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Just sharing the development of my friend's fish... ;)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/kumaneko/fh/48db6765.jpg
during the show...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/kumaneko/fh/ec2ddd4c.jpg
Today...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/kumaneko/fh/d191a4a4.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/kumaneko/fh/d844d47b.jpg
Thank you very much! :D
Vitaliy
01-21-2006, 9:13 PM
I think my heart just skipped a beat. :WHOA:
reefman
01-21-2006, 9:18 PM
if it gets any bigger that things gonna pop
Fish_are_fishfood
01-21-2006, 9:19 PM
THAT THING IS HUUUUUUGE!!!! :WHOA: :WHOA:
Whats in that bubble anyways?
Vitaliy
01-21-2006, 9:23 PM
THAT THING IS HUUUUUUGE!!!! :WHOA: :WHOA:
Whats in that bubble anyways?
George Barlow and Paul Siri considered many possible functions for the hump. It could be an organ of fat storage, offer mechanical advantage in fights, improve hydrodynamics, serve as an anti-predation device, or be the object of mate choice. First the researchers marshalled the facts. The hump changes size over time. It gets larger during courtship and actually shrinks during the parental phase. Males and females fight during the parental phase so if the hump was a fighting weapon, females should develop humps equal to those in males. Similarly, if the hump serves in fat storage or as protection from predators, why don't females develop them? Furthermore, the hump doesn't actually contain large volumes of fat, it is for the most part filled with water. The hydrodynamic explanation may apply to other kinds of fishes with humps (e.g., salmon), but the bulbous shape of the cichlid's hump is likely a hydrodynamic deterrent, if anything.
By offering female Midas cichlids a choice of rubber dummies of male Midas cichlids molded with differently-sized humps, Barlow and Siri found that females prefer males with humps over those without, but only up to a certain point. Once the hump becomes enormous, female preference declines. Several possible explanations exist. Hump size may serve as a measure of a male's condition or quality. Or, the hump may merely serve as a way to distinguish males from females. Many of the species with humps are highly monomorphic - males and females look alike - and the fact that the hump peaks in size at the time of pair formation strongly suggests a role in sex recognition. Nonetheless, the story is not finished because, as the researchers point out, well-fed fish develop larger humps: if sex recognition were the sole factor, the hump would develop to a specific size, but no further. The enormous humps seen on some captive males - and shown to be unappealing to females in the experiments - may not occur in the wild because it may not be possible for large males to afford such elaborate displays. Future experiments and observations will be needed to sort out the explanations for this intriguing character.
(Sorry do not know the original author, had it saved on my computer)
Pangong_ilong
01-21-2006, 10:14 PM
Wow, that's a H U G E hump. That's crazy. Nice color too.
Prowler
01-21-2006, 10:37 PM
Holy **** nice fish. :WHOA:
cougar579
01-22-2006, 12:28 AM
Where is his face?....LOL
Filthy Sanchez
01-22-2006, 1:47 PM
"It's not a tumor."
Pangong_ilong
01-22-2006, 1:48 PM
Ok, everytime i see that pic, freaks me out. That's really huge.
mjime714
01-22-2006, 2:18 PM
So that's how they make Balut.
Awesome fish you got there!! How far apart where the picture from the show and the one labeled "Today" taken?
justishao
01-22-2006, 3:21 PM
WOW!!! :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :WHOA: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :grinyes: :grinyes: :grinyes: :grinyes: :grinyes: :grinyes: :grinyes: :grinyes:
Gr8KarmaSF
01-22-2006, 3:51 PM
Gr8 hump!!! I want to rub it!!!
Thanks for sharing Vit. always nice to learn something new...
Thank you very much guys for the heads up! ;) Flowerhorn keeping here in PH is really improving fast. ;) I'm also kinda new to this site... thanks for the warm welcome! :D
rkc772
01-23-2006, 1:06 AM
PINOY MADE ATA YAN! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Hello fellow pilipino! :headbang2 i think that is one big Mr. BRAIN! :grinyes:
that fish is doing a lot of thinking! :ROFL: Mind power! :ROFL:
PINOY MADE ATA YAN! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Hello fellow pilipino! :headbang2 i think that is one big Mr. BRAIN! :grinyes:
that fish is doing a lot of thinking! :ROFL: Mind power! :ROFL:
Kamusta kabayan! :D Nanood ka ba ng laban ni Pacman?! Hehe...
Yes... he has a lot of fat in his brain! :ROFL:
rkc772
01-23-2006, 1:19 AM
oh yeah! bring it on manila! :grinyes: boxing is the best basta pinoy! :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 he sure did kick some nasty ass! :clap morales has not taste isaw and sisig born pinoys! :swear:
how pinas? haven't been back home for 5 years! maybe soon... is flowerhorn the trend now? no more gold and red arowanas? here in US asian arowanas are band. hefty fines :naughty: is flowerhorn easy to take care? :screwy:
oh yeah! bring it on manila! :grinyes: boxing is the best basta pinoy! :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2 he sure did kick some nasty ass! :clap morales has not taste isaw and sisig born pinoys! :swear:
how pinas? haven't been back home for 5 years! maybe soon... is flowerhorn the trend now? no more gold and red arowanas? here in US asian arowanas are band. hefty fines :naughty: is flowerhorn easy to take care? :screwy:
yeah he sure did kicked some ass... :headbang2
aros are still in, but flowehorns here are really peaking. we have some very decent breeders here to be proud of. :D
eriel88
01-23-2006, 2:48 AM
that is sick very nice flowerhorn and props to pacman
rkc772
01-23-2006, 12:21 PM
Yup PACMAN is the MAN! :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2
just wondering, is flowerhorn hard to keep? :screwy:
because they told me i can't keep them together in one tank (this sucks if this is true) :swear:
hope you can help a fellow pinoy here! :grinyes:
Yup PACMAN is the MAN! :headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2
just wondering, is flowerhorn hard to keep? :screwy:
because they told me i can't keep them together in one tank (this sucks if this is true) :swear:
hope you can help a fellow pinoy here! :grinyes:
no they aren't! in fact, they are hardy fishes... they can withstand even the worst conditions. yes, you cannot keep them together in one tank especially when they are big... they are very territorial. ;)
redtailfool
01-23-2006, 7:07 PM
Pareng Neko thats an awesome PLUM!! Some folks get grossed out with huge humped fish . To me a hump equates to an alpha male.. The bigger the better! :thumbsup:
Pareng Neko thats an awesome PLUM!! Some folks get grossed out with huge humped fish . To me a hump equates to an alpha male.. The bigger the better! :thumbsup:
thank you sir! ;)
redtailfool
01-23-2006, 7:18 PM
Actually, Thank You for posting your pics here ! Post more... what about your own FHs?
rkc772
01-23-2006, 7:56 PM
wow! wanted to have one but i don't want them to fight :eek: maybe i'll just stick with other cichlid family. would anyone know if Electric Blue Jack Dempsey are hard to keep and frontosas as well? with regards to breeding... is it easy though? :screwy: GO PINOY! :woot:
Daniel Machado
01-23-2006, 8:34 PM
Nice FH... What a KOK!!! Very nice colors, BTW. ;)
Best regards.
Daniel.
Actually, Thank You for posting your pics here ! Post more... what about your own FHs?
Check out the Dragon Phoenix thread. ;) Will post more of my fishes soon!
Nice FH... What a KOK!!! Very nice colors, BTW. ;)
Best regards.
Daniel.
Thank you! :D
kuteboy
01-24-2006, 6:32 AM
may i say im hat off when i saw this kind of collection!!! what are his diet sir!! any special diets!!!
may i say im hat off when i saw this kind of collection!!! what are his diet sir!! any special diets!!!
no secrets... hehe. he has very good genetics. all we have to do is to boost its potential. :D
redtailfool
01-25-2006, 11:02 PM
Not to derail but i think the Black Eyed Peas were looking at this fish when they made the hump song. :D
Not to derail but i think the Black Eyed Peas were looking at this fish when they made the hump song. :D
Hahahaha! :ROFL: That's really cool! I like the song though.. hehe
redtailfool
01-25-2006, 11:10 PM
just have to come back to admire the "plum". Its amazing. ;)
Sting111
01-26-2006, 5:55 PM
Does the fish got a brain tumor?
Does the fish got a brain tumor?
:ROFL: :thumbsup:
kuteboy
01-26-2006, 9:09 PM
:ROFL:
dimebag
02-02-2006, 3:52 AM
bro Neko lupet talaga nyan!sino ba may ari kay emperor?yung nagchampion sa palhs 2005 fish show?flowerhorns here in Philippines are very famous! :woot:
bro Neko lupet talaga nyan!sino ba may ari kay emperor?yung nagchampion sa palhs 2005 fish show?flowerhorns here in Philippines are very famous! :woot:
si dex. :D