i got my hands on some fry from ohboitony a while back, and im still growing out the ones from the second batch. heres what i learned...
1: if you want to raise fh from babies, get a bunch of em... when they are young, you really cant tell what theyre gonna look like. try picking your favorite 5-6 at a time and grow them out. i have one real nice one out out my first batch
2: have space!!! i started growing out in a 75 gallon... kept about 12 juvies in there and it was all good... then my favorite, which was also the biggest, became the bully of the tank. these guys are aggressive, but i figured they had enough room... once the bully hit about 2.5-3 inches, he killed number 2 and 3, which were the next best looking ones.dang. at 3 inches, the ones you really like need to be kept alone. they will grow big eventually
3: solitary confinement.. i was really ticked when i watched 2 awesome fish get beat to death by their brother, so i moved the offender to his own 40 gal bowfront. WOW.!!! as soon as he got in there, i noticed his color go off the chart! even tho im sure he was stressed, it was a huge improvement... same with his 4th brother. dont know why, but it happens... main thing is, if you have a real nice fish, you dont want to risk anything happening to it
care, set-ups, etc...
good tank mates are similar sized sa/ca cichlids when young, and mine are kept with plecos... plecos are usually ignored, but sometimes harrassed a little... never had one killed tho.
blue backgrounds worked really well for me, as did blue(mainly) gravel.. makes the red come out more/more intense.
taking care of these is like taking care of oscars.. better water quality=better fish... flowerhorns are pretty tough fish, and i think are ok for beginners.
go ahead and overfilter... all fish love it
my only experience with special food is alife, which i got at city pets... i like it, after a month or so the reds and pinks are deeper/ brighter...
these fish do have personality, which is why i compare them to oscars.
pics coming soon! enjoy
1: if you want to raise fh from babies, get a bunch of em... when they are young, you really cant tell what theyre gonna look like. try picking your favorite 5-6 at a time and grow them out. i have one real nice one out out my first batch
2: have space!!! i started growing out in a 75 gallon... kept about 12 juvies in there and it was all good... then my favorite, which was also the biggest, became the bully of the tank. these guys are aggressive, but i figured they had enough room... once the bully hit about 2.5-3 inches, he killed number 2 and 3, which were the next best looking ones.dang. at 3 inches, the ones you really like need to be kept alone. they will grow big eventually
3: solitary confinement.. i was really ticked when i watched 2 awesome fish get beat to death by their brother, so i moved the offender to his own 40 gal bowfront. WOW.!!! as soon as he got in there, i noticed his color go off the chart! even tho im sure he was stressed, it was a huge improvement... same with his 4th brother. dont know why, but it happens... main thing is, if you have a real nice fish, you dont want to risk anything happening to it
care, set-ups, etc...
good tank mates are similar sized sa/ca cichlids when young, and mine are kept with plecos... plecos are usually ignored, but sometimes harrassed a little... never had one killed tho.
blue backgrounds worked really well for me, as did blue(mainly) gravel.. makes the red come out more/more intense.
taking care of these is like taking care of oscars.. better water quality=better fish... flowerhorns are pretty tough fish, and i think are ok for beginners.
go ahead and overfilter... all fish love it
my only experience with special food is alife, which i got at city pets... i like it, after a month or so the reds and pinks are deeper/ brighter...
these fish do have personality, which is why i compare them to oscars.
pics coming soon! enjoy
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