Flowerhorn breeding space

lulurida

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Jan 21, 2009
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I recently got a 12'' male flowerhorn from someone who claimed that he's fertile.
He is currently in a 75 by himself and I would like to try to breed him.

Is a 75 gallon too small for a breeding FH's?

Is the a divider the only way, I am extremely new to breeding FH's and would appreciate any info.

Thanx!
 

phobolsa714

Feeder Fish
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Mar 21, 2009
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usually i just drop in the female, but if you want to stay on the safe side, i suggest you use a divider first and watch for aggression levels.
 

hondas3000

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Oct 15, 2008
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Its very easy to know if they can breed or not, put both male and female in and if they fight a little or some time no fight at all then you know your male is good to go. If you see they fight constantly more then an hour then its no good. Separate them out and try again later. Usually if the male is fertile then he doesn't fight with the female that much.
 

Mattyou

Piranha
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Mar 12, 2007
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My own experience, 75 is plenty for both with filtration/waterchanges. I never put the famale into the males tank, I go the other direction and put the male into the famales tank, she lready feels at home there and is more likely to respond positivly to the new addition. When you introduce famale into males tank, he is already dominant and she is out of her element, he may beat on her before she gets a chance to figure out what the heck is going on. As for fertility if you have a spawn and no eggs are fertilized on more than 2 attempts, he may be shooting blanks.
 

H]-[H

Fire Eel
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Mattyou;3144599; said:
As for fertility if you have a spawn and no eggs are fertilized on more than 2 attempts, he may be shooting blanks.[/quote]
Lmao.. this line just cracks me up.. :ROFL:
 
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