differences between male & female vents. It looks like I got it right. lol

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...s-king-kong-parrots-and-kirin-parrots.491896/

Agree with RD here

 

[illbethejudge]

This is a KKP female, at approx. 8".

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Wow. I've been trying to get a king kong parrot for ages.

 

[Galantspeedz]

Head & body shape on yours look more like a red devil/midas cross, than KKP. The problem is the entire hybrid line is very loosely defined, much like red texas. People breed whatever to whatever and come up with the same name. I have seen many hobbyists refer to a fish like the one in my pic as a red mammon, which it most definitely is not, even though it does turn to an almost red color (not orange) just before and shortly after spawning. She's very washed out from the flash of my $10 point & shoot camera in the photo above.

Personally I would not call those KKP, but that's just me.

The following link describes many of the differences between the parrot strains, and shows the differences between male & female vents. It looks like I got it right. lol

https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...s-king-kong-parrots-and-kirin-parrots.491896/

I also feel mine looks more like Midas or red devil

 

[Galantspeedz]

Next time I will buy yuanbao parrot instead lol