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Louhan - Original flowerhorn created from crossing 4 pure cichlids
Chart:
Early Flowerhorns:
Coronation Link
Tornado Effect
Perfect Harmony
Unique Track
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Some other famous fish from Meng Aquarium:
Absolute Wonder
Ancient Warship*
Creative Measure
Exotic Marvel
Legacy**
Living Legend
Pacific Miracle
Quantum Grace
Rising Rainbow
Royal Degree
Scarlet Passion
* = Ancient Warship had a notch back, this picture has not been edited in any way
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Kamfa - This breed originated from Louhan. It's main characteristics are white or yellow eye (red eyes possible but not common), fan tail, water head, sunken eyes, smaller lips than zz. This breed carries more of the syn characteristics from the 4 pure cichlids. Generally has a larger and more square body shape than that of a ZZ. Head flowers can be found on the Kamfa, but not as prevelantly as ZZ.
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JPG or Golden Apple: Created by Ah Soon of Malaysia these fish were characterised by a large stock body as well as metallic pearling.
An absolute must read. In the breeders own words:
Golden_Apple.doc ( 609K )
Number of downloads: 3
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Golden Monkey - please see here:
http://www.flowerhorncraze.com/Know-t1485.htmlthere are several characteristics of a true Golden Monkey that are different compare to regular Zhen Zhu and Zhen Zhu Malau. What I mean by true Golden Monkey is the GMs which are from the same generation as the Indo Grand Champion Golden Monkey posted above. First characteristic is the redness. The redness of a true Golden Monkey is way deeper than regular ZZ. The red color is very deep like the color of blood and seems like it is from beneath the skin and will not easily faded, while the red color of most regular Zhen Zhu and Zhen Zhu Malau is much softer. The second characteristic is the color saturation. The color saturation of a true Golden Monkey will gradually or smoothly change from soft to deep color we call this smooth gradation. Unfortunately, not all Golden Monkey have this characteristic but perfect or masterpiece GMs have. The third characteristic is the pearl, the pearl of a true Golden Monkey is wormy and shining, some of them even cover the whole kok. A lot of Zhen Zhu Malau have this same characteristic too nowdays, but not a regular ZZ. The fourth characteristic is the chubby face. The face of a true Golden Monkey is chubby and not baby face like a kamfa, what I mean is the chin of a true Golden Monkey is thick and look chubby and the chin of a kamfa is thin and smooth like a baby face and the chin of most regular Zhen Zhu and Zhen Zhu Malau have more wrinkle like old people when they are older. The fifth characteristic is the body, the body of a true Golden Monkey is broader and more muscular than most regular Zhen Zhu and Zhen Zhu Malau, but it is still not as broad as most kamfa especially the old school Kamfa. The sixth characteristic is the tail. The tail of a true Golden Monkey is harder than the tail of most regular Zhen Zhu or Zhen Zhu Malau but not as hard as Kamfa tail. Not all Golden Monkey tail is fan tail like Kamfa, but they are not soft like Zhen Zhu and Zhen Zhu Malau. The seventh characteristic is the flowerline. The flowerline of the true Golden Monkey is suck and unorganized or most of them are uneven, some of them do not even have any flowerline. The best one is the Indonesian 7 times Grand Champion Golden Monkey but we have to remember that he is one of a kind. The eighth characteristic is the peduncle. The peduncle of a true Golden Monkey is shorter, thicker and broader than the peduncle of most regular Zhen Zhu and Zhen Zhu Malau. That is why it has harder tail and stronger tail structure compare to regular Zhen Zhu and Zhen Zhu Malau. The ninth characteristic is the eyes. The eyes of a masterpiece or perfect true Golden Monkey are inset like Kamfa and red color. One thing we have to understand, Golden Monkey is a perfected Hua Jiau and Zhen Zhu Malau is a perfected ZZ. That is why bro James, Sonny, and other people say that Golden Monkey is not a Zhen Zhu although Golden Monkey and Zhen Zhu Malau have some visible characteristics those are the same. There are a lot of ways breeders trying to perfected their Zhen Zhu strain to come close to true GM, but they are still not the same, although some characteristics are the same, like pearl, the face and may be fan tail. That is why they called their perfected Zhen Zhu the Zhen Zhu Malau. I will show some picture of true GMs and Zhen Zhu Malau so you guys can see the differences. For me, the easiest way to decide whether a strain is a Zhen Zhu Malau or a GM, is by comparing them to the pictures of Zhen Zhu Malau and true Golden Monkey I share with you guys. If it is closer to Zhen Zhu Malau then it is a Zhen Zhu Malau and if it is closer to Golden Monkey then it is a GM. The reason I said this is because the parents of the true GM, I mention above died already, but some Mal, Singapore and Indo breeders have been successful to breed the new Golden Monkey that are almost similar to the true Golden Monkey I mention above (I do not know their recipe so I can not share). Remember guys, this is my opinion only and not all people will agree with me moreover my ESL is not so good so I can not explain perfectly but this is the best I can do. I do not want to debate or argue about this Golden Monkey matter, I just want to share what I know only. If you guys want to accept it, then it is good, and if you don’t then it is OK with me too. Thank you for your understanding guys. Hopefully this information can help you guys to understand better about Golden Monkey and Zhen Zhu Malau. (Written by Bejita of Jatim Project, Indo)
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Zhen Zhu - comes slightly after Kamfa, made from Louhan, rounded tail, large mouth, red protruding eyes, head flower, all three kok types apply hard/water/semi, most closely carries the genes of the trimac of the 4 cichlids used to create flowerhorns, zhen zhou means 'Pearl Flowerhorn' breed's strongest characteristic is pearling. Breeders often cross with Zhen Zhu because they breed easily and can create better pearling for the next generation. Weak tail can also carry over
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Golden Base (Faders)- called that because during juvenile period of life they will loose their color and go completely black. As the fading process occurs the black "fades" away leaving a more vibrant and beautiful color underneath. Usually yellow or red. Overseas they are refered to as "Golden Base". A 'golden trimac' is a raw cross where the fish typically ends up looking like a trimac but red and yellow in color.
ILC Golden Base:
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King kamfa - from the kamfa family this fish typically has white or yellow eyes, red eye is possible but rare. Main feature of the breed is intense black double flower row and very thick wide white pearling. Orginating in Thailand this breed has seen a recent re-birth in vietnam. Body is typical of that of a Kamfa, fan tail, longer body than some other kamfas. Most closely follows the kamfa description above.
See also:
http://www.flowerhorncraze.com/Differentia...owe-t13646.html8.
IndoMalau - Created by ILC or indonesian louhan club, proprietary breed of the world famous ILC using a Golden monkey (or Malau) female and Zhen Zhu Malau (ZZ bred with a Golden Monkey) for the first batch that was sent to the US. Second batch spawned from the legendary Elvis(
http://www.flowerhorncraze.com/Elvis-Da-King-t10273.html ) and Golden Monkey female. Breed characterized by wild pearling all over the body, face, and head. What separates an IndoMalau's pearls from that of say a ZZ or a King Kamfa is that they are extremely fine. As the fish ages the pearls become more intricately woven and thinner. Prototypical dot-dash patterns found on Golden Monkey as well. Flowerlines vary dramatically some only have a few flower spots. Most ILC IndoMalaus will include some singular flowers on the back line or "top row". Red front half covers from the pectoral fins forwards, back half is a golden gradient intensifying in color towards the back half of the fish. Body is very wide and high a throwback to the original Louhan. Very pronounced chin or 'gobbler'. Head is usually a forward protruding water kok. Tail is fan shaped close to that of a kamfa, dorsal and anal fins lack trailers (a common trait found in ZZ) Caudle penduncle is very large and pronounced in this breed, this helps prevent developement of drop tail
Elvis:
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Tan King - Created by Mr. Tan of VN, created by crossing a Zhen Zhu with a Kamfa. Breed has pearls and flowerline like that of a king kamfa, but body and finnage is more closely related to the Zhen Zhu description above. Most have protruding eyes like that of a Zhen Zhu and a more rounded tail also like the ZZ
See also:
http://www.flowerhorncraze.com/Tan-King-t22055.html
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Kamfamalau - mix of a Kamfa and a Golden Monkey. Body and face typify that of a typical Golden Monkey (see above) Finnage and sunken eye reflect the Kamfa genes. Main feature of a Kamfamalau is the pearling. Finnage typically takes on a 'frosted' pearl look to it rarely found in any other breed of flowerhorn. Pearling usually crosses all the way across the kok another rarity in flowerhorn breeds. This breed should represent the best characteristics of both kamfa and malau
Breed of Flowerhorn = A more general classification. Could contain several subsets of strains from different countries and breeders. The Four main breeds of flowerhorn are:
ZZ, GM, Kamfa, JK (goldenbase)
Strain of Flowerhorn = A more specific subset within a particular breed. Can get as specific as all coming from specific individual parent fish. Strains can also differ by country of origin and breeder.
Look at as many pictures and threads on this site as you can... always trust your eyes over what information someone is feeding you!!!
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still barely 2.5" you can see when he gets close to the background at the bottom, line to line is two inches
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