This fish was sold to me as a red Texas but is starting to look more like it is heavily influenced by some Trimac genetics. He has a darkish red collar around his throat (not as pronounced or bright as a true Trimac), has the spots of a Trimac with the blue scales surrounding and in them, and has the golden color of a trimac. The only thing is he’s missing the spot behind his gill plate and doesn’t have the same jaw shape, general body shape, and tail size/ markings of a pure trimac. I think he’s mixed w a barred Midas because when he gets fired up the bars are very pronounced. The bar pattern is almost identical but I’ve also seen pictures of juvenile trimacs with the same bar pattern… honestly don’t know what he is or what he’s mixed with
