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RickyM Enthusiast Posts: 175 Kudos: 101 Votes: 62 Registered: 12-Oct-2006	Edited by RickyM Beautiful fish! But some of them are way out of proportion. I actually like the body shape of some of the juveniles in your previous posts better. Just wonder why this fish is called flowerhorn?
Posted 13-Jul-2007 02:55
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	I' m not really liking the increased effort its having to put into upward movement compared to the simple single forefin flick that more normally proportioned cichlids do, but its not suffering too much in the vigour of its youth. Im not sure it will do so well when apporaching a greater age though. That tank is a bit cramped too, but its probably at a shop.
Posted 13-Jul-2007 12:29
Chingmixusa Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Jun-2007	Its called a flowerhorn because it is followed by the chinese name called hwa lou han, sorry i forget what the meaning is. I know first word means flower. Best Regards, James
Posted 14-Jul-2007 13:04
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	Edited by monkeyboy This is what a beautiful FH looks like. I've had her since November, and thank god its a female, I can't stand how the males look. And as far as agressive, she is extremely agressive and will take down anything that is in the tank with her. Shes about 6 inches long right now. Once she gets going more, I'll get a better pic that shows all her color http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/monkeyboy000/fish/FH-061407.jpg But I agree, those 2 in the original post, it does look like their bodys was compressed some how Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 14-Jul-2007 14:33
desiredusername Enthusiast Posts: 182 Kudos: 99 Votes: 36 Registered: 26-Sep-2006	Monkeyboy, she is IMHO the most beautiful FH i have ever seen
Posted 15-Jul-2007 00:54
Chingmixusa Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Jun-2007	Thats a beautiful female Monkeyboy. She also has a nice sized head for a female flowerhorn. I am pretty sure she carrys the red dragon zhen zhu genes which will also give offsprings with nice big heads. Do keep us updated if you get successful in breeding her. You will have your hands full once you get a few batches. It a lot of work also. Keep up the great work. Chingmixusa
Posted 15-Jul-2007 07:52
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	Edited by monkeyboy thanks I'd have to read up on the breading if I planned on it. But as of right now I'm not. Because as agressive as she is, I have to make sure I got it all right before I tried, as I'm very sure she would kill anything else that trys to get into her tank Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 15-Jul-2007 14:59
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	Just out of curiosity, is the head bulge an actual bony outgrowth from the skull or is it just a fatty mass? Joe Potato
Posted 15-Jul-2007 17:34
RIFIFOOL Fingerling Myspace.Com/Sheereen726 Posts: 41 Kudos: 16 Votes: 26 Registered: 27-Apr-2007	GORGEOUS Flowerhorn, monkeyboy. T H A T is how they are supposed to look. She's beautiful!. 1 Ocellaris Clown: $14.95...1 Pink Dottyback: $12.99...1 Three Striped Damsel: $4.50...1 Blue Velvet Damsel: $8.95 The Problems that come with them: Priceless
Posted 15-Jul-2007 17:57
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	from my understanding, the bulge on the head is an affect of the cross breading. it is alot smaller in the females than in the males. which is again why i'm glad it is a female and thanks again, she has a very wide diet of foods. like 6 different things and she gets something different each day Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 15-Jul-2007 18:39
RIFIFOOL Fingerling Myspace.Com/Sheereen726 Posts: 41 Kudos: 16 Votes: 26 Registered: 27-Apr-2007	Edited by RIFIFOOL Wow, what are all of the things you're feeding her? She must be a really happy girl! 1 Ocellaris Clown: $14.95...1 Pink Dottyback: $12.99...1 Three Striped Damsel: $4.50...1 Blue Velvet Damsel: $8.95 The Problems that come with them: Priceless
Posted 15-Jul-2007 19:21
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	Edited by monkeyboy She's very happy fish. But mostly her diet consists of large cichlid pellets, frozen brine shrimp, frozen blood worms, frozen krill. Sometimes about once or twice a month, when I can get them, she gets a dozen glass shrimp. She goes crazy for them. And when I can find small snails, she enjoys them also. And once so far, she has got live feeders. I will do that on very few times, as it is a treat in the diet and also helps her to keep up her speed and agility. Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 15-Jul-2007 20:53
Chingmixusa Fingerling Posts: 26 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Jun-2007	The Bulge on the head consist of bones and fatty acids. If the fish has the genes, the bones will grow to allow more fatty acids to fill in. So basically, there are some bones and rest is fat. Chingmixusa
Posted 16-Jul-2007 00:52
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