Fiish
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Apologies for the tardy reply on this... the easiest way of distinguishing these is knowing the source. As far as I know my buddy in Guam is still the only exporter from there, and regularly ships here in the US to Quality Marine where you can find his true C. shepardi and other fish from Guam. The truth is with the variation I've seen in C. shepardi in Guam, the 50/50ish hybrids out of the Philippines are indistinguishable from true shepardi in Guam.
Copps
Don't worry about late responses, every adult is a busy person. I live in Mexico but fortunately I have the right contact to buy fish from quality marine, man, the quality is amazing and the fish are completely healthy. How are your angelfishes? I personally have a project to keep several angels in my tank, but various situations have not allowed me, I'm a angelfish lover and I have learned a lot reading about your incredible work