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    What is in the soup

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    what is in Luohan? I only know that it is a hybrid
    so far many had mentioned that it is from trimac, midas...

    any comments?

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    all central american origins.


    saw some earlier old generation luohans(pictures.) and by their size, i strongly suspect guapote lineage inside too. Esp the more longish body and extended finnage in some of them. Plus if the earlier LHs are 14" and above, i doubt at the body shape it still does not contain guapote blood. That is my own speculation. i even suspect Umbie in them.

    earlier ones we see here resemble trimacs a lot. thats dominant in the strains last time. i cannot confirm the presence of midas until quite recently, and from what i see, 100% can deduce midas inside also.

    some others are texas cichlid, i had seen some which resemble jack dempseys too. And then i had observed many obvious traits that indicate possibility of red terrors.


    recently i just realised that it is indeed possible to cross guapotes (eg jaguar) with other central americans, particularly those from "amphilophus" sub-genus. Coz an overseas friend just showed me a pic of a jaguar/labiatum mix.
    i have no idea how the hell it is done. Unless it is possible to "milk" the fish like breeding of koi and goldfish.

    recently, realised that there is a trend towards short body and more compact ones. And Midas signs are really strong.


    An interesting is that many hybrids show this same pattern : initially, they are bred to look as different from the parent strains as possible. But a few generations down, we start to see fish that resemble the parent strains again. But now of unknown bloodline and a high price....


    know of some breeders/farms that just throw in several closely related species and let nature do its job, and hybrids can occur. Just went to a farm where the owner was selling his own creation of a jaguar hybrid..

    it is amazing how ppl can keep buying such **** blindly. The hobby had suffered in many areas. And i do feel it is a shame, or disgrace.

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