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denon31

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i'm sure you've heard about this fish already. i just wanted to know what you think about it? i personally think they're great since they have excellent coloration and body shape. in fact, i own around 5 of em. here's a pic of my paradise flower horn, my favorite and the best looking among the 5. it's around 3" and still growing. it's head will soon develop after a month or two so i'll update this thread with pics now and then.
 

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hey jawz, thanks for the quick comment. although i respect your opinion about the fish being odd, i just want to show you a pic of how the flower horn may end up just so you see how good its colors can be. hope you like this next pic. the fish aint mine though...

and btw, the apparent reason why it resembles and oscar or green terror is that it is also part of the cichlids species.
 

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Flowerhorns are a curiosity for me. I don't really like larger cichlids in general (ducks) and these guys especially look kind of neat and absolutely ridiculous at the same time. I think though that they might have the potential to taste good... (ducks again)
 

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Flowerhorns are not a natural species. They were crossed i think with a severum and a trimac. As nice as they look. they seem to have problems with life, like physical disabilities because of the cross. They just dont belong on earth. That sounds so cruel but it is true... Man-made fish usually are never a good thing, usually they have some deformities, and becuase people keep buying them it just encourages people to cross fish even more....
They are also threatening to also make trimacs become extinct. Atleast that is what i have heard. Please don't buy these fish!


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if tasting good means eating this fish, then i would humbly suggest not doing so. these fish, especially fully grown ones like the one in the pic above, have a hefty price tag. i'd hate to see someone gobble up a $200+ fish. :)

anyway, i've heard that you could maintain the flower horn's size at medium size by putting it in a small aquarium. some say that they kinda grow in size depending on their space meaning they don't outgrow their tanks and become deformed. actually, most owners here prefer their flower horns short and "squarish." personally, i'd rather see this fish in a 30 gals+ tank if possible, not that i think that it's cruel to limit its size (since they don't get deformed anyway). i'd just rather see it grow to its fullest.

here's another flower horn pic. it's a golden flower horn. this is a different type of FH since it doesn't have the traditional black markings on the side. however, it makes up for it by having super colors on its body and nice patterns on its fins and tail. there is a pet shop selling this kind of flower horn for P25,000 or $500 at 7"+. no wonder it's still on display :)
 

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flower horns don't grow as big as 60". from what others have told me, the maximum size of one is about 16". but as i've stated, they only grow to their fullest if they have enough space available for them to grow bigger... kinda like arowanas. (i think :))

fishboy, you're right about this being a hybrid. but as far as i know, flower horns are a product of good selective breeding, which is why these guys have good coloration, shape etc. and they definitely have no "problems with life, like physical disabilities because of the cross." flower horns have been booming here in asia for a few years already and there has been no report of physical defects reported yet. i don't think they'd get this famous here in asia if there was something wrong with them. and unlike the bloody parrots, flower horns are able to breed. therefore, it is highly unlikely that a certain kind of fish should go extinct just to breed more flower horns, since flower horns can reproduce.

i can see that you don't like hybrids much and i respect that. but at least try to avoid spreading false claims about it.
 

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well, as the saying goes, you can't please everybody.... :)

anyway, cichlidman, flower horns are not tank busters. they are very territorial in nature like most cichlids therefore they do not swim away and break heaters like pacus. yes they do re-arrange stuff from time to time but that's ordinary cichlid attitude because most cichlids like to dig.

still, i'm hoping that there are other people out there who will see some light on the flower horn. that's why i'm posting another pic here for them to see. this is a monkey face pearl flowerhorn. the pearls being reffered to are the white spots in its body which resemble pearls. pearls are also what makes a flowerhorn look good.
 

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thanks for appreciating the flowerhorn mjf. there are still a lot of flowerhorn breeds other than the ones i've posted. i'd really like to share them with you but i don't want to clog this thread up with too much pics. as for my flower horn (first two pics above), i'm hoping that it grows to be as beautiful, or even more, as the others that i've posted.

by the way, flower horns are very hardy therefore are very easy to raise. they can live in water conditions where most fish can't. however, since they are tropical fishes, you still need to maintain a certain temperature in the tank, which is around 27 °C to 32°C. well, that's if you live in cold place.

again, thanks mjf for noticing this fish. i hope that you could also raise one soon.
 

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you are kinda right there cichlidman. flower horns are very territorial. but that doesn't mean you can't put it along with other fish. you can as long as there are ample hiding places for the weaker fish. but i still would suggest giving this fish its own tank.

although the flower horn is usually isolated, it still can make your tank look very attractive. aside from its color and shape, this fish also has a nice attitude. because they are territorial by nature, they often come close to the glass whenever you bring something close to it. they treat this object as an intruder in their territory and are trying to attack it or get rid of it. and this makes them look like they are playing with you. sometimes just walking near the tank gets their attention.
 

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