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jlnielsen13
04/12/2015, 03:40 PM
Two new arrivals:

I could tell you exactly what they are but lets see if you can figure it out. They are a pair but it's a bit trickier than that!

http://images.photo2.walgreens.com/232323232%7Ffp83232%3Eydnjthgqubwsnrcgu%3A657%3Enu%3D49%3A2%3E8%3B4%3E237%3EWSNRCG%3D443997%3A2%3A83 28nu0mrj

MALE:
http://images.photo2.walgreens.com/232323232%7Ffp83232%3Eydnjthgqubwsnrcgu6265%3Enu%3D49%3A2%3E8%3B4%3E237%3EWSNRCG%3D443997%3A2%3A%3A3 28nu0mrj

FEMALE:
http://images.photo2.walgreens.com/232323232%7Ffp83232%3Eydnjthgqubwsnrcgu%3B89%3Dot%3E3%3A93%3D9%3A5%3D328%3DXROQDF%3E352%3A88%3B64%3A 237ot1lsi

Good luck!

JIM

D-Nak
04/12/2015, 03:59 PM
I'm confused. Crosshatch?

jlnielsen13
04/12/2015, 05:11 PM
I'm confused. Crosshatch?

Close, you got the female- but the male is a bit tougher!

bowfront
04/12/2015, 06:45 PM
Male is crosshatch bluethroat hybrid

Dmorty217
04/12/2015, 06:59 PM
Looks like a hybrid between a greeni and crosshatch. Body is all crosshatch minus the tail coloring

gone fishin
04/12/2015, 07:03 PM
Looks like a hybrid between a greeni and crosshatch. Body is all crosshatch minus the tail coloring

what do you know your a bad advice giving stalker:lolspin:

BTW pretty triggers

KabayanReef
04/12/2015, 07:07 PM
Can't figure the question out but , that's two very beautiful fish to say the least. Those tails are striking for sure. How big are they?

taylor t
04/12/2015, 08:31 PM
Very nice fish!

Dmorty217
04/13/2015, 07:06 AM
what do you know your a bad advice giving stalker:lolspin:

BTW pretty triggers

Yeah you see that too huh?? Guy has serious issues he needs to address. Seems that there is about one or two of them that show up every month and leave as quickly as they came

jlnielsen13
04/13/2015, 07:40 AM
Male is crosshatch bluethroat hybrid

You got it!

Female is a pure Crosshatch and male is a hybrid Crosshatch x bluethroat hybrid.

Pretty lucky find! The LFS and I figured it out together as they got them in as a normal pair.

Thanks for playing,

JIM

jlnielsen13
04/13/2015, 07:41 AM
Can't figure the question out but , that's two very beautiful fish to say the least. Those tails are striking for sure. How big are they?

Male is 7+ inches and female is around 7"

Thanks,
JIM

Dmorty217
04/13/2015, 07:50 AM
You got it!

Female is a pure Crosshatch and male is a hybrid Crosshatch x bluethroat hybrid.

Pretty lucky find! The LFS and I figured it out together as they got them in as a normal pair.

Thanks for playing,

JIM

Where is this LFS at? What was the price for the pair? That male is beautiful

jlnielsen13
04/13/2015, 09:15 AM
Where is this LFS at? What was the price for the pair? That male is beautiful

Pm'd ya!

I really hope he still gets the typical crosshatch colors as he matures just with an orange tail. We will see!

JIM

D-Nak
04/13/2015, 10:22 AM
What characteristics show that it's a hybrid? I see a crosshatch male with a tail developing its adult colors.

jlnielsen13
04/13/2015, 12:16 PM
What characteristics show that it's a hybrid? I see a crosshatch male with a tail developing its adult colors.

In researching I've found a couple things. I also thought that maybe he was just an immature male even though he is 7+" in length, could possibly be a recent switch.

His tail has a clear pattern that you see with these hybrids, the tail looks more male bluethroat but with a darker orange color due to the crosshatch alleles.

Another thing I read is that male crosshatches have clear blue dots on each scale, where as the hybrid will have long vertical blue lines. My trigger has almost (+) on each scale.

Lastly, under his bottom jaw he has a blue patch, I don't know if that is common with crosshatches or not but maybe some owners could help me out there?


I thought the same thing but the tail is more muted and never orange during the transition I've read.



Only a DNA test would confirm.... but all evidence looks like it is a hybrid.

I'm happy either way as I wonder if I'll miss the really nice dark red tail that I thought I would be getting yesterday???

JIM

bowfront
04/13/2015, 07:36 PM
Here's a thread with some more really nice shots of a crosshatch bluethroat hybrid. Yours sure looks like the real deal but regardless you got a heck of a nice looking pair. Good luck with them.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2165058