but yes, I agree about the american fish. The only reason I mentioned Zorro was due to a personal friend that breeds and he swears the fish are better in person and the transaction was very professional and smooth. The only american fish I purchased were from VP and well... no further comment in public.
I would be back at the perfect Melano and the sunniest Yellows anywhere. Those were my goals when I started and when it had to end. (I got side tracked with red marbles, too ) ...and the last time, somehow he super glued himself to my grip and we made our way home. I'll try to get a pic of him sometime (still having problems with my digcam and the software) but just to give you an idea... he's a CT and very young/small. His color is difficult... maybe pastel? He's iridescent with bluish green color washed over him in no particular pattern. It wasn't his color that got me, though. He has a DT! I don't recall ever seeing this in the forums or on AB (I could be mistaken about AB, however); but definitely not in person. Squires, friends, money and more darn fish!
I've looked him over quite a few times to be sure his tail isn't damaged and it isn't... it's split to the peduncle even. My first DT ever... before all the breeding... had a fused caudal. When I started working with DTs on my own, and researching, I found that very few actually come out with even lobes and splits all the way to the peduncle. And I've only seen a handful of HMDTs ever... is that more prominent in the hobby now, too?
