Comments on: Tinkeri Hybrid goes in minutes on Diver’s Den

By: eric michael

eric michael — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:32:19 +0000

You can count the people that own these hybrids on one hand, and here are 3 of them.

@Ian, I hear you loud and clear. There are some that appreciate these fish and some that don’t. Either way, there is no place for negativity or harassment.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:14:21 +0000

….sorry, ‘being bashed’ is the wrong term to use, I should have said I don’t want to justify to others why I chose to buy it but I don’t need to explain that to you guys…..

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:11:37 +0000

As with any rare or high dollar fish, there seems to be very mixed feelings about this fish. Same with Gem Tangs and in a different league, snowflake and picasso clowns. I happen to be a big fan of the rare and abnormal so I figured it would be a nice addition to my the three I just mentioned(yes, Im the one that bought it and no all the clowns aren’t together). I didn’t feel it necessary to advertise on RC because I don’t feel like being bashed about the way I choose to enjoy my hobby, though when people flame you for the Gem, Jeremy, I love your ‘Jihad’ explination. Im not rich but I am willing to invest in something I very much enjoy…

By: Jeremy Maneyapanda

Jeremy Maneyapanda — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:12:45 +0000

To be honest, if you saw mine today, youd wear up and down it was a tinkers. Checkering, and gold in the mask and all. I guess this lays a lot of creedance to the variability of these hybrids.

By: eric michael

eric michael — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:39:27 +0000

Hi Jeremy,

I am still shocked at that. Mine has only darkened in color, but we shall see how it is in a few years from now.

I saw the before pics of your specimen and the crown was dark and obvious. I didn’t recall seeing the checkered pattern on the body as much as the one above. Have these markings changed at all on yours?

By: Jeremy Maneyapanda

Jeremy Maneyapanda — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:15:11 +0000

As we have discussed, my hybrid also showed a bit more tinkerii when juvenile, and since growing, looks just like a tinker. Noit that I mind at all, I know what she is. She rather quickly lost the balck band behind the eye (a la Burgess). After discussing it with a fellow aquarist, I had thought maybe it was due to the poor lighting I had her in in the holding tank. However, since hitting the display, she immediately losty the rest of the black.