He is only a meany when its culling time, then he gets to hunt down all the defective fry I throw in there Usually he takes pellets from my hand ever so gently!
All I have found is that when they lose their black like that they are called a fader, Freaked me out when it happened! I hadn't a clue what was going on!!!!!
Wow!What a beauty!any eggs hatch yet? The fading spots come from the original fish,although some Flowerhorns retain their spots,(like a Trimac)some fade away like a red devil or parrotfish. Hope to see him im person soon!