Arrival in the West
When Luo Hans were first imported to the United States, there were only two breeds of these fish for distribution, Flowerhorn and golden base. Flowerhorns came in two varieties, those with pearls (silver-white spots on the skin) and those without. Golden bases also had two varieties, those that faded and those that did not. Among the Flowerhorns, the ones without pearls were quickly overtaken in popularity by those with pearls, becoming pearl scale Flowerhorns, or Zhen Zhu. With the golden bases, the unfaded ones developed an attractive golden skin in place of what had been the Flowerhorn’s grey skin.
As of 1999, there were four strains of Flowerhorn available in the American market: regular Flowerhorns, pearl scale Flowerhorns, golden Flowerhorns, and faders. Commercial breeders proliferated, and fish were selected for appearance with little regard for terminology. Consequently, names became confusing and parentage became difficult to track.
Around 2000–2001, the Kamfa variety appeared. These were hybrids of any type of Flowerhorn crossed with any species of the genus Vieja or with any Parrot cichlid. These brought in some new traits, such as short mouths, wrapped tails, sunken eyes, and increasingly larger head bumps. Seeing this, those who bred the Zhen Zhus began line breeding their fish to develop faster and become more colorful, in order to compete with the Kamfa strains.
As of 1999, there were four strains of Flowerhorn available in the American market: regular Flowerhorns, pearl scale Flowerhorns, golden Flowerhorns, and faders. Commercial breeders proliferated, and fish were selected for appearance with little regard for terminology. Consequently, names became confusing and parentage became difficult to track.
Around 2000–2001, the Kamfa variety appeared. These were hybrids of any type of Flowerhorn crossed with any species of the genus Vieja or with any Parrot cichlid. These brought in some new traits, such as short mouths, wrapped tails, sunken eyes, and increasingly larger head bumps. Seeing this, those who bred the Zhen Zhus began line breeding their fish to develop faster and become more colorful, in order to compete with the Kamfa strains.
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