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Mentat
11/11/2009, 02:25 PM
Does this 3.5 in. Townsend Angel juvenile appear to have more Queen Angel than Blue Angel characteristics to you?

http://www.liveaquaria.com/images/diversden/approved/lg-1110091-222.jpg

I've compared it to many other Townsend hybrids in the forum and most of what I've found tend to have more of a Blue Angel look. Understand Townsends are fertile, so guess the hybrids could breed back to Queens further diluting the Blue Angel genetic component to produce a fish like this one.

TNT125
11/11/2009, 02:25 PM
Looks like the agel I have ... lol

Kahuna Tuna
11/11/2009, 08:39 PM
That is an awesome looking fish, but like most Townsend angels it appears to be a pretty even mix to me with characteristics of both species. Once the fish matures the ones that favor the queens usually keep the yellow tail and develop a more prominant crown.

AquaKnight
11/12/2009, 01:54 AM
If there ever was a definition of a Townsendi, this guy's picture would be in the dictionary....


The fins, dorsal, caudal, and anal, are all Queen, but the brown with yellow speck body is definitely Blue. If the crown forms, and the blue on the chin stays, it will be slightly more Queen.

jjk_reef00
11/13/2009, 03:51 PM
awesome fish!