Was being sold as a Jack Dempsey

[Fern]

Well they need to camo in the wild when they are young so it makes sense.
Looking very nice!

 

[SEAF]

I had a fish last year that looked very similar called a Thoricthys Aureum Red. This is a Central American fish, much like a Firemouth, with less of the red on the bottom and more on the side. The red will become more pronounced as it matures. Oh good! I found the picture of it. I was hoping I saved it. This one is about 4-5 inches. The previous owner told me is was wild caught and he thought it was a female

 

[Madness]

Nice looking fish. Here is a picture of mine today.

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Definitely a red dev.

 

[SEAF]

Wow! His colors changed a lot!

 

[striflerfishies]

i say its a hybrid of somthing and a firemouth

 

[Anonymous]

oh kool a firehorn

 

[sandnuka]

100% red devil he looks great now!

 

[Anonymous]

wow no kidding a big change.

learned something new here,,,,thanks

 

[aquaman95]

I had a nice flower horn huge kok bought as african adult I knew though

 

[sandnuka]

aquaman, this is a super old thread... and I dont even know what you said. It makes no sence... LMAO

 

[alyssaesk]

it looks like a ellioti to me... similar to the firemouth but it gets jeweled

 

[Anonymous]

red devils rule!

 

[clownie]

Looks really close to a aurem to me.


Just saw the last pic...WOW what a morph! Don't think I ahave ever witness such a drastic change in color.

 

[fishman09]

Funny to see a thread like this posted by this sites most respected CA breeder only just a couple years ago. Buying mystery petsmart fish and call it definitely a red devil... :wall:

If the Madness from today saw this thread posted by someone else...

 

[Madness]

True that, but I dont think that anyone even as early as 2 years ago was nearly as knowledgeable and educated about the RD/ Midas issues, as they are today. A lot of articles and info have come out just over the last year on these fish.

Then again this hobby is always evolving and if you are a true hobbyist and have a passion for the hobby, you never stop learning and you always stay open minded. And continue on the more we read and research, the more we learn. Hell, just 2 years ago I was only pushing 300 gallons of water and 15 fish. Now I am close to 4000gal and over 30 species and 1000 fish, with about 12 breeding pairs. (can we say MTS?. and MFS?)

I will say that I have learned a lot over these past 2 years, and I am sure that in 2015 I will look back at this thread and say that I have learned even more.

Its nice to see how much we all have evolved, by looking at these old threads.

 

[Anthraxx]

Always nice to look back and see how much weve truly learned. i know i made some classic mistakes over the years just like anyone else.