Black Flowerhorn Affinities Uncertain
The female looks similar to the third picture in the first row of "Images of Zhen Zhou Flowerhons," but is much darker and has red chin markings. Possibly what is called a Blue Dragon. Neither Jing Chan or I could be sure what the male is other than "Black": he changes color, but is always at least very dark purple, sometimes with vertical darker body stripes. In breeding color he has a purple chin,some pearling, and lots of "lettering" down the middle of the body and might be the result of the Zhen Zhou x Kamfa, but again closest to a very dark Blue Dragon. Neither has the sunken eyes of a classic Kamfa.
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Dr. Robert Price
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