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He is a bit skinny, and also quite shy compared to her. He has had a good feed today though.
I'm looking at opinions on form and colour I suppose. Do these look good enough to do some decent breeding with? A good starter pair you might say? They're Dutch bred, young adults and the best of the group. The others were similar but not as striking in colour as these two. They're very healthy, other than the male needing some fattening up I can find nothing wrong with them at first, second and third glance.
I'd sure go for it and breed them. To me, health is more important than beauty. (Yours are nice fish - I'm not saying they aren't!). I had a so-so colored male, but he had nicer than usual red in his fins. His sons were gorgeous, robust, well colored and very healthy. You'll end up with LOTS of fry so make sure you have room and energy to grow them out. Once they get to a couple of months old, the best of the males will begin to stand out and you'll see what you've got.
Good luck!
Cathy