1.The forehead.
But some zz now a days have equally high heads.
2.The Black Mark/Dark Flower
On the side of the forehead we see that the Pearl Lo-han has a more conspicuous mark than the Flower Lo-han.
And some flower Lo-han may have conspicuous mark.
3.Mouth/Lips
The lips of the Kamfa is smooth and circular.
4. Eyes
The eyes of the pearl Lo-han are outstanding/bulge out.
The eyes of the flower Lo-han are hollow/sunken.
Nice king kamfa with prominent sunken eyes.
5.Finnage
The dorsal fin and anal fin of the Kamfa would wrap around the caudal fin and they would look like one whole fin.
Lamborghini diablo by Master Bejita showing nice wrap tail
The dorsal fin and anal fin of a ZZ would usually go upward and downward. The caudal fin of the ZZ is usually smaller also .
5.Tail
This condition would not occur to the Kamfa strain because tail are stronger and more fan like.
Just a reminder that these are guidelines that have been set by the masters. A newbie would be advised to patiently study these different traits and to see as many fish as he could see before being able to differentiate between a kamfa and a zhen zou. Other experts would say that a simpler way of diffentiating between a kamfa and a zz is that if the fish has features which are predominantly amhipolus trimaculatus then it is a zz. If it looks more like a vieja then its a kamfa.
Here is a picture of a zz and a trimaculatus.
Amphilophus trimaculatus regarded as the staple in creating the zhen zhou flowerhorn.
Fagioli modern day thaksinzz. Any resembalnce to the trimaculatus? How close to a trimac is he?
Vieja synspila regarded as one of the ancestors of todays kamfas.
Pagkakaisa how close to a vieja is he? Any resemblance to a vieja?
